Over 1,350 independent Maine makers, shops, and artisans — shop online, ship anywhere, or find them on your next visit.
Falmouth-based travel goods retailer carrying luggage, bags, and travel accessories. Curated selection covering business and adventure travel.
Sichuan hotpot restaurant from Sichuan Kitchen owner Qi Shen, opened December 2025 at 29 Forest Ave in the Portland Stage building.
A wellness sanctuary offering a variety of fitness classes, an infrared sauna, and a welcoming community for healthy living.
Tumbledown Brewing is a small craft brewery located in Farmington, ME. We brew beer in small batches, but give it taste as big as the mountains that inspire us; enjoy one today!
Portland-based Flying Eagle freestyle skate retailer. Maine source for inline skates and accessories.
Independent craft brewery based in Monson, in the Maine Highlands with a tasting room open to visitors.
Modern New England prix-fixe from chef Colin Wyatt on the Portland Foreside waterfront — a Vogue Most Anticipated Restaurant of 2022.
Independent craft brewery based in Sangerville, in the Maine Highlands with a tasting room open to visitors.
Two Little Beans & Co. is an independent kids business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Portland-based moon-themed e-commerce. Greater Portland celestial-product community shop.
Two Salty Dogs is a Boothbay Harbor-based pet outfitter offering high-quality dog and cat supplies, durable toys, harnesses, and treats—both in its coastal town shop and online.
Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters is an independent pets business based in Midcoast, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Tyler’s Gulden creates beautiful ceramics, including the functional and the artistic. The functional includess teapots and cups and the artistic includes sculptures which are shown internationally in group and juried exhibitions.
Biddeford-based online retailer specializing in mini and small crossbows for target practice. Stocks the bows along with all the accessories you need to get shooting.
Hampden-based small-batch specialty coffee roaster. Carefully sourced beans roasted in central Maine.
A plant shop specializing in houseplants, succulents and air plants and accessories. We also carry terrarium supplies and everything you need to bring the outdoors in, in Maine!
US Bells - original bronze bell designs by Richard Fisher. Small dinner bells to ship's bells to large estate bells, all are hand cast at our foundry in Maine.
Vacationland Coffee Roasters is an independent grocery & food business with locations in Downeast Maine and Midcoast. Owner Chris Romero roasts 100% Arabica coffees and runs three coffee-pub locations—Southwest Harbor (Apple Lane), Bar Harbor (Rodick Street), and Camden (The Wharf at Lyman-Morse)—serving signature drinks, breakfast tacos, and canned nitro lattes alongside whole-bean retail and online orders.
Westbrook-based bar and shop known for craft cocktails and house-made fizzes. Now offering bitters, mixers, and cocktail kits online.
Venn + Maker is an independent Maine business based in Greater Portland. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.
Whether it's a garden I'm transforming or a piece of metal, I am in a relationship or dance with the material and feel a freedom of expression that comes from somewhere outside of myself.
Portland-based curated home goods and vintage finds. Old Port shop blending homewares, candles, and antiques.
South Portland-based Icelandic-sourced supplements brand. Omega-3, D3, and wellness products from Iceland.
Cafe-newsstand-events-space attached to the Midcoast Villager newspaper, opened April 2025 in downtown Camden with "Fresh Brewed News" Friday discussions.
Vinolio is a purveyor of ultra-premium extra-virgin olive oil from around the world and balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy.
Vintage Accents is an experienced auction company that conducts frequent online auctions. It is operated as an independent division of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries.
Vitamin Sea Seaweed is a Buxton-based, family-owned seaweed farm and processor producing kelp, dulse, alaria, and other Atlantic sea vegetables for retail and food service.
Farmington-based handmade cotton dog collars. Lakes & Mountains pet-accessory maker.
Wallingford Farm is an independent grocery & food business based in Southern Maine Coast. The Kennebunk farm market sells produce, prepared foods, and curated Maine gift baskets year-round.
Wallingford Farm is a Kennebunk-based purveyor of more than 30 unique flavors of jams, jellies, marmalades, fruit butters, fruit spreads, chutneys, and Maine specialty food gift baskets.
Wallingford Farm is a Kennebunk-based specialty foods retailer offering more than 30 flavors of jams, jellies, marmalades, fruit butters, and preserves—plus curated Maine gift baskets.
Wary Meyers is an independent home decor business based in Greater Portland. Husband-and-wife team John and Linda Meyers hand-make small-batch glycerine soaps and scented candles in their Cumberland studio and ship worldwide.
Newry-based maker of upcycled marine-debris pet products. Rope dog leashes and collars made from reclaimed fishing line.
Brunswick-based Japanese restaurant's second location, opened September 2025 at 230 Commercial Street in the former Sapporo waterfront space.
Waterlily is an independent home decor business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.
Waterlily Handmade is an independent Maine business based in Greater Portland. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Wayne-based potter producing wheel-thrown functional and decorative ceramics. Hand-thrown stoneware from the Lakes & Mountains region.
Berwick-based small-batch home goods and gifts. Maine-inspired prints, kitchen towels, and stationery from a Southern Maine maker.
Portland-based women’s silk apparel brand. AISE timeless silk pieces from Greater Portland.
Kittery-based zero-waste shop offering refillable home and personal care products. A bricks-and-mortar low-waste destination on the Seacoast.
North Yarmouth log-cabin brewery from Byron and Elise Kern — kid- and dog-friendly, with hazy IPAs, oatmeal stout, and a portion of every sale donated to local charity.
Nautical-themed Old Port bar from Zack Bodkin, opened June 2025 with craft beer, frozen drinks, and a signature dozen oysters and rosé happy hour.
Upcycled lobster rope doormats, door wreaths, swings, pet leashes and garland. Maine made using only 100% reclaimed lobster rope from our local fishing industry.
When Pigs Fly is a York-based artisan bakery hand-shaping naturally leavened breads in dozens of varieties, shipped nationwide and stocked in stores across the Northeast.
Kennebunk-based small leather goods maker producing wallets, belts, and accessories. Hand-made from full-grain leather using traditional techniques.
South Portland-based luxury beer-soap maker. Vegan craft-beer soap from Greater Portland.
Wicked Cornhole is an Alna-based maker of birch plywood cornhole boards with original Maine-themed designs—handbuilt boards and beanbag sets for backyard play.
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Curated picks from our editors — the best Maine coffee subscriptions, candle makers, chocolatiers, seafood shippers, furniture workshops, and gift ideas under $50.
From Portland’s Tandem and Coffee By Design to island roasters in Stonington and the western mountains.
Twelve Maine seafood operations — from live-lobster shippers to chef-grade caviar to sustainably farmed kelp — worth ordering from.
Twelve Maine chocolatiers from century-old needham makers to bean-to-bar B Corps — and what to order from each.
Ten Maine candle makers — from coastal hand-poured soy to designer-aesthetic gift candles — worth ordering from.
Twelve Maine furniture makers — from Shaker classics to modern floating shelves — building heirloom-grade pieces.
12 independent Maine shops with thoughtful gifts that won’t blow your budget.