New food and dining developments are taking place all across Maine. Here are some recent updates to keep you in the know:
- 13 Oak (website, instagram) opened has opened for business. The 36-seat Rockland restaurant has been launched by the team from Fresh & Co. in Camden. It’s located at 13 Oak Street (see above) in the building that had been the longtime home of Cafe Miranda. The menu features dishes like a 14-ounce porterhouse pork chop and a roast eggplant with lentils and red sauce. 13 Oak will initially be open Monday through Friday, 5 – 9 pm. Cafe Miranda owner Kerry Altiero closed the cafe in 2022 after operating the restaurant for 29 years.
- The Times Record reports that a German bakery and restaurant called The Pelzer (website, facebook, instagram) recently opened in Bath. It’s located at 79-99 Commercial Street and is open 9 am – 5 pm daily (10 am on Sundays). You can see the full menu on their website.
- The Bangor Daily News reports that an Ecuadorian restaurant is the latest eatery to launch out of the Korean Dad incubation space in Veazie. Galindo’s Authentic Ecuadorian Cuisine (facebook) is open on Saturdays 11 am – 7 pm and are serving a menu that includes seco de pollo, ceviche and carne con menestra.
- The Lewiston Sun Journal has published a feature article about Sebagel (preorder, instagram), a relatively new bagel producer, that bakes at Poland Provisions and has weekend pop-ups at Lakeside Dairy Bar in Naples.
- Inside Hook has published an article on the expanding Maine oyster aquaculture industry.
- Maine Public has aired a report on the sovereign market in Stockholm.
For a statewide guide to eating and drinking see the Maine Food Map—a growing list of coffee shops, bars, restaurants, bakeries, cafes, and other food and dining businesses in all of Maine’s 16 counties.