Maine Restaurant Week

03/11/2026

If you haven’t met your MRW restaurant quota, there’s still time. Maine Restaurant Week continues through March 12, and experiences like the one at Twelve are exactly what make it the most delicious week (and a half!) of the year. 🍽️✨

Check out the full menu at https://mainerestaurantweek.com/restaurant/twelve.

03/10/2026

Maine Restaurant Week may be wrapping up on March 12, but the delicious fun isn’t over yet. 🍽️

Special events and collaborations are still underway, including:

☕ CRAVE – a celebration of bold flavors, great coffee, and creative bites.

🌊 Tempo Dulu Takeover at Natalie’s at Camden Harbor Inn – a special culinary experience bringing the vibrant flavors of Southeast Asia to the Maine coast.

There’s still time to savor a few more memorable meals before MRW officially comes to a close. Gather your friends, make a date night, and keep dining out in force.

All the restaurants, event details, and more are on http://mainerestaurantweek.com 🍴

03/09/2026

It was between that and May the Fork Be With You🍴
**MRW dining out continues through March 12**
Some may keep their MRW specials going through the weekend.
We will share what we learn!
❤️🔥✨

03/05/2026

This is what's on the plates over at 🤩

Three courses: $48 per guest
First: Midwinter Citrus Salad
Second: Pan-Seared Arctic Char
Third: Grapefruit Crème Brûlée

Check out their page on the MRW site @ https://mainerestaurantweek.com/restaurant/union.

MRW continues through March 12.
Pace yourself.
But not too much! 😎🍴🍸🔥



Photo: UNION

03/04/2026

How’s Maine Restaurant Week treating you? 🍽️

Have you tried somewhere new yet? Gone back to an old favorite? Discovered a dish you can’t stop thinking about?

We’d love to see it. Drop your photos in the comments or tag us in your posts so we can share the deliciousness.

These beautiful plates come from Chaval in Portland:

🥗 Wedge Salad “Español”
Iceberg, creamy aioli dressing, boquerones, house-made chorizo, brown butter crumbs, lemon

🥩 Caldwell Farm Beef Tartare
Capers, manchego, olive oil, egg yolk jam, pickled onion, sourdough

🥘 Paella Mixta for Two
Calasparra rice, gulf shrimp, free-range chicken, chorizo, sofrito, snap peas, garlic aioli, lemon, pimentón

🍊 Pots de Crème “Creamsicle”
Orange + vanilla

📸 Your turn. What’s on your plate this week?

03/04/2026

🌶️ Maine Restaurant Week Pop-Up at Camden Harbour Inn 🍸

Step into a rare culinary experience during Maine Restaurant Week 2026 at the elegant Natalie’s at Camden Harbour Inn.

For two special weekends only, guest chef Alfie Jerome Mossadeg brings the flavors of Southeast Asia to the Maine coast with a Tempo Dulu Pop-Up Dining Experience inspired by the historic Dutch-Indonesian rijsttafel tradition.

✨ March 5–8 & March 12–15
🍽️ $74 per person

Expect a feast designed for sharing—an array of bold, aromatic small dishes served with rice and paired with Tempo Dulu cocktails.

Think:
• Satay with rich peanut sauce
• Slow-braised Wagyu rendang
• Bright sambals and gado-gado
• Malaysian laksa and Indonesian grilled fish
• Housemade desserts like spekkoek with pandan chili ice cream

Snack on Indonesian street-food favorites like Pastel Goreng, Lumpia, and spicy nuts, or explore the à la carte Southeast Asian menu featuring dishes from Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Seats are limited for this exclusive MRW pop-up, making it one of the most unique dining experiences of the entire week.

👉 Make plans now—this is Maine Restaurant Week with a passport! Call Camden Harbour Inn (207) 236-4200 or go online to https://camdenharbourinn.com/natalies-restaurant.

🌏 One restaurant. A wildly creative culinary journey across Southeast Asia.

