RESERVATIONS
While we do take limited reservations for large parties, you do not need a reservation to dine at The Honey Paw!
The majority of our dining room is for walk-ins only, but we are booking limited reservations
(parties of 4-8 people) at our shared, communal table.
Please check your RESY app to make a reservation now or click the button below.
If you do not see an available reservation, don’t fret!
Please send a member of your party to speak with the host and if there is a wait, we’ll text you when your seats are ready.
As always, we are so happy to have you dine with us!
Takeout Menu
11AM to 9:45 PM
Open Daily
All takeout orders will take approximately 15 to 30 minutes (order times will vary based on the size of the order and the time of day ordered). Please call with questions about allergies or dietary restrictions as all ingredients are not listed. Our kitchen uses shellfish, dairy, egg, gluten, sesame, soy, allium and nuts, just to name few common allergens.
If you have purchased alcohol, you will need to have your ID ready for review.
Order delivery from CarHop!
in house MENU
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
* ONLY AVAILABLE IN HOUSE
SNACKS
NAPA KIMCHI $9 (contains shellfish, fin fish, and allium)
ASSORTED PICKLES $8
FRIED BREAD $8 (contains gluten, dairy, soy and allium)
pickled fresno chilis, cilantro, rotating butter
APPS & SPECIALS
LOBSTER TOAST $17 (contains gluten, dairy, egg, shellfish, and allium)
lobster & scallop mousse, radish, tarragon aioli, fresno pepper *** For every Lobster Toast sold, The Honey Paw will donate $1 to Stop AAPI Hate ***
FRIED WINGS $16 (contains fish sauce, dairy, gluten, and allium)
coconut, smoked butter, chili, lime leaf
WOK CHARRED FARM VEGETABLE $14 (Vegan, contains gluten, sesame, and allium. Can be made without sesame)
fermented soy bean, ginger, sesame
NAPA CABBAGE SALAD $16 (VERY SPICY! Contains gluten, dairy, nuts, sesame, soy and alliums. Can remove nuts and sesame)
chili crisp ranch, apple, cucumber, radish, sesame, dill, peanuts
FALL GRAINS $16 (Vegan, contains gluten, soy, and allium. Can be made Gluten Free)
cider-miso-mustard vinaigrette, delicata, apple, wheat berries, bitter greens, quinoa granola
RARE BEEF SALAD $19 (contains beef, shellfish {oyster}, fin fish, egg, peanuts, and allium)
tamarind, smoked oyster mayo, peanut, herbs
BEETS $15 (contains nuts and alliums. Can be nut free)
coconut, cilantro lime leaf zhug, cashew, mint
CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE $15 (contains gluten, dairy, soy, sesame, and allium)
seeded crackers, pear mostarda, long pepper, pickles
BANGS ISLAND MUSSELS* $17 (contains gluten, shellfish {mussels, shrimp and crab}, fin fish, soy and allium)
tom kha broth, chili oil, grilled bread
GRILLED PUNTARELLE CAESAR $16 (contains fin fish, egg, gluten, allium, and soy)
brussels sprouts, sansho, cured egg
GRILLED LAMB CHOPS* 2/$27 or 4/$45 (contains lamb, dairy, fine fish, allium)
coconut creamed greens, herb salad, jasmine rice
HALF FRIED CHICKEN $37 (contains gluten, fin fish, dairy, and allium)
six pieces of fried chicken, herbs, pickles, honey nuoc cham
RICE
MAPO DOUFU $21 (VERY SPICY! Gluten Free, Vegan, contains soy, nuts, and allium)
jasmine rice, Heiwa tofu, fermented black bean, Szechuan chili, mushroom, peanuts
NAM KHAO $23 (contains peanuts, coconut, fin fish, pork. Can be peanut free, coconut free and vegan/vegatarian upon request)
crispy jasmine rice, herbal pork sausage, cabbage, radish, tamarind, peanuts, coconut, herbs.
