Best Food Discovery. Ever.

Last weekend, The Boyfriend took me on a mini-roadtrip to Portland, Maine. I’ve been to plenty of places in Vacationland, but never Portland. It may have been the best day trip we’ve ever taken. We saw a store that sold glass pipes shaped as eclairs and donuts. We tried chocolate covered bacon (which was amazing, by the way), and did a tour/free tasting at the Shipyard Brewery. But the highlight of the day was eating lunch/dinner at a teeny restaurant called Duckfat.

The interior of Duckfat. We sat at this very bar.

It’s exactly what it sounds like. They use duck fat to make their french fries. And man, are they good. You can order a small or a large, and they come with your choice of 8 dipping sauces. We got truffled ketchup. I’m a sucker for anything with truffles. They also make poutine with the fries, which sounded very temping, but we decided to save that for another day.

They also have this cool magnetic poetry board. A neat quirk.

They also have amazing paninis and salads. I got a BGT (bacon, goat cheese and tomato) and he, being the more adventurous of us, got the beef cheek panini special. He also got a beer (Shipyard, of course) and I got a soda. All of that for $30. And this isn’t a dive or anything. It’s actually a really nice space, with really cool people. And the food was awesome. Not a bad deal, if you ask me.

So if you’re ever in the area and want to try something new, I highly recommend this place. You won’t be sorry.