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Benny’s

Josh Sobel launch Benny’s on May 14, 2025.

Owners Michele Trizzino and Antonio Rappazzo opened Bistro Leluco on January 13, 2023.

Via Vecchia opened on June 26, 2020.

Leeward opened on March 12, 2020.

The original Roma Cafe had a long run from 1924 to 2009. The new Roma Cafe opened August 24, 2017.

Maria’s opened in 1960 on Cumberland Ave. They moved to their new location in December 2019.

The Corner Room is Chef Harding Lee Smith’s third restaurant in Portland.

Ribollita was founded in 1996.

Portland Food Map launched in 2007 as a simple directory of the local food community. Other features have been added over the years including food event listings, the Under Construction page, guides to Maine apples and cider producers, the restaurant real estate listings, Year in Review reports, the My Kitchen Their Table chef interview series, the Maine Food Map guide, Maine news reporting, and the annual Maine Thanksgiving List.

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