Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Douro

    4.4 (29 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

    Douro Photos

    DOURO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Douro

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Duck with dirty rice
    Felicia M.

    We spent our Valentine's Day at this charming restaurant. It was a price fix menu with many delicious selections. When we arrived we were greeted by two friendly hosts. The room we originally arrived in was decorated with plants and a bar. We were brought to the back room which felt a bit sterile. We were seated at the end of a long table that reminded me of being in a school. The food that was served was delicious. I have a gluten allergy and they were sure to meet my needs. The deviled eggs were divine and the duck in dirty rice was amazing. Give this place a try.

    Amaury J.

    Portuguese food in Maine? We were skeptical, but Douro delivered and just exceeded my expectations in every way. First off, I want to give a shoutout to the staff. We were running late for our reservation due to some unexpected delays, and we called them and they were so accommodating. From the moment we stepped inside, as others have mentioned, we felt like we were in a bustling Portuguese/Spanish taverna. The restaurant is beautiful inside, and relatively compact (which I think leads to the lively and bustling atmosphere). The tiles and decor are reminiscent of Portugal, although our server told us that the menu is also influenced by Spanish cuisine (note that Spanish influence is more subtle; the place is definitely more Portuguese fare than anything else). We sat at this bar-like area near the kitchen, where we had a partial view of all the action. At first, I thought it would be tight and uncomfortable, but it worked just fine. We started our night with the vermouth service, a $14/pp (2 people minimum) vermouth experience that I cannot recommend enough. We got two glasses filled with their house vermouth + a small carafe with more (it was delicious), frozen grapes, lemon, sparkling water, Spanish potato chips, and the most delicious olives. It was enough to make two vermouth-based drinks. If you're into vermouth, this is a must. We were impressed by the extensive menu and, in retrospect, ordered too much food from the excitement (there was no room for dessert, sadly). The menu included many small, shareable dishes (as expected) and local seafood, but also offered sizable mains. The "small plates" portions ended up being bigger than expected (nice surprise!). We loved everything. The green eggs and ham were a hit, as was the Gildas. The pork belly (pork pica Pau) was delicious. We definitely had too much salt between the gem lettuce and the salt cod croquettes; the latter was on the saltier side but still delicious. This is a great spot for family-style meals. My husband's ribeye was good, albeit "not out of this world" according to him, but my half-chicken with spicy marinade and honey was one of the best chicken dishes I've had this year. All in all, I think Douro will be a hit in Portland. This is a place you can stop at for a drink, a proper date night, or a family-style meal with friends. It feels less "formal" than its sister restaurant Twelve, while offering food that's just as incredible.

    Danielle V.

    Wonderful new restaurant in Portland Maine, at the end of commercial. It's a great new spot with lots of seating and a big dining room area, also a large bar. It's a Portuguese restaurant with lots of different food options and drinks. You can get the wine in many different once pours. We tried a few things, including the octopus, halibut and chicken. Everything is done really well. The service was impeccable. Overall great new spot!

    Brett F.

    Considering the proximity to my office, this was the most anticipated opening for me, and I'm very pleased with the early results. Douro is a far larger and more accessible space than sister restaurant Twelve. If that is a once-a-year special occasion dinner, Douro could easily be a spot for a casual drink and app. While the whole menu is not Portuguese, probably half is, which is new to the city. The Good: -The drink menu is well conceived. Wines are available in 5 sizes(!) and thoughtfully sorted by flavor profile. You can certainly ball out, but there's also some great values. Is it appropriate to order a carafe for yourself? I'll find out. -There are some unusual drinks. We tried the Vermouth Service ($14 per person) which consisted of a small carafe of vermouth, a huge bottle of sparkling water, the best marinated olives I've ever had, potato chips, candy gummies, and glasses with frozen grapes. This was basically an appetizer and drink package in one and we found it extremely unique and fun. It's also the single best order in the "Golden Hour" of 3:30-4:30, when most of the kitchen is closed. -There's a Poncha Pitcher ($50), which serves four (or two of me). This traditional Madeira drink has rum, honey and orange. The menu also emphasizes sherries, ports and madeiras. Elsewhere, if these are offered at all, it's only during dessert, so I love seeing them featured. -The food menu is a mix of safe and comfortable (halibut, ribeye, fried calamari, oysters, gem lettuce) and more adventurous (tinned fish, piri-piri chicken, mushroom porridge, cataplana and several other Portuguese dishes). The pork collar ($32) was very good, and deceptively spicy with the hot pepper. -Service is already perfected and the atmosphere almost feels Lisbon-ish. It's a bright, slick space with many varieties of seating. It's also the rare downtown restaurant that can comfortably seat large parties. The Less Good: -It's a new opening, so there's some quirks. The attractive entry doors open directly into bar seats, and the gust of air on fall days already makes the bar chilly. It would be unbearable in winter, so they'll need to curtain shop or find some solution. -The cocktail menu has no descriptions, which is unusual in general, but doesn't work when half of the choices are Portuguese. The N/A menu re-lists all of the same cocktails, taking valuable menu space that could be used for descriptions. -It would be nice if the main courses came with a side. They're not quite filling enough on their own, and once you add a $5 side, it approaches more expensive, Scales-type territory. Douro has been open for just two days (as of this review) but is already so polished. It's refreshing that it's not another overpriced small plate restaurant, and the many Portuguese dishes mean I'll need several return visits to try them all. Plus, they already serve brunch!

