Maine Food & Dining News: Rockland, Brunswick, South Portland, Sanford, Hallowell, Kittery

New food and dining developments are taking place all across Maine. Here are some recent updates to keep you in the know:

  • Carly and Wesley Summers have launched their wine and cocktail bar Lemon Bar (website, instagram) in Rockland. The menu (see below) features natural wines, spirit forward cocktails, spritzs, snacks and a selection of boilermakers. They’ll be open Wednesday through Saturday, 5 – 10 pm. You can read more about the Summers and their plans for Lemon Bar in this Midcoast Villager article from September.
  • Kyle Rogers, the baker who formerly operated the Brunswick bakery pop-up Bread Pedlar, is launching a new bakery called Porteur Breads. Porteur will be open beginning this Wednesday with bread, croissants, pastries, and Tandem espresso and drip coffee. Moving forward Porteur will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 7 am – 3 pm.
  • Asia House Kitchen and Bar (instagram) are planning to open their Knightville restaurant in South Portland on November 21st. The restaurant is located in the former Judy Gibson space at 171 Ocean St. They’ll be serving a pan-Asian menu and will be open daily 11 am – 9 pm.
  • The Sanford Springvale News has published a report on Flat Top Burgers (instagram) which opened in Sanford in late August.
  • Belle Boulangerie in Hallowell will be teaching a trio of cooking classes this month on baguettes and sourdough, brioche and challah, and eclairs and dinner rolls.
  • Eating Through The Seacoast has posted a look at the new Warren’s Seafood in Kittery. Warren’s  relaunched in Kittery under new management with the name Warren’s Seafood and More (websitefacebookinstagram). The menu includes a range of lobster dinners, fried seafood, sandwiches and appetizers like clam chowder, steamers and shrimp cocktail. They’re located at 11 Water Street.