Over 1,150 independent Maine makers, shops, and artisans — shop online, ship anywhere, or find them on your next visit.
Angela Adams is an independent home decor business based in Greater Portland. The Portland design studio creates rugs, textiles, and furnishings inspired by Maine landscape and modern Scandinavian design.
Bangor-based women’s clothing and accessories boutique. Curated tops, dresses, handbags, and jewelry.
South Portland-based award-winning pasta sauce. America’s #1-judged pasta sauce shipped direct.
Anne Woodman handcrafts whimsical wire jewelry on Mount Desert Island. Each piece is bent by hand from 14k gold-filled wire, no two exactly alike.
York-based small-batch coffee roaster. Hand-roasted specialty beans from a Southern Maine micro-roaster.
Japanese restaurant in Portland's West Bayside from chef Masahiko Miyake and family — washoku and Tohoku-inspired plates with Maine ingredients.
Conbini-style Japanese market and cafe from the Miyake family team, opened January 2026 next door to Aomori Restaurant in Portland's West Bayside.
Looking for sustainably-raised organic meat, eggs, and sheepskins in Maine? Visit Apple Creek Farm for delicious and local products.
Portland-based locally-roasted coffee shop and roaster. Offers a monthly subscription for medium and dark roast beans.
Southwest Harbor's specialist occult bookseller — new, used, and out-of-print volumes on magic, mysticism, witchcraft, paganism, plus supernatural horror and weird fiction.
Shop Archipelago, and you will find delightfully special and one-of-a-kind items made in Maine, including gifts, beautiful jewelry, and more.
South Portland-based maternity activewear brand. Maine-designed maternity baselayers for outdoor moms.
Farmingdale-based space-themed casual apparel. Kennebec Valley wonder-and-adventure brand.
Independent craft brewery based in Portland, in Greater Portland with a tasting room open to visitors.
Arlberg Ski & Surf is Greater Portland's largest locally owned ski, snowboard, and watersport shop—with locations in Portland and Freeport.
Maine-headquartered drive-thru coffee chain with handcrafted espresso, signature AJ's RUSH energy drinks, and Rainforest Alliance Certified beans.
Original acrylic paintings by North Yarmouth artist Alannis W. Brennan, sold direct from the studio.
Auburn-based maker of leather chokers and earrings. Bold, head-turning leather jewelry handmade in Maine.
Artist & Craftsman Supply is an independent art & music business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
South Berwick-based New England artist. Still-lifes, landscapes, portraits, and nostalgia paintings.
Kennebunk-based premium fishing tackle retailer. Quality rods, reels, and tackle for Southern Maine anglers.
I am a maker of things, and mostly I make them out of clay. I design functional pottery to be used in daily life.
Pan-Asian restaurant in South Portland's Knightville from the Asian House Old Orchard Beach owners, opened November 2025 with a full bar in the former Dok Mali space.
Portland-based Fork Food Lab marketplace. Multi-maker Maine food shop from a non-profit shared kitchen.
Athena's by MJ wants to empower women and men down the path of sexual education in the safe, comfortable environment of their own homes by offering only the highest quality products presented by a trained Athena's Goddess or Adonis.
Atlantic Baking Company is an artisanal bakery in Rockland, Maine located at 351 Main Street. ABC also sells wholesale and ships products ordered on its website.
Independent craft brewery based in Bar Harbor, in Downeast Maine with a tasting room open to visitors.
Atlantic Sea Farms is an independent grocery & food business based in Southern Maine Coast. They partner with Maine fishermen to grow regenerative kelp, then ship kelp burgers, cubes, kimchi, and ready-to-eat sea greens.
Kennebunk-based bakery known for chocolate-dipped Whoopie Balls. A tiny Maine sweet-shop with a devoted local following.
Independent craft brewery based in Portland, in Greater Portland with a tasting room open to visitors.
Independent craft brewery based in Bridgton, in Maine's Lakes & Mountains with a tasting room open to visitors.
Avena Botanicals is an independent health & beauty business based in Midcoast Maine. The Rockport apothecary has hand-crafted herbal tinctures, salves, creams, and teas from Demeter-certified Biodynamic gardens since 1985.
Bethel-based Maine-made personalized Christmas stockings. Handmade Maine holiday stockings.
Robert and Madeline Coppage, the owners of Aylen and Son, work year round designing and producing heirloom quality jewelry.
Portland-based studio of internationally celebrated potter Ayumi Horie. Functional handmade pottery with delicate hand-drawn decoration.
Lisbon-based women's apparel and accessories brand. Lakes & Mountains fashion-forward maker.
Plant-based Jamaican jerk marinades made in Topsham — Yankee's 2025 Best New Artisan Food for the Maine Blueberry Jerk Marinade.
Winthrop-based Maine sign-tee apparel brand. T-shirts inspired by hand-lettered Maine backroad signs.
Backwoods is an Auburn-based, independently owned snowboard and skateboard shop carrying top brands, gear, and apparel for Maine's ride community.
AAA Four Diamond oceanfront boutique hotel in a 1903 Bar Harbor mansion at 21 Albert Meadow — 27 rooms, heated pool, Shore Path access, and the Veranda Bar.
Portland-based small family-owned bakery. Vegan cupcakes, gluten-free cupcakes, cookies, and whoopie pies.
Independent craft brewery based in Biddeford, in the Southern Maine Coast with a tasting room open to visitors.
Independent craft brewery based in Bangor, in the Maine Highlands with a tasting room open to visitors.
Bangor-based stitching arts shop. Penobscot-region source for sewing and fiber-art supplies.
Bard Coffee is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. The Old Port roaster sources micro-lot beans directly from farms, brewing single-origin coffee at their Middle Street café and shipping beans nationwide.
Bar Harbor Book Shop offers books in all subjects and if we don't have the book you're looking for, we'll do our best to find it for you.
Bar Harbor Tea Company is an independent grocery & food business based Downeast. Founded in 2006 by Stacy Downey, the small-batch tea company hand-blends all-natural loose-leaf and bagged teas using wild Maine blueberries, Maine maple, cranberry, and a Downeast Breakfast Blend.
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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.