NOODLES
SHOYU MUSHROOM RAMEN $23 (Contains gluten, dairy, soy, allium, fin fish, sesame, and egg)
wheat noodle, mushroom conserva, bok choy, pickled corn, tofu, mayu, soft egg, nori
YAKISOBA $25 (contains fin fish, soy, gluten, egg and allium)
wheat noodle, braised beef, cabbage, carrot, bonito, citrus aioli, nori
MEE GORENG $26 (contains shellfish, fin fish, dairy, egg, gluten, and allium. Can be pescatarian upon request)
mien noodle, smoked pork, crab, bok choy, ginger crab sambal
KHAO SOI $25 (contains shellfish, fin fish, egg, gluten, and allium. Can be made Gluten and/or Egg Free upon request)
egg noodle, smoked lamb, coconut curry, mustard greens, jalapeño, lime, crispy noodles
SWEETS
HONEY SOFT SERVE $8
chocolate shell, honeycomb
ROTATING SEASONAL SOFT SERVE $8
*call to inquire about flavor or possible allergens
ROTATING CHEESECAKE $9
*call to inquire about flavor or possible allergens
HAPPY HOUR!
(only available in house, Mon-Fri, 4pm-6pm)
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
NAPA KIMCHI* $6 (contains shellfish, fin fish, and allium)
ASSORTED PICKLES* $5
FRIED BREAD* $5 (contains gluten, dairy, uni{shellfish}, soy and allium)
nori powder, uni butter
FRIED WINGS* $8 half order/$13 full order
THP Traditional wings :coconut, smoked butter, chili, lime leaf (contains fish sauce, dairy, gluten, and allium)
-Or-
General Tso’s wings :chili, orange (contains dairy, gluten, sesame, soy and allium)
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Plain wings with Chili Crisp Ranch : plain (gluten) with chili crisp ranch (gluten, dairy, allium and soy)
WOK CHARRED BOK CHOY* $7 (vegan and gluten free. contains sesame and allium)
garlic, sesame
COLD NOODLE SALAD* $8 (vegan and gluten free. contains soy, sesame and allium)
rice vermicelli, Szechuan chili, cucumber
PORK AND LEEK WONTON* $8 (contains pork, shellfish {shrimp paste}, fin fish, gluten, sesame and allium)
garlic, sesame
PORK KATSU SANDO* $12 (contains pork, gluten, dairy, fin fish, egg, soy, sesame and allium)
bulldog sauce, ponzu slaw
Having just awoken from a long winter hibernation a bear scoops a pawful of sweet honeycomb from a wild beehive. Despite the thick cloud of bees swarming about its head, the bear languidly feasts on the delicious honey, as content as can be.
At The Honey Paw we aim to deliver the same experience for our guests, minus the bees. Instead of honeycomb we look to steaming broths, savory wontons, and wok-fried noodles to hit that same sweet spot.
Join us all day, grab a seat in our dining room or if you’re on the go arrange for some take-out and we’ll have it waiting for you.
The Honey Paw is owned and operated by Big Tree Hospitality.
ABOUT
COMMUNAL INDOOR DINING, TAKEOUT AND DELIVERY
Open Daily
11am - 10pm
HAPPY HOUR!
4pm-6pm, Monday - Friday
HOLIDAY HOURS
Thanksgiving Day - CLOSED
Christmas Eve - 11am-3pm
Christmas Day - CLOSED
New Year’s Eve - 11am-10pm
New Year’s Day - 11am-3pm
TEAM
Andrew Taylor
Chef/Owner
Laura Myers
Assistant Manager
Jeffrey Hazell
Bar Manager
Arlin Smith
General Manager/Owner
Simon Bartlett
Sous Chef
Darby Olcott
Floor Manager
Valerie Goldman
Chef de Cuisine
Daniel Iwasko
Sous Chef
EMPLOYMENT
We are always interested in connecting with potential employees. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a genuine sense of hospitality, eagerness to learn, and a strong work ethic. Bring a resume and cover letter to 78 Middle Street or inquire at info@thehoneypaw.com.PRESS
Meanwhile, alongside the bars and lounges, many of the award-wining restaurants dotting the city are increasingly giving just as much attention to their craft cocktail programs. There are food-nerd favorites like the Honey Paw, which dovetails its Asian menu with numbers like Dancing by Yourself, a pour of Cocchi Americano, Fernet, fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice, and mint.
