2023 Restaurants, Bars, Breweries & Shops
From April 21-30th, the following dining and nightlife destinations bring locally farmed and harvested seaweed to patrons across the state. In addition, brewers, bakers, distilles, chocolatiers, cheesemakers, and more release limited-edition items. Plus, specialy markets, food co-ops and other retailers highlight the local seaweed items they stock year-round.
Keep your eyes out - more 2023 locations will be added throughout April!

EAT: Restaurants, Cafes, and Raw Bars
Portland
- Blythe & Burrows (food menu)
- Bramhall
- Bissell Brothers (kelp burger)
- Bread and Friends
- Central Provisions
- Chaval
- Duckfat
- Flatbread Co.
- Helm Oyster Bar & Bistro
- The Honey Paw
- Lenora
- Liquid Riot
- Luke's Lobster Portland Pier
- The Maker's Galley
- Maine Oyster Company Raw Bar
- Regards
- Roma Cafe
- Rose Foods
- The Shop by Island Creek Oysters
- The Thirsty Pig
Bar Harbor
Biddeford
- Elda
- Fish & Whistle
- Sacred Profane Brewing (food menu)
Birch Harbor
Camden
Food Trucks (location TBD)
Freeport
Hallowell
Lisbon Falls
Rockport
Saco
South Portland
Spruce Head
Thomaston
Waterville
Wiscassett
Yarmouth
New Hampshire Locations
- Laney and Lu (Exeter, NH)
- Ohana Kitchen (Portsmouth, Exeter)
DRINK: Bars, Breweries, and Bites
Portland
- Bard Coffee (kelp espresso)
- Batson River (craft cocktails)
- Blyth & Burrows (craft cocktails)
- Hunt + Alpine Club (craft cocktails, seaweed bites)
- Maine Craft Distilling (craft cocktails, seaweed whiskey)
- Oxbow Brewing Co (Saison Aquatic Kelp beer)
- Uncharted Tea (Cup of Sea tea, bubble tea)
- Urban Farm Fermentory (Seaweed Cidah, beer, kombucha)
Bar Harbor
- Fogtown Brewing Co (Scupper beer)
Biddeford
- Sacred Profane (seaweed bites)
Ellsworth
- Fogtown Brewing Co (Scupper beer)
Freeport
- Wanderlust Juicery (smoothies)
Kennebunk
- Batson River (craft cocktails)
Kittery
- The Black Birch (craft cocktails)
Newcastle
- Oxbow Brewing Co (Saison Aquatic Kelp beer)
Oxford
- Oxbow Brewing Co (Saison Aquatic Kelp beer)
SHOP: Makers, stores, and seaweed specialties
Brick & mortar stores
- Heritage Seaweed (Portland)
- Browne Trading Company (Portland)
- Harbor Fish Market (Portland)
- Maine Organic Marketplace (Freeport)
- New Morning Natural Foods (Kennebunk)
- Portland Food Co-Op (Portland)
- Rosemont Market (Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough)
- SoPo Seafood Market (South Portland)
- Whole Foods (Portland)
Makers
- Bixby & Co. (chocolate)
- Blue Barren Distillery (Sugar Kelp Vodka)
- Bread & Friends (cultured seaweed butter)
- Lakin's Gorges Cheese (cheese)
- Slack Tide Maine (sea salt)
Maine Seaweed Companies
- Atlantic Holdfast (dried seaweed)
- Atlantic Sea Farms (salad, kimchi, smoothie cubes)
- Cup of Sea (seaweed tea)
- Gulf of Maine (dried seaweed)
- Heritage Seaweed (chocolate, tea, plus products from all companies listed here)
- Ironbound Island (dried seaweed)
- Kaskolos Sea Vegetables (dried seaweed, liquid fertilizer)
- Maine Coast Sea Vegetables (dried seaweed, seasonings, power bars)
- Nautical Farms (dried seaweed, wellness products)
- Ocean's Balance (dried seaweed, furikake, pasta sauce, puree, seasonings)
- SeaMade (power bars)
- Smithereen Farm (dried seaweed, farm goods)
- Springtide Seaweed (dried seaweed, seasonings)
- VitaminSea (dried seaweed, seasonings)
STUDENTS: Participating Dining Halls
- Bates College
- Colby College
- College of the Atlantic
- Maine College of Art & Design
- Southern Maine Community College
- University of Southern Maine
- University of Maine Farmington
- University of Maine Orono
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