From old-school offerings to artisan slices with unconventional toppings, local pie enthusiasts have more choices than ever.
Restaurants
The Wrap: Taco Trio opens, and charcuterie rides into town on a VW bus
The Purple House nixes bagels, a hot sauce festival is born, and Thanksgiving is nigh so get planning.
The Wrap: New cafe at Public Market House, and cheesesteaks for Biddeford
Falafel Time and Soul Food Paradise open, and Portland celebrates Halloween with candy and beer.
After brief reopening, Portland Greek restaurant Emilitsa closes for good
The restaurant, which struggled last year because of the pandemic, had just reopened in early August.
The Wrap: Figgy’s building sold, and Bard plans a new coffee shop
Eat restaurant-quality pasta weekly, drink beer in the midcoast woods, and enjoy a cocktail while learning about fly fishing.
Goodbye, exposed brick walls and mismatched tables. Many of Portland’s newest eateries are embracing high-concept design
In these breweries, bars and restaurants, the design is as delicious as the food.
Atypical comfort food, but Central Provisions’ ras el hanout cauliflower provides comfort nonetheless
In tough times, sometimes the act of recreating a favorite restaurant dish is enough.
Portland has changed and you can really smell the difference
A generation ago the city’s signature smells included J.J. Nissen Bakery, Jordan’s Meats and the soon-to-close B&M Baked Beans plant. Today the city’s aroma includes whiffs of coffee roasting, food trucks, breweries and oil tanks.
The Wrap: Have a Negroni, Tony, plus eat Filipino food in Portland
Share your apples for a new cider, and find out who fed Phil.
Portland’s Little Giant closes; space leased by national hospitality group
The sale was announced while the restaurant was on a break.