Over 1,150 independent Maine makers, shops, and artisans — shop online, ship anywhere, or find them on your next visit.
Newcastle-based regenerative farm and meat snack maker. Pastured-pork snack sticks built around clean ingredients and good farming.
Year-round-leaning cocktail bar and restaurant from The Travelin' Lobster's Kelly and Phil Corson, opened May 2026 on Bar Harbor's Main Street.
Sissle & Daughters is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. Mary Chapman and Will Sissle's Portland cheesemonger and grocer offers cheeses, charcuterie, wine, beer, pasta, preserves, and other delectable provisions, with an original Washington Ave shop and a second cafe-and-market location on Forest Ave.
Ski Depot / RaceSkis.com is a Jay-based ski shop offering alpine race skis, recreational skis, boots, bindings, and tuning service from leading brands.
SKORDO is an independent kitchen business based in Greater Portland. The Maine family-owned shop empowers home cooks with 60+ original spice blends and rubs hand-made in Brunswick, plus salts, hot sauces, cookbooks, and tableware—with locations in Portland's Old Port and Portsmouth, NH.
Sanford-based snowmobile-themed apparel. Maine snowmobile-club fundraising brand.
Caribou-based independent grocer and butcher since 1914. A County landmark known for quality meats and longstanding service.
S.L. Wadsworth & Son is an independent specialty business based in Downeast Maine. Founded in 1818, the Eastport Water Street institution is the nation's oldest ship chandlery and Maine's oldest retail business—operated by six generations of the Wadsworth family. Two storefronts across from the Fisherman Statue combine an old-fashioned hardware store with a nautical gift shop carrying Eastport-logo merchandise, nautical reproductions, and unique themed items.
A 12th-generation Knight family farm in Westbrook operating since 1720, producing fresh dairy in glass bottles, artisan cheeses through their Silvery Moon Creamery, and ice cream.
Waldoboro-based hand-dyed yarn and fiber farm. Snallygaster yarns and TLC Fiber Farm fibers from Midcoast Maine.
Snows Point Pottery in St George hand-throws stoneware mugs, bowls, pitchers, and pour-overs — each piece signed, with intentional imperfections welcomed.
The Sock Shack is a small boutique conveniently located in downtown Portland, Maine. We sell an array of fabulous socks for men, women and children.
Softspikes is a Burnham, Maine-manufactured line of replacement golf cleats—including Black Widow, Cyclone, Pulsar, and Stealth—the world's leading plastic-cleat brand worn by 75%+ of tour pros.
Independent craft brewery based in York, in the Southern Maine Coast with a tasting room open to visitors.
SoPo Seafood is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. They source fish from Maine's working waterfront and ship fresh fillets, oysters, smoked seafood, and curated gift boxes nationwide.
South Street Linen is an independent clothing & accessories business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
At Spaces Kennebunkport you can find and inspired collection of stylish gifts and home furnishings. I have searched near and far to find fresh, refined and uncommon items that compliment a variety of decorating styles and aesthetic sensibilities.
Hand-rolled, honey-boiled sourdough bagels from Long Island transplant Shawn Williams, opened as a brick-and-mortar shop January 2025 in Northport.
Speckled Ax Wood Roasted Coffee is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. The Congress Street roaster fires its vintage Petroncini with Maine-grown hardwood, shipping single-origin and blended beans nationwide.
South Portland-based maker of Maine-themed prints and decor. Posters, postcards, and prints inspired by classic art deco.
Spiraldance Breathwork incorporates the best of cutting-edge research on trauma healing and stress reduction, combined with mindfulness-based awareness techniques, to profoundly shift our limiting breath patterns and improve our life.
Spirit of the Woods is a Dennistown-based supplier of wood slices, stumps, branches, and rustic craft woods handcrafted in the mountains of Western Maine.
Split Rock Distilling is a Newcastle-based, certified-organic Maine distillery producing organic vodka, whiskey, bourbon, and gin from grain to glass.
Springer’s Jewelers is a coastal New England family-owned chain of jewelry stores that provides high-quality fine jewelry to thousands of New England patrons and visitors.
Scarborough-based specialty sprinkles and baking supply shop. Huge selection of sprinkles and decorating supplies.
Kennebunk-based maker of the Squeezi: a wall-mounted silicone shampoo and conditioner dispenser. A bathroom upgrade that reduces plastic waste.
Portland's beloved artisanal bakery on Commercial Street since 1995, hand-crafting traditional French baguettes, pain au chocolat, and pastries using locally sourced organic ingredients.
Star Cousins is an independent clothing & accessories business based in Midcoast, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Biddeford-based manufacturer of high-performance climbing, rescue, and arborist ropes, braiding millions of meters of life-safety rope in Maine since 1992.
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Maine made whoopie pies, cakes, breads, and other baked goods.
Independent craft brewery based in Rockland, in Midcoast Maine with a tasting room open to visitors.
Saco-based paper goods studio. Greeting cards and stationery that, in their words, don’t suck.
Searsport-based super-premium small-batch ice cream's Portland trailer, opened May 2025 on Washington Avenue with Maine-dairy flavors.
Maine's beloved specialty food brand since 1991, headquartered at a flagship campus in York with a Company Store, Café, and Cooking School, plus stores in Kittery and Portland.
Strata is a Portland-based cutlery and kitchenware shop offering professional-grade knives, cookware, and on-site sharpening service.
Vietnamese-style banh mi, sandwiches, and boba in Knightville from Chayuda Yeamsiriwut, opened October 2025 in the former BenReuben's space.
Strong Arm Bindery is a bookbinding and letterpress studio located in the West End of Portland, Maine. We specialize in the design and production of very well-made books and printed matter.
Modern handcrafted furniture from Melissa Fuller and Nondas Iacovou's Scarborough workshop. Live-edge pieces and exposed joinery.
Studio Three 14 in Milford repurposes vintage and antique silverware into jewelry charms, pens, and Vintage Silverware Knife reversible seam rippers.
Saco-based real-fruit chew confections. Cheeky natural-ingredient handmade Maine candy.
Sugar Tools is an independent Maine business based in Greater Portland. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Suger is an independent clothing & accessories business based in Southern Maine Coast, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Portland-based plant nutrient brand. Award-winning plant fertilizers and grow nutrients for indoor and outdoor gardens.
Portland-based summer essentials shop with an Islesboro location. Curated coastal goods, gifts, and home pieces inspired by Maine summers.
Brewpub at the Sunday River ski resort gateway — Sunday River Alt, Beware of the Viper NEIPA, housemade donuts, and après-ski energy.
Cocktail bar and restaurant from Jake Bosma and the Cocktail Mary team, opened February 2026 in the former Guitar Grave space near Monument Square.
Portland-based handmade ceramics curator. One-of-a-kind ceramics from working makers, with their stories.
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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.