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J’s Oyster Seafood Restaurant ·$$

J's Oyster is a small and simple restaurant situated in Downtown Portland that overlooks the Maine waterfront and offers customers a delicious dining experience in a no-frills dive-bar ambiance. While this eatery is not very large, it is the perfect place to drop by solo or for a casual meal and enjoy seafood dishes that are absolutely fresh. Dig into Lobster and  Scallop Cocktails, juicy Lobster Rolls with crunchy French Fries, New England Clam Chowder, Lobster Soup and Fresh Oysters. 

Phone: (207) 772-4828

Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Portland Pier and Commercial St/Silver St

Closed now

  • Sun 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM

5 Portland Pier Portland, ME 04101 ·620.57 mi

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Amenities

  • Accessible
  • Family friendly

Reviews

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Tracy L. 09/09/26

With an itinerary filled with lobster rolls, I knew I wanted to order a non-lobster roll here. I ordered the Scampi and chose shrimp as my protein and thought it was one of the better shrimp...

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Sally S. 08/26/26

Service Dear Manager, Greg wrote on our check (today)that we were unsatisfied and comped for the garlic bread we received AFTER we finished the chowder, which was my husband's lunch, (after...

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Lee H. 07/11/26

J's was good! We had the cup of lobster stew which was very, very good. We also had the oysters which were amazing, and the salmon skewer which was fine. We ate inside because it was hot. It got a...

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Joey Y. 10/22/26

Came here on a weekend and it was packed but got quickly seated since it was only for 2 people. Got seated outside. Ordered a lobster roll and 6 oysters. Movements were quick and chill. Keep in...

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Bill S. 09/24/26

There are lots of wonderful restaurants in Portland where you can enjoy some tasty oysters, lobsters and other varieties of seafood. We remain especially fond of J's. First, the location is right...

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