    Poncha
    Rose M.

    Yes, this is a Portuguese "inspired" restaurant so don't disappoint yourself thinking this is a Portuguese restaurant as it is not. I am Portuguese so I went in very excited. I loved the decor, which definitely has a Portuguese vibe. The music was not so great as I would have liked maybe a little Fado music intertwined with their modern music. Service was top notch and extremely attentive. It was right up there with white glove service. You have multiple workers ready to help you at any moment. Presentation of the dishes was outstanding. They really are passionate about the process. I LOVED the (what I assume) to be one of the chefs coming out to explain the dishes we had such as the mussels, canned appetizer, and the star of the evening The Cataplana. The Cataplana served for 2 people, I would say, with not a huge appetite as the portions weren't all that big but it was perfect for how hungry we were. The smoked mussel appetizer was absolutely unbelievable. All of our meals were extremely tasty. I feel you can't go wrong with any dish. The piri piri chicken was the most moist chicken that I've had in my lifetime. It was a large portion that we actually took home leftovers. The Poncha carafe was lovely and you can't go 2 feet in Madeira without ordering a Poncha. It is the traditional drink. For dessert we had a Pastal de nata (means single). On the menu it says pasteis, which is multiple but you only get one. It was good not great and overly priced at $9 when the same thing for brunch is $7. We enjoyed ourself so much, we went back for brunch the next day and I highly recommend Brunch as well. I'm thinking it was my favorite. I had the egg sandwich served in a Portuguese muffin. A MUST try. We had the bifana, which is far from a traditional bifana and more like a Cuban sandwich. Traditional bifana would be on a bulky Portuguese roll w marinated slices of pork. It was more like pulled pork and had pickles and mustard and served on the Portuguese muffin. It was so delicious we ordered one to go. My daughter loved her torrijas carmelizadas. Paid parking and right in the water next to the cruise ships.

    Calamari
    George M.

    First off, it wasn't as pricey as we expected! The people from Twelve and "small" plates? Yes, but the small plates were large and the prices somewhat more digestible (and entrées are available). Secondly, we didn't expect such swank! There never used to be places in Maine where you felt a bit underdressed and now there are several. Not sure that's such a good thing but what's great is the food and service: Swift, delicious, mostly local and we were glad they knew from where their larger shrimp originated (N. Carolina). A crab dip special, squash side (seasonal), cataplana, and pork pica pau really stood out, while the fried calamari was boring and part of the potatas bravas was beyond double fried. One problem was that the only bottles of wine under $40 were not available. Still we were four guests and shared one $40ish bottle, a cocktail, lots of food and a fabulous lemon bar (best ever?) and the total was $260. Not cheap but similar to most restaurants in its class. Can't wait to try brunch!

    Shrimp chourico
    Emma D.

    The chicken entree was the highlight for me but overall food was really good! The shrimp appetizer was an interesting concept but I liked it. We were a party of two and they sat us at a table for 6 next to four strangers which I thought was a bit odd considering the majority of the restaurant is bar seating, but in general it was a really cute place!

    Yogurt dish was tops

    See all

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Shaun T.
    132
    70
    14

    5 months ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 1
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0

    21 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    18 days ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 months ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 2
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of V R.
    0
    50
    2

    25 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 6
    Thanks 3
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 2
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ben F.
    57
    17
    0

    3 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Joe Z.
    0
    58
    13

    7 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Rob H.
    0
    46
    3

    8 months ago

    Food is great if portions small. Wait staff told me a lot of what I already know. I love the decor and general feel of the place.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ray N.
    0
    73
    9

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Ask the Community - Douro

    You might also consider

    Douro - portuguese - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...