Fore Street is a restaurant at 288

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in the Old Port neighborhood of

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, United States. Owned by Dana Street and Sam Hayward, the restaurant opened in 1996. It was named one of ''

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'' magazine's top 50 restaurants in the United States in 2002, being placed 16th on the list. Its former chef Hayward was named the top chef in the Northeastern US in 2004 by the

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. In 2002, ''

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'' magazine named Fore Street a "restaurant to build a trip around." In February 2011, Fore Street was nominated by the Beard Foundation for the award of 'Most Outstanding Restaurant'. Dana Street owns three other businesses in the city: Street & Co., Standard Baking Co. and Scales. File:Fore_Street_restaurant.jpeg, Interior (2019) File:Standard_Baking_Company.jpg, The lower rear of the building is occupied by Standard Baking Company in this 2024 photograph

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External links

Official website

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