Rabelais

Rating Scale
Number	Description
5	Excellent
4	Very Good
3	Good
2	I am not in a rush to return
1	I will not be going back

The new Rabelais pop-up shop is opening in early July 2024 at 93 Washington Ave.

The extremely well-informed, knowledgeable and friendly staff and a well stocked store of books on food, wine, and gardening make this a must visit location for local and visiting foodies alike. For more information visit their website or the bookstore’s blog.

Rabelais has been written up in Saveur, Food and Wine, and numerous other publications.

Bon Appetit described Rabelais as the “clubhouse for this loose confederation of food lovers” and in the same article Krista Kern Desjarlais declared it the “town square for Portland’s food community”.

Rabelais closed their Biddeford retail store in 2023.

Reviews

RabelaisSleeping Hedgehog (01/05/2010)
RabelaisPostcards from Tom (09/20/2008)
RabelaisThe Ethicurean (06/07/2008)
RabelaisFood and Wine (06/01/2008)
RabelaisBoston Globe (08/01/2007)
RabelaisThe Phoenix (04/25/2007)

93 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME, USA

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Portland Food Map launched in 2007 as a simple directory of the local food community. Other features have been added over the years including the annual Maine Thanksgiving List, food event listings, the Under Construction page, guides to Maine apples and cider producers, the restaurant real estate listings, Year in Review reports, the My Kitchen Their Table chef interview series, the Maine Food Map guide, and Maine news reporting.

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