Category: Openings

The highly anticipated new distillery and brewpub from the owners of Novare Res, In’finiti, is now open for business. In’finiti is located at 250 Commercial Street right across the street from Three Dollar Deweys.

The house beer avaiable so far, Primus Primus, is augmented with a good selection of local brews from Allagash, Oxbow and the usual suspects. I can personally recommend the Haute Fashioned from the cocktail menu. For food you have a choice of tapas (see partial list below) and entrees (moule frites, pretzel crusted  fried chicken, etc).

For another first-hand account of the opening day’s lunch read this PFM comment. For photos of the menu see this user comment on Beer Advocate, and for some additional photos of the food and interior go to The Blueberry Files.

For additional info see this recent article from The Bollard,

“…If you’re having a pint of beer, it was brewed right here on-premise. If you’re having a cocktail, every ingredient in that cocktail was made here. So if there’s three or four different alcohols in that, we made it. If it’s a gin martini, we made the gin and the vermouth.”

 

Enio’s is now open. The South Portland Italian restaurant is run by Bob and Laura Butler who for many years operated Rachel’s L’Osteria on Woodford Street. I’ts located at 347 Cottage Rd, near Willard Square and in the former home of The Buttered Biscuit.

 

The North Point, a small bar and cafe opened tonight. The North Point is located at 35 Silver Street immediately adjacent to the Crooked Mile Cafe.

The North Point, a small bar and cafe, has announced plans to open this Wednesday at 5 pm. The North Point is located at 35 Silver Street immediately adjacent to the Crooked Mile Cafe.

Tandem Coffee is setting up an outpost at the Portland Flea-for-All. They’ll be serving pour-overs and selling bags of whole beans weekly on Saturdays and Sundays beginning today at 10 am. I’d recommend the Whahana natural process from Sumatra.

Chris Stiegler, former roaster at Mornings in Paris, has joined the staff at Tandem and will be manning the new weekend coffee station.

Katie Made had an Open House Saturday at their new location, 181 Congress Street, and will be open again today.

Open house was so sucessful we decided to do it again tomorrow!! If you weren’t able to come by today stop on over, see our new home, and try some yummy food…open at 9 a.m.! All on donation.

They’re still awaiting a final state inspection approval and in the meantime are operating on a donation basis.

Supreme Pita is now open on Forest Ave, they’re located in the space that was formerly occupied by Whaddapita on the corner of Fessenden Street.

According to the Whaddapita website, they’re still in the process of moving to South Portland.

Three Buoys Seafood Shanty & Grille is now open. They’re located at the corner of Cumberland  and Washington Avenues in the old Wings-N-Things space.

I just stopped by for a glass of wine and a slice at the new bar space at the original Otto Pizza on Congress Street. Diners now have a choice between going in the center door for a quick slice to go, or either bar to the left and right for table service with wine and beer. The new bar area only opened at around 2 hours earlier but was quickly reaching full capacity.

The new bar area is about 50% larger than Enzo but with the same subway tile, vintage wood and exposed brick aesthetic.

Buck’s Naked BBQ is scheduled to open today at their new location on Wharf Street. They’re located in the space formerly occupied by Havana South.