Pie North (facebook), the new bar that’s been under construction upstairs at Pat’s Pizza, will be opening on New Year’s Eve.
Pie North describes itself as “the only Speakeasy Barcade in Maine. Blending retro-themed musical décor and classic arcade games to create a sincerely unique and amusing atmosphere unlike anything in Portland.”
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Construction of Ada’s (website, instagram, facebook) is nearly complete and the new Longfellow Square restaurant is planning to open on Friday December 27th at 640-642 Congress Street.
Ada’s is divided into two sections: a counter service restaurant shown above serving Roman pizza and house-made pasta, and a retail store which will incorporate a Fiore Olive Oil tasting room and retail shop. The restaurant will seat 12-14 plus a standing bar.
Chef Siddharta Rumma plans to teach pasta and pizza making classes at Ada’s.
Maria’s has announced they are opening their new restaurant at 1335 Congress Street this Saturday at 5 pm. They shared that they “highly encourage reservations for this night but we will hold a limited amount of tables for walk ins.”
As you’ll recall, Maria’s sold their longtime home on Cumberland Ave and taken over the former Esposito’s restaurant space on outer Congress Street.
The former Maria’s at 337 Cumberland is under development to become 207 Bar & Restaurant.
The owners of Falafel Mafia, Dylan and Cameron Gardner, are opening their new restaurant Nura (instagram) on Friday. Nura is located at 1 Monument Way, in the space formerly occupied by Foley’s/Scattaloni Bakery and which many years ago was home to the Victory Deli.
Nura will be a 30-seat hummusiya open for breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch. They’ll open 10:30 am – 7 pm on this Friday.
Here’s a look at their opening day menu:
A & C Grocery launches their new After Dark dinner service tonight and will be in operation Thursday through Saturday each week starting at 6 pm. A & C Grocery is located at 131 Washington Ave.
Here’s a look at the menu (photos) from Joe Fournier and chef Ben Slattery:
A new tea shop called Uncharted Tea (website, facebook, instagram) is set to open this morning at 8 am. Uncharted Tea is located at 662 Congress Street in Longfellow Square.
Owners Michael Bowser and Emma Vonderheide will be serving a menu of “inspired bubble tea” such as the Bermuda Triangle which is made with jasmine tea, lychee, simple syrup and lychee jelly.
A new cocktail bar called Cocktail Mary (website, instagram) held a soft opening last night. They’ll be back open tonight at 5 pm. Cocktail Mary is located in the former Ramen Suzukiya space located at 229 Congress Street.
Owner Isaac MacDougal grew up in Portland where his family owned and operated Vaughan Street Variety. MacDougal has worked as a general manager or bartender in a number of restaurants in New York City including at WD-50. In Portland he was the original bartender at Izakaya Minato from 2017 until earlier this year.
The Cheese Shop (website, instagram, facebook) plans to open their new store located at 107 Washington Ave on Friday at 10 am. A wine tasting with Devenish Wines is taking place 4 – 6:30 pm.
The new store will sell a larger selection, they’ll also begin offering evening classes and have some space for seating and producer demonstrations. Here’s a look at the opening day menu:
Owners Will and Mary Sissle opened The Cheese Shop opened September 28, 2018 and have quickly developed a loyal customer base working out of their container sized space in The Black Box incubator.
Ishi Ishi Ramen, a 9-seat ramen counter, is slated to takeover their former Black Box shipping container space.
CBG (website, facebook, instagram), the new incarnation of Congress Bar and Grill , held a friends and family dinner on Wednesday and reopens to the public today at 11 am after undergoing a few weeks of renovations.
Business partners Jason Loring and Michael Fraser bought the restaurant earlier this year from Deb Glanville.
CBG 7 days a week, 11 am to 1 am. Here’s a look at the new menu:
