Dine Out Maine: At Costa Rican-and-Caribbean-inspired Café Louis, hard work pays off (in 4½ stars)
By A Mystery Man Writer
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The team at the small restaurant in South Portland's Knightville neighborhood is at the top of its game.
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Café Louis Named Best New Restaurant in 2022 by the Press Herald
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Dine Out Maine: Sweet (sometimes too much so), whimsical New
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Outlook Travel - issue 11 by Outlook Publishing - Issuu
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This River Cafe salad looks great and is fun to make with kids
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Press — Cafe Louis
Evan Richardson's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl
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Dine Out Maine: At Costa Rican-and-Caribbean-inspired Café Louis, hard work pays off (in 4½ stars)
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Restaurant reviews - Portland Press Herald
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Restaurant reviews - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel
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Café Louis Named Best New Restaurant in 2022 by the Press Herald
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The search for Edward Hopper's Nighthawks diner, art
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Projects
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Fine and Casual Dining in Punta Cana
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Dine Out Maine: Tiny and boisterous, Izakaya Minato seems to have floated in from Tokyo
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Dine Out Maine: A restaurant that started as a food truck finds
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