New food and dining developments are taking place all across Maine. Here are some recent updates to keep you in the know:
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- A new seafood market called Piscatrix (website, instagram) has opened in Kennebunk selling fresh seafood, grab and go dishes, ready to cook meals and pantry staples. Piscatrix—a word that means women fishmonger—is open Wednesday/Saturday 11 am – 5 pm, Thursday/Friday 11 am – 6 pm.
- The Ogunquit wine and cocktail bar Costal Alchemist will be re-opening this season at a new location. Owner Scott Vogel is launching The Trident Inn in Ogunquit this spring and Coastal Alchemist is being relocated at the hotel as a restaurant serving “a fresh and inventive take on coastal cuisine” as well as craft cocktails.
- Sapporo is planning to re-open at their new Falmouth location on Monday. They’ve moved from their longtime home on Commercial Street in Portland to the Wyeth Building in Falmouth. Sapporo will be open Monday through Thursday, 11:30 am – 8:30 pm, Friday from 11:30 am – 9 pm, and Saturday, noon – 9 pm.
- The Bangor Daily News reports that Super Scoop in Belmont has changed hands. Jason and Penny Peasley have bought the ice cream shop from founder Julie Heeter who operated the business for 26 years. The Peasleys already own and run River Ducks Ice Cream in Camden.
- The Times Record reports that a new Jamaican-style restaurant called Blazzin Lion Jamaican Cuisine (website, facebook) opened earlier this month in Bath. The restaurant has been launched by Paul and Natasha Byfield, and is located at 99 Commercial Street. They’re initially open Saturdays and Sundays, noon – 9 pm.
- The Pulling Corks wine bar opened for business in Belfast on Thursday.
- LB Kitchen launched their new business LB Mini-Mart in Westbrook on Monday.
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.