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[IMPORTANT NOTE: We’re STILL in the process of replacing this website with a much more robust site with more books and more features. It will be a full e-commerce site enabling you to purchase directly from the site. We expect the new site to be available this February. In the meantime, this site is not being updated too regularly, although we will continue to update the events page. So stay tuned for the new site, which you will find at this same URL as soon as it is ready].

Rabelais is always serving up fine books about food, wine, farming and gardening. We carry a sizable stock of rare, out-of-print and new books, alongside prints, photographs and more, all concerned with the pleasures of the senses. We’re hosting author signings, art exhibitions and other events, so to keep up with what’s going on, check here. And for a glimpse of what others have had to say about the new shop, look in our press section.

You can find thousands of books on food and wine, from comfortable old favorites to haute cuisine, from southern fried chicken to molecular gastronomy. The emphasis is on books for the serious cook, or for the armchair epicure. Rabelais also serves those inclined toward thirst. We have books on first growth wines and home beer brewing, cocktail culture and saloon society. We’re very pleased to be serving the professional chefs and cooks of Portland and beyond, and involved with Maine’s Food community through organizations including the Maine Organic Farmer and Gardner Association and Slow Food Portland.

New WINTER Hours: open six days a week. Our hours are Sunday 11-4, Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 11-5:30, Friday and Saturday, 11-7. CLOSED TUESDAYS. Please come and visit.

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