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Eventide Oyster Company (Portland, ME)

GETAWAYS • Maine

It’s a minor tragedy that Eventide Oyster Company, which opened in Portland, Maine, 12 summers ago, has become so well-known for its brown-butter lobster roll. That roll — savory poached lobster, doused in brown butter, served on a soft bao bun — is a delight, but its fame can obscure the fact that Eventide is, at its core, one of the best pure oyster counters on the East Coast.