Of all the Phoenix Best of categories, this seems the most broadly interpreted with Silly's and Deans Sweets mixed in with three higher end restaurants, Bar Lola, Grace and Salt. Wether it's little kids or the most grown up adults, chocolate lovers to architectural buffs, liquid or solid it covers the bases.
Caramelized Banana Napoleon with Pastry Cream and Chocolate Sauce
Salted Caramel Tart
Dean's Sweets sits on Middle street east of Franklin Arterial and for those lucky enough to walk by it on their way to & from work, it must seem the work of the devil, what with the temptation it presents for a daily pop in to the tasting counter, where a dozen or more little bites await the unsuspecting.
For those of you who haven't found this lovely spot, it's in the Old Chestnut Street Church near City Hall and might be the most stunning restaurant in the city. It is also a great place for a wedding or other event.
Like a lot of fine restaurants, The Salt Exchange changes it dessert menu weekly if not daily, rotating the tried and true with newer offerings, mixing seasonal ingredients with lasting favorites, the simple, but never plain with surprisingly architectural delights.
What can you say about Silly's, it's been around for 20 plus years and it still does a great business. The desserts run to big cakes, homemade cookies, ice cream concoctions. Just the place to go with the kids or the kid in you, it's silly but what would you expect.
Bar Lola
100 Congress Street
Portland, ME
tel. 207-775-5652
www.BarLola.net
Dean's Sweets
82 Middle street
Portland, ME
tel. 207-899-3664
www.deanssweets.com
Grace
15 Chestnut Street
Portland, ME
tel. 207-828-4422
www.restaurantgrace.com
the Salt Exchange
245 Commercial Street
Portland, ME
tel. 207-347-5687
www.thesaltexchange.net
Silly's
40 Washington Ave
Portland, ME
tel. 207-772-0360
www.sillys.com
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