Greater Portland restaurants evolve to satisfy diners all-day cravings [Video]

It’s 9 a.m. on a stormy Friday in April, and two friends who work together are sharing breakfast at Lenora in Portland. At this hour, in this abominable weather, they are the only diners in the spacious, light-filled dining room; customers typically come in waves throughout the day and night, cafe manager Mike Scafuro said.

Bettina Reece often brings her laptop, orders the breakfast tacos and taps away at her real estate job until 11 a.m. or so, occasionally sliding toward lunch and tacking on an order of chips and salsa.

“I come here all the time,” Reece said.

Callan Kilroy said she’s had breakfast, lunch and drinks at this year-old Mexican taco bar in the Old Port, which may be the ultimate example of the all-day restaurant in Portland.

Lenora opens every day at 7 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m. on weekdays; Fridays and Saturdays, it shuts down at midnight.

Restaurants that stay open all day now are …