DiMillo's Floating Restaurant
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DiMillo's Floating Restaurant is a floating restaurant
in Portland, Maine
. Located in the Old Port
, DiMillo's is one of Maine
's most famous restaurants. It was founded in 1954 on Fore Street as Anthony's and moved to its present location on Portland's Long Wharf in 1978.
Floating restaurant
A floating restaurant is a kind of vessel which is usually a type of steel barge used as a restaurant on water. For example, the Jumbo Palace at Aberdeen in Hong Kong is one such restaurant. Sometimes retired ships are given a second lease on life as floating restaurants. The former car ferry New...
in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
. Located in the Old Port
Old Port
The Old Port is a district of Portland, Maine, known for its cobblestone streets, 19th century brick buildings and fishing piers. The district is filled with boutiques, restaurants and bars...
, DiMillo's is one of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
's most famous restaurants. It was founded in 1954 on Fore Street as Anthony's and moved to its present location on Portland's Long Wharf in 1978.