03/03/2026

There’s something really special about hearing from MRW fans who just tried a new participating restaurant for the first time. Thank you for taking a moment to share those positive vibes — it means the world.

When we started Maine Restaurant Week 18 years ago, it was for the restaurant owners and the employees. For the chefs, servers, dishwashers, bartenders, and hosts, the people behind the plate. We wanted to give them a boost during winter.

Over the years, it’s grown into something bigger. It’s become date nights and reunions. Visits to longtime and new favorite spots. New connections, new flavors, new stories. At its heart, it’s still about the people who make hospitality happen.

Thank you for dining out during MRW. For tipping generously. Thank you for sharing your experiences. And thank you for supporting the people behind the plate.

March 1 to March 12 @ www.mainerestaurantweek.com.

During Maine Restaurant Week, enjoy specially crafted menus, special dishes, drink specials, and more — all 12 delicious days long, March 1–12!

03/01/2026

What a kickoff to Maine Restaurant Week!

To everyone who purchased Spirit Quest tickets and joined us today, THANK YOU. So many groups of friends reconnecting, first-timers diving in, chefs and bartenders flexing their creativity. It was a wonderfully fun start to MRW. The results truly speak for themselves.

Join us in celebrating today's champions:

🥁 Judge’s Selection: Sur Lie
Bite: Whitefish & shrimp ceviche mini tostada, salad verde, pickled onion, queso fresco.
Sip: Mezcal clarified paper plane
Bright, balanced, and beautifully executed.

🥁 People’s Choice Winner:
Bite: Tuna tartare tostada - corn tortilla, red onion, Sazon aioli, passion fruit pique.
Sip: Mami Chula - vanilla vodka, fresh passion fruit, Passoã, lime, Cava custard foam, parcha jello dot.
Tropical, textured, and layered with contrast, and undeniably crowd-pleasing.

Congratulations to both teams and to every participating restaurant crew that poured hearts and creativity into Spirit Quest.

Maine Restaurant Week is officially off and running. Let’s keep celebrating the people behind the plate. 🍸✨

March 1-12.

02/28/2026

12 days. Dozens of participating spots spread over 20+ towns! Who are you taking?

Tag your dinner crew! Or better, send this to someone who owes you dinner 😉❤️🍽️🔥

02/25/2026

Maine Restaurant Week is almost here. 🍽️ 🔥

Starting March 1, restaurants will be rolling out creative menus, special dishes, and hospitality warmth to help shake off winter. More restaurants are signing up every day, so be sure to check back often and see who’s joining the celebration.

It's all on www.mainerestaurantweek.com.

Explore what’s new, plan your nights out, and celebrate the people behind the plate. 🔥 🍽️

02/21/2026

Maine Restaurant Week is a celebration of place and people. From Portland to Camden, Kittery to Auburn, and so many towns in between, participating chefs, bakers, bartenders, and hospitality teams lean into it wholeheartedly. They roll out the red carpet, welcoming new guests, and using the moment to flex their creative culinary skills. The result? Fresh energy during winter, new connections, and a statewide reminder to Celebrate the People Behind the Plate. 🍽️

👉 The restaurant in that photo is Papi. Check out their profile at https://mainerestaurantweek.com/restaurant/papi.

10/06/2025

Calling All Friends of Maine Restaurant Week!

If you love celebrating Maine’s chefs, bartenders, and makers, it’s time to mark your calendar for Harvest on the Harbor, October 30 - November 1 — now happening at Maine Studio Works, a dynamic new venue in Portland’s East Bayside.

Kick off the weekend with The Maine Pour, featuring Maine’s best distillers and craft cocktails — all under one roof, all-inclusive tickets, 21+. Then come back for Maine Lobster Chef of the Year, oyster shucking, and the coastal flavors that make Maine unforgettable.

HOTH is everything you love about MRW — just in the fall!

🎟️ Tickets: www.harvestontheharbor.com ❤️​