Maine Restaurant Week is your chance to try a new restaurant or dish, take advantage of great deals, and perhaps enjoy a Maine getaway. This annual, much-appreciated cabin-fever-reliever, first offered in 2009, runs March 1-12, 2026.
This year, more than 40 restaurants are participating (and the list is still growing). While the majority are in Greater Portland (Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Freeport, Gorham, Portland, Scarborough, South Portland, Westbrook, Windham, and Yarmouth), you’ll find options sprinkled in Southern Maine, along the coast, and inland: Camden, Hallowell, Kittery, Leeds, Lisbon Falls, Old Orchard Beach, Spruce Head, Wells.
The number keeps growing, so keep checking the participating restaurants, which are listed by town and searchable by specials and three-course menu.
Even better, this event helps support Preble Street, which helps individuals and families experiencing homelessness, hunger, and poverty.
Here’s the Maine Restaurant Week deal
Each participating restaurant will offer either a three-course set menu or Maine Restaurant Week specials. Set menus have three price points: $38, $48, or $58. Do make reservations, as this is one extremely popular annual event.
Special Maine Restaurant Week events
As always, MRW presents a delicious selection of ticketed events:
- Spirit Quest, 1 pm – 4 pm, March 1, $65
- Martini Masterclass at the Camden Harbour Inn, Feb. 28, $75
- Southeast Asian Cooking Class at the Camden Harbour Inn, $87, also available as a lodging package
- Latte Throwdown at Coffee by Design, March 7, doors open at 6 p.m., competition starts at 7 p.m
Stay Awhile
Early March is off-season in most of Maine, so you’re likely to find accommodations at affordable rates.
