Boone's Fish House

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Boone's Fish House
Boone's Fish House
Restaurant information
Established1898(127 years ago) (1898)
Owner(s)Darcy Paige Smith
Previous owner(s)Gene Boone (c. 1920 to c. 1960)
Food typeSeafood
Street address6 Custom House Wharf
City Portland, Maine
Postal/ZIP Code04101
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 43°39′24″N70°15′01″W / 43.65670°N 70.25040°W / 43.65670; -70.25040
Website boonesfishhouse.com

Boone's Fish House is a restaurant in the Old Port district of Portland, Maine, United States. [1] Established in 1898, on Custom House Wharf, [2] it is one of the oldest restaurants in the state. [3]

The business, owned Darcy Paige Smith, [4] is named for Alexander Boone, [5] who is believed to have created the recipe for stuffed lobster. [3] [6] Alexander's son, [7] Gene, owned the restaurant for around forty years, from the 1920s to the 1960s. [8]

Notable patrons have included Ingrid Bergman, Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Bryan (July 30, 2000). "CHOICE TABLES; In Portland, Me., a Lobster in Every Pot". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Boone's Restaurant, 1987". Businesses & Buildings - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives. February 1, 1987.
  3. 1 2 Burnham, Emily (August 24, 2024). "These are some of the oldest restaurants in Maine". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Portland restaurateur sues ex-wife over payment for Boone's Fish House". Press Herald. September 15, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ Boone's Restaurant (January 1, 1982). "Boone's Restaurant, 1982 and 1989". Restaurant Menus.
  6. ↑ "Boone's Fish House & Oyster Room". Portland Old Port: Things To Do in Portland, Maine. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ Bregman, Susan Mara (September 3, 2018). New England Neon. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4396-6529-9.
  8. ↑ "Boone's Fish House and Oyster Room – PORTLAND MAGAZINE" . Retrieved April 25, 2025.
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