Over 1,150 independent Maine makers, shops, and artisans — shop online, ship anywhere, or find them on your next visit.
Pickwick Independent Press is a fine art printmaking shop in the heart of the arts district of downtown Portland, Maine.
Pickwick's Mercantile is an independent specialty business based in the Southern Maine Coast. The York shop is a literary-themed apothecary and curiosity store offering small-batch teas, fragrances, candles, books, and gifts inspired by Victorian literature and 19th-century mercantile tradition.
Pieces by Marie in Machiasport custom-stamps and laser-engraves hypoallergenic stainless steel jewelry, dog tags, keychains, tumblers, and RFID metal wallets.
Portland-based American-made merino wool cycling brand. Athletic apparel from Greater Portland.
A curated selection of handmade crafts, unusual gifts, vintage finds and oddities.
Pineland Farms is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. The 5,000-acre working farm in New Gloucester ships its own cheese, beef, potatoes, and curated Maine gift boxes.
Pinetree Garden Seeds is a New Gloucester-based seed company offering an extensive catalog of vegetable, flower, and herb seeds—including heirlooms, organics, and beekeeping supplies—at affordable prices for home gardeners.
Auburn-based handcrafted bags and accessories. Made-in-Maine fabric goods from Lakes & Mountains.
Pip Squeaks Children's Boutique is an independent kids business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Montville-based Hidden Valley Camp official store. Camp merch from Maine’s legendary summer camp.
South Portland's locally owned vitamin and sports nutrition shop. Voted Maine's best specialty store and known for knowledgeable staff and competitive prices.
Monmouth-based furniture shop. Hassle-free Maine furniture-shopping experience.
Rough & Tumble is a Brunswick-based design studio crafting durable leather handbags, totes, and small leather goods with a clean, architectural sensibility.
South Portland-based coastal lifestyle apparel brand. Tees, hats, and accessories celebrating Maine’s harbors and bays.
Artisan bakery in Brunswick's Tontine Mall from Kyle Rogers (formerly Bread Pedlar pop-up), opened November 2025 with Maine Grains flour and Tandem Coffee.
Portland fiberarts shop offering classes and supplies for spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, and dyeing. Wholesale distributor of Cashmere People yarns.
Portland Dry Goods is an independent clothing & accessories business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Portland Gear Hub is an independent outdoor gear business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Portland-based award-winning craft cocktail bar. Apparel, bar tools, and merchandise from one of Maine’s most celebrated cocktail destinations.
Portland-based waterfront restaurant and live music venue. Lobster rolls, gift cards, and merchandise from a Commercial Street favorite.
Portland Mattress Makers is an independent home decor business based in Greater Portland. They've handcrafted mattresses since 1938 from a Fox Street factory, including custom and boat mattresses sold factory-direct.
Independent clothing & accessories business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Shop online or visit in person.
Portland modern home goods shop focused on traditional, useful, hand-made products. A carefully edited selection of beautiful everyday objects.
Prescott Hill Pottery in Liberty, Maine is a gallery and studio where Betsy Levine hand-makes and displays her work.
Burnham-based maker of Pride Golf Tees. Long-trusted name in golf tees and accessories.
Primitive House Farm is an independent health & beauty business based in Southern Maine Coast. The mother-daughter family business has hand-crafted natural skincare and home goods from their coastal southern Maine farm for over 17 years.
Primitive Keeper is an independent home decor business based in the Lakes & Mountains region. From a home shop in Maine's Appalachian Mountains, this maker hand-pours premium soy and paraffin candles in small batches, with stockists across Maine.
PrintCraft is both a working studio space for artists Lisa Pixley and Martha Kearsley as well as an affordable art destination.
Sommelier-led wine bar and shop in downtown Belfast from David Speer (formerly of Portland Oregon's Ambonnay) and Kristin Amundson-Speer, opened spring 2025.
South Portland-based natural health and wellness retailer. Trusted source for clean health and personal-care products.
Auburn-based Wi-Fi handheld pentesting gadget. Open-source-style Maine cybersecurity hardware.
Pyxie is an independent outdoor gear business based in Lakes & Mountains, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Brunswick-based bedding maker producing the patented CinchFit Sheet Set. American-made sheets engineered to stay snug and stay on the bed.
I build jewelry to last this lifetime and beyond. My work is ever evolving and my inspirations are quirky: a discarded antique button, a rusted washer from the boatyard, a lone porcelain doll arm, a lichen foliose, insects, spores, microbes.
Portland-based maker of patches, stickers, pins, prints, and pennants. Coastal-flavored small goods designed in Maine.
Quince & Co. is a Saco-based yarn company producing American-grown wool and natural-fiber yarns alongside thoughtful knitting patterns for the modern maker.
Portland-based secondhand marketplace from Quince & Co. Sell or buy gently used Quince yarns and finished handknits in a circular community.
Quoddy is an independent clothing & accessories business based in the Lakes & Mountains region. Established in 1947, the family-owned Lewiston workshop hand-sews boat shoes, moccasins, boots, and slippers built to be resoled and repaired.
Waterville-based artist photography and drawn prints. Kennebec Valley one-artist studio.
Chef-owner Sam Richman's Rockland restaurant — NYT 50 Best Places in America 2025 with simple, ingredient-driven Americana cooking.
Ragged Coast Chocolates is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. Founded by Kate Shaffer (formerly Black Dinah Chocolatiers), the Westbrook chocolatier crafts Good Food Award–winning truffles and sea salt caramels with single-origin chocolate and fresh Maine cream.
New Milo brewpub in the former Bissell Brothers Three Rivers space, showcasing Maine Highlands breweries, wineries, and ciders alongside its own beers.
Deering Center coffee shop and flower boutique from Charlee-Ann Charron, reopened November 2025 in the former Rwanda Bean space with a signature blackberry-vanilla Brambler latte.
Read the guides
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.