A new restaurant called Winona’s (instagram) is under construction on Elm Street in Camden located in between Mosaic and First Fig.
Owners Devin Dearden and Hannah Adams envision Winona’s having “small wine bar vibes” and offering an ever changing seasonally-driven food menu. Dearden and Adams plan to serve a selection of small plates such as Cod en Papillote with tomato butter, mushrooms and daikon as well as Roasted Beets and Apples with smoked cheddar vinaigrette and pistachio. The bar program will include wine, beer, sake and sherry with both low intervention and more traditional wines represented in the list.
Dearden has been the chef at The Alna Store since the acclaimed restaurant launched in late 2022. He’s previously worked in Cambridge, New York, and in Portland where he was on the staff at Scales and Evo. Adams also works at The Alna Store and previously worked front of house in Portland at Little Giant, The Honey Paw, and Evo. Their time at The Alna Store saw the restaurant awarded 4½ stars by the Maine Sunday Telegram and honored as a James Beard Award semifinalist in the Best New Restaurant category.
Adams and Dearden have started renovations and hope to open the 24-seat restaurant this fall. The restaurant will be located at 31 Elm Street in the space that was formerly occupied by Goods which closed at the end of May.
Photo Credit: photo courtesy of Winona’s