The quirky little corner shop at a busy intersection was torn down and rebuilt on its former footprint.
Maine restaurants
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Silly’s restaurant, a fixture in Portland’s East End, to close Sept. 1
The owner gives several reasons for the closure, including the difficulty of competing on ‘the new hipster artisan Washington Avenue.’
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Mocktails now standard on menus as more people turn away from alcohol
More bars and restaurants in southern Maine are mixing up no- and low-alcohol drinks.
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Flatbread Co. reopens; Ri Ra still closed 5 days after fire
The 2 Portland businesses share a building in the Old Port that was damaged in a hood vent fire Sunday.
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‘Chopped’-winning chef opens new restaurant in Yarmouth
The Garrison joins Dandelion Catering at the Sparhawk Mill on Bridge Street.
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Two Old Port restaurants temporarily closed after fire
Flatbread Co. and Ri Ra Irish Pub remained closed on Monday after a fire in a hood vent Sunday afternoon.
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The Wrap: Long-awaited Yarmouth restaurant to open next week
More openings, a closing, and we’re now accepting theories on why Mainers eat so much ice cream.
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Popular Brunswick cantina, El Camino, has closed
The owners of El Camino, known for its Mexican food, tequila-based drinks and funky atmosphere, say they want to simplify their lives and concentrate on their other restaurant in Bath.
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Falmouth family pizzeria battle escalates with lawsuit over trademark
Two generations of the Sotiropoulos family claim the right to use “FHOP” to market their competing restaurants.
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Two Maine restaurants up for Top 10 Best Hotel Restaurants in America
Readers can vote for their favorites in USA Today’s Readers’Choice Poll until noon on July 29.