Maine Food & Dining News: South Portland, MDI, Falmouth, Oxford, Westbrook, Dover-Foxcroft, Cape Elizabeth, Yarmouth, Wells, Lisbon Falls, Woolwich, Pembroke, Solon, Buxton, Belfast, Sanford, Ellsworth

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

• The Dooryard (instagram) is scheduled to open on Thursday. The South Portland pub is being launched by Chris Beth and Lori Eschholz, the former owners of OhNo Cafe. It will initially be open Mondays and Thursdays 2 – 9 pm, and Friday through Sunday noon – 9 pm.
• A new restaurant called Good Wolf (website, instagram) is set to open on June 2nd 9th in Northeast Harbor on MDI. Good Wolf is being launched by Maude Kusserow, the owner of The Salt Market. She shared that Good Wolf “embraces the rustic and elegant spirit of the island, with a simple, hyper-seasonal menu focused on fresh crudos, vibrant vegetable dishes, and artisanal Neapolitan pizzas, as well as a beautifully curated cocktail menu and wine list.” The 50-seat restaurant is located 123 Main St and will initially be open Tuesday through Thursday, 5 pm to close.
• The Barn at Smith Farm (instagram) is set to reopen Thursday. The menu includes lobster rolls, salads, a selection of pizzas, smash burgers, liguine with maitakes and peas, NY steak and a cod dish plated with fish broth, romano beans, spring peas, trout roe. They’ll be open Wednesday 4 – 9 pm, Thursday through Saturday noon – 9 pm, and Sunday 10 am – 4 pm. The businness is under the new ownership of Jill Moses and Frank Curran.
• As previously reported, Bold Coast Spirits (website, instagram) in Oxford launched their first product this week. Marine 01 is an oyster shell vodka produced by resting the spirits on cracked Maine oyster shells sourced from Nor’Easter Oyster Company.
• The Town Line Diner (facebook) in Westbrook has launched an ice cream food truck in their parking lot.
• Woodwind Coffee Roasters (facebook, instagram) closed their Blue Hill location in early 2025, and are now operating from their new roastery in Dover-Foxcroft.
• Luke’s Lobster is launching a food truck in Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth this Friday. They’ll be open 11:30 am – 7 pm serving a menu of lobster and crab rolls along with sides, ice cream sandwiches and a children’s menu.
• Magno Terra Cafe (website, instagram) will be leaving their current location in Yarmouth at the end of the month and has begun searching for a new location for their business.
• The North Star Lounge in Wells has gone out of business. Owner Marina Pensinger has shared a thoughtful statement on facebook about the closure. The North Star opened last November.
• Olive Pit Brewing has announced plans to shut down their Lisbon Falls brewery and tasting room. There last day in operation will be at the end of September. For additional reporting see this article in the Lewiston Sun Journal.
• The owners of The Taste of Maine in Woolwich has announced they’re in the process of selling the decades old restaurant to new owners. “Four years ago, we quietly put The Taste of Maine up for sale, and today we are happy to say we have officially found a buyer. The deposit has been made, and sometime between the end of August and the beginning of September, the new owners will be taking over.”
• The Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival is taking place this Saturday in Pembroke in Washington County.
• Elise Schloff and Meera Chauhan have announced plans for Refectory a “monastic-inspired artist’s meal” that is taking place at the South Solon Meeting House on June 20th. “Refectory’s menu is inspired by culinary traditions of Medieval Catholic convents and strange food behaviors, from virgin lactation to food multiplication miracles, and will heavily feature wild foraged ingredients.” Schloff and Chauhan are workin on the event with Joshua Clukey and with support from The Kindling Fund. Tickets for Refectory are now on sale.
• The Rooted Heart in Buxton is hosting the Slow Burn bakery for a pop-up this weekend and next weekend.
• The Midcoast Villager reports that a new bar and Jewish deli caller Scullery Made (facebook, instagram) has opened in Searsport. Owner Mary Kate Labenski is operating Scullery Made as a New York-style deli and cafe by day and a cocktail bar at night.
• The Sanford Springvale News reports that a food truck park called The Hangar (website) has launched at the Sanford airport. “The Hangar Food Truck Park, which recently began operating through a soft opening, will officially celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, May 23, with a full day of food, aviation activities, and family-friendly entertainment from 11 am to 8 pm.”
• The Ellsworth American reports that the Palmyra Food Stop recently opened in Ellsworth. The business is owned by Sanjeeva and Menemsha Abeyasekera, the former owners of the Sri Lankan restaurant Serendib which closed last year.

For a statewide guide to eating and drinking see the Maine Food Map—a growing list of coffee shops, bars, restaurants, bakeries, cafes, plus other food and dining businesses in all of Maine’s 16 counties.