Eventide Oyster Co.
Maine
Eventide Oyster Co. is the original Portland, Maine restaurant from the Eventide group, trading at 86 Middle Street in the city’s Old Port. Its official site describes it as open for full-service indoor and outdoor dining, with takeout and delivery also available, and notes that the Portland site is the company’s original location. The restaurant is positioned as a revival of the American oyster bar, with a focus on shellfish and New England seafood. The food offering is centred on oysters and other shellfish, with a changing daily menu that includes raw oysters, littleneck clams and Maine crab claws. Signature dishes on the site include the Brown Butter Lobster Roll, fried oyster bun, Maine crab bun, New England clam chowder, Maine lobster stew and a New England clam bake built around steamers, mussels, lobster tail, potatoes and salt pork. The menu also extends to cold plates, hot dishes, sandwiches, sides and desserts. Drink service is similarly broad, with cocktails, wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks listed online. The wine selection is arranged to suit shellfish, while the drinks list includes oyster-brine martinis, seasonal draught beer and a rotating selection of local and international bottles. The Portland page also mentions limited reservations, walk-in availability, and private events for large groups, private parties and special occasions. The setting is presented as casual but carefully designed, with bright colours, picnic table seating and reclaimed nautical lighting. A Maine granite block at the bar serves as the shellfish display, reinforcing the restaurant’s seafood-bar identity. Taken together, the official description suggests a lively, slightly playful dining room shaped around oysters, lobster and other coastal fare, with a strong emphasis on local sourcing and a relaxed Old Port atmosphere.