By Suzanne MacNeille
There’s more to this maritime city than great food: gracious parks, Victorian architecture and a thriving arts scene.
ASIAN LUNCH, MAINE STYLE
The seating is communal, the dishes are mismatched and the menu is irresistible at Honey Paw, from the team behind Eventide Oyster Co. and Hugo’s. Honey Paw’s East-meets-New England approach is evident in recent dishes, including smoked lamb khao soi, with house-made noodles, fermented mustard greens, lime and Burmese coconut curry, and lobsterwon tons with confit mushrooms (lunch, about $40).
By Kurt Soller
Did someone say summer Fridays? It’s three-day-weekend season, but a short trip is no time to tackle a giant like SF or NYC, where you won’t get your bearings before heading home. Instead, you want a smaller city, where you can hit every great restaurant without getting near a rental car or subway. (And it’s summer, so it’d be nice to see some coastline.) In 2016, that spot is Portland, Maine...
The Honey Paw
The owners of Eventide created this modern pan-Asian joint next door, where handmade noodles or New England ingredients make it into every dish, whether it’s congee or Korean fried chicken. Restore yourself with smoked lamb khao soi, loaded with crispy egg noodles buried in coconut curry with fermented mustard greens.
Black-and-white photos of Italian noodle-makers and vintage menus from Hong Kong dim sum parlors decorate the Honey Paw, billed as a “nondenominational” noodle joint and the latest relatably cool restaurant from one of Portland’s most winning chef-restaurateur teams, Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley. Along with their managing partner Arlin Smith, they had already colonized a stretch of Middle Street, near the Old Port, with the critical favorites Hugo’s and Eventide Oyster Co. When the Honey Paw opened next door in April 2015, it quickly delivered on the expectation of success...
Fore Street and The Honey Paw, both in Portland, are among the restaurants named, and five chefs from four restaurants are in the running for Best Chef: Northeast.
Nine Maine restaurants, chefs and brewmasters are among this year’s semifinalists for James Beard Awards, considered the most prestigious in the American food world.
Maine’s 2016 semifinalists cover seven categories – there are 21 restaurant and chef categories in all – including Best New Restaurant and Outstanding Restaurant. The group was selected from more than 20,000 online entries.
The Honey Paw in Portland is a semifinalist in the Best New Restaurant category, which is given to a restaurant opened in 2015 that “already displays excellence … and is likely to make a significant impact in years to come.”
Grab a quick bite at the Honey Paw, a newly opened downtown spot focused on noodles from around the globe. The menu crosses cultures with ease: Think internationally influenced bowls like ramen with boat-noodle broth, pork, and veal ($16); pork-sausage ravioli with country-ham brodo, asparagus, pickled ramp, and pea tendrils ($14); and dolsot bibimbap—grilled scallops with bonito, mushroom, egg, and kimchi ($29).
A chef once told me that restaurants are a lot like relatives. There are those you visit frequently and always enjoy, a few you see only on special occasions, and several you tolerate. If you’re lucky, though, there are one or two you want to know better. Sure, they have a few quirks, but they’re bright, creative, known for their good taste, and filled with such energy that you look forward to your next encounter.
The Honey Paw is that last kind of restaurant. The latest venture from Andrew Taylor, Mike Wiley and Arlin Smith, who also own Hugo’s and Eventide Oyster Co. ...
Photo: Zack Bowen, Knack Factory
Photo: Zack Bowen, Knack Factory
Photo: Zack Bowen, Knack Factory
Photo: Zack Bowen, Knack Factory
Photo: Zack Bowen, Knack Factory
Photo: Zack Bowen, Knack Factory