There have been some new additions to the dining scene in South Portland:
- Cambridge Coffee Bar and Bakehouse is just across the bridge on Broadway where the Freaky Bean used to be located. It’s owned by Vicki Cambridge who explained to Mainebiz that she, “learned to cook from her grandmother, says she has ‘gained a baking reputation in the community, and having a shop of my own was a logical next step.’ “
- A new Vietnamese restaurant called Pho Hanoi is giving SoPo pho-fans a way to satisfy their cravings without having to leave their hometown. Where is Jenner’s Mind writes that the pho “certainly rivals the pho at both Thanh Thanh and Saigon”
- Willard Scoops opened last year and is getting praise for “raises the bar for gourmet ice cream in the Portland area”. Portland Eats writes that he especially “like how some of the ice creams at Willard Scoops use salt to good effect, such as in the chocolate sea salt ice cream and the salt caramel and salt caramel nut ice creams”
- There’s even someone who’s started raising hops in South Portland.
We’re growing hops on the Portland peninsula….got rhizomes last year from a friend in South Portland. They’re doing well but i’m not sure we’ll get cones this year.
Mike Dickson from the Great Lost Bear has been growing hops in South Portland for years and has contributed his crop to Sebago Brewing Company’s Local Harvest IPA for the past two years.
I have been growing Cascade and Willamette in Cape Elizabeth for 7 years or so.