Evangeline, an upscale restaurant showcasing French fare, is located on State Street in the west end neighborhood of Longfellow Square. Evangeline offers a bar and dinner menu and a prix fixe Monday night, three-course special.
The bar menu features light fare and appetizer portions such as a salad prepared with fennel, grapefruit and olives, a cheese platter and dishes including tartines, sweetbreads and omelets. The bar offers a wine, martini and cocktail list and an array of scotch, cognac and bourbon.
The dinner menu offers first course options such as beef short ribs, roasted quail and an endive salad. Evangeline offers choices including baked pork belly, roasted duck and Maine mussels for second course entrees. The dessert list presents crème brulee, rice pudding and cream puff pastries.
Evangeline
190 State St.
Portland, ME 04101
207-791-2800
restaurantevangeline.com
Local 188 is a Spanish tapas restaurant, bar and lounge with a casual atmosphere. Situated in the Arts District of State Street, Local 188 serves tapas-style dishes in small, medium and large sizes. Small tapas appropriate for appetizer portions include a shrimp and garlic dish, mussels with red or white sauce, a manchego and mozzarella platter and soup. Medium-sized tapas include seared jumbo shrimp over pimento, chourico stew and spinach tortillas for first course meal items.
Salads include a spinach salad topped with walnuts, onions and blue cheese and a mesclun green salad mixed with apples, dried cranberries, pine nuts and goat cheese. Large-sized tapas feature entree choices such as a chicken, chourico and seafood paella, pork tenderloin and pan-seared Atlantic salmon served over saffron rice.
Local 188
188 State St.
Portland, ME 04101
207-761-7909
Hot Suppa is found a quarter mile west of State Street and serves breakfast and lunch. Breakfast items include corned beef hash, eggs Benedict, omelets, breakfast burritos, egg sandwiches and pancakes. Light fare such as fruit, quiche, porridge and yogurt with granola are available. Sides include biscuits and gravy, spelt bagels, muffins, bacon and sausage. An espresso bar offers cappuccinos, caramel lattes and chai tea.
The Hot Suppa lunch menu offers a fried green tomato BLT, a cheeseburger and a Cuban sandwich of pork, ham, pickles and Gruyere cheese. A falafel plate, macaroni and cheese dish and three-side platter entrée are available. Sides include French fries, apple sauce, soup, spinach, fruit and baked beans.
Hot Suppa
703 Congress St.
Portland, ME 04102
207-871-5005
hotsuppa.com
