Y-Lime Gourmet, purveyor of cupcakes and other baked goods, has announced they’ll be setting up a retail shop on the first floor of the Public Market House. They hope to be open by March 1st.
Category: Under Construction
Under Construction: Blue Lobster Urban Winery
A new venture called Blue Lobster Urban Winery has applied for a liquor license to operate a wine bar at 61 India Street. Take a look at this interactive presentation that the owners have published that outlines the concept for their new business. According to documents filed with the City they hope to open in May. A draft menu (page 54) was submitted as part of their application.
Gorgeous Gelato in the Park & SoPo Winter Market
This week’s issue of the Forecaster reports that Gorgeous Gelato will be join Bite into Maine and 2 other vendors in running food carts in Fort Williams Park.
Giovine said he opened his Portland business on Fore Street about a week before Christmas in 2010, giving him plenty of time to create a smooth operation before the spring and summer tourist seasons. He said he is importing a cart from Italy to sell gelato at Fort Williams, and prefers to be closer to Portland Head Light because it has more foot traffic than Cove Beach.
Also in this week’s issue is an article on the challenges faced by the South Portland Winter Farmers Market.
Six month after holding its inaugural bazaar, the city’s first weekly farmers market is still struggling for customers.
If traffic doesn’t improve, organizers say the market may not survive.
Under Construction: Roost Juice Bar
Roost is the name of a new juice bar under construction on Free Street. According to their website they plan on opening this Spring and will sell:
- Juices
- Smoothies
- Raw, Gluten-free, Vegan Menu
- Allergy-free Options
- Organic, Bio-dynamic Wines
- Library of Health Wellness Books
- Hand-crafted Gifts
Under Construction: Matt’s Wood Roasted, Rosemont, Otto Pizza
Word surfaced today of several new businesses under construction:
- Matt’s Wood Roasted Coffee is planning to open a coffee shop in Portland at 567 Congress Street
- Rosemont Market is opening a new location at 9 Commercial Street. According to a report from the Press Herald, “The 1,500-square-foot, no-frills market will cater to Portland restaurants as well as the public, Naylor said. To help keep prices down, there will be no fancy displays or grocery bags. Customers must bring their own bags, just as they would at a farmers’ market.”
- According to the Munjoy Hill News, Otto Pizza has opened a fourth location at the corner of Cumberland and Washington Ave to run their new delivery service.
Under Construction: Sweet Marguerites
Chocolatier Sweet Marguerites is in the process of setting up shop in South Portland. In addition to be a production kitchen and retail shop the new store will also offer coffee, hot chocolate and a selection of desserts.
Under Construction: The Holy Donut
According to a report from the Munjoy Hill News, Leigh Kellis, owner of The Holy Donut, has leased the old Terroni’s Market on Park Ave with plans to open a retail location for her business.
“I’m passionate about it. Donuts are cheap thrills,” said a likeable Leigh Kellis, this afternoon as she discussed the remarkable growth of her 7 month old business during 2011. The growth has been so fast that Leigh has just leased the former Terroni’s Market at 194 Park Avenue from where she will sell retail/wholesale 12 varieties of her Holy Donuts. She plans to have the new location up and running within several months.
Under Construction: Crema
The Munjoy Hill News has posted an update on Crema, a new coffee shop under construction on Commercial Street.
“We wanted a coffeehouse in the business district and now we are looking forward to being in the tourist district,” said Kathy Walsh this afternnon. Walsh was referring to the opening of Crema, an Italian themed coffeehouse which is expected to open early in February on the Portland waterfront – 9 Commercial Street…
Under Construction: Sabor Latino
A new restaurant named Sabor Latino is under construction on Saint John Street. Sabor Latino will serve a menu of Mexican, Salvadorean, and Cuban food. They submitted a 7 page draft menu (see page 56) as part of their liquor license application.
Under Construction: Crema
Construction is proceeding at 9 Commercial Street on the future home of Crema the new coffee shop/bakery owned by Art Bannister and Cathy and John Walsh from Arabica.