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Restaurant Property: September 2025

September 2025 Portland Food Map restaurant listings, sponsored by The Boulos Company—Maine’s real estate since 1975.

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eptember 2025 Portland Food Map – sponsored by The Boulos Company, a Maine‑based brokerage that has served restaurateurs since 1975. This edition marks the 7‑year anniversary of the service. The guide consolidates all current restaurant‑ready spaces in Portland and surrounding areas to simplify the first‑step of opening a new business.

    **West End/Valley/Libby Town**

    - 270 Saint John St – 2,714 sf, $17 / sf (NNN)

    - 540 Congress St – 27,800 sf, $9.50 / sf (NNN) (Reny’s lease ends March)

    - 555 Congress St – 1,908 sf, $20 / sf (NNN) (former Five Fifty‑Five)

    - 582‑584 Congress St – 680‑1,555 sf, $2,500‑$5,850 / mo (NNN) (former Harmon’s)

    - 649 Congress St – 3,000 sf, $22 / sf (MG) (former Rebel Munchies & Libations)

    **Bayside/Inner Washington**

    - 105 Fox St – 1,950 sf, $5,220 / mo (NNN)

    - 52 Hanover St – 1,500‑3,000 sf, $30 / sf (NNN) (coffee‑shop spot)

    - 127 Marginal Way – 3,040 sf, $27 / sf (NNN) (former All Speed)

    - 65‑67 Portland St – 2,750 sf, $16 / sf (MG) (former Thai Esaan)

    - 114 Preble St – 4,424 sf turnkey, $26 / sf (NNN) (parking & outdoor seating)

    **Old Port**

    - 1 Canal Plaza – 4,284‑14,412 sf ground floor, $30 / sf (NNN) (upcoming renovations)

    - 15 Chestnut St – 14,358 sf, $2,175,000 (restaurant, 175 seats, circular bar)

    - 327 Commercial St – 6,981‑7,981 sf, $30 / sf (NNN) or $3,500,000 (Tiqa)

    - 383 Commercial St – 1,193‑4,805 sf, $28 / sf (NNN) (new build)

    - 10 Cotton St – 4,606 sf, $19.05 / sf (MG) (fully built‑out kitchen)

    - 8 Exchange St – 1,800‑3,600 sf, $25 / sf (MG) (former Bar & Bites)

    - 373 Fore St – 7,500 sf, $26.50 / sf (MG) (former Henry’s)

    - 425 Fore St – 1,548 sf, $70 / sf (MG) (never opened)

    - 433 Fore St – 930 sf lounge, $60 / sf (MG) (Hyatt)

    - 477 Fore St – 1,361 sf (former B + B Bakery)

    - 40 Free St – 1,358 sf, $27 / sf (MG) (Auntie’s House)

    - 100 Middle St – 350 sf café, $850 / mo (gross)

    - 151 Middle St – 2,741 sf (former Anthony’s)

    - 157 Middle St – 2,039‑5,155 sf, $27.95 / sf (MG)

    - 191 Middle St – 1,500 sf, $60 / sf (MG) (former Crystal Joys)

    - 15 Monument Square – 700‑1,000 sf, $3,600 / mo (NNN) (former Sisters Gourmet)

    - 28 Monument Square – 8,064 sf, $12 / sf (NNN) (Public Market House, food‑hall incubator)

    - 66 Pearl St – 5,796 sf, $15.75 / sf (MG) (former Bull Moose)

    - 110 Thames St – 5,772 sf, $35 / sf (NNN) and 2,575 sf, $35 / sf (NNN) (Sun Life)

    - 54 York St – 1,605 sf, $30 / sf (MG) (Weldon Hotel corner)

    - Camp Pennant – brewery, distillery & restaurant for sale (contact Karen Rich)

    **Outer Forest Ave Area**

    - 49 Dartmouth St – 1,310 sf retail (adjacent to Bow Street Beverage)

    - 332 Forest Ave – 2,309 sf, $16 / sf (NNN)

    - 503‑509 Forest Ave – 1,268‑6,313 sf, $15 / sf (NNN) (renovations complete)

    - 683 Forest Ave – space in Woodford’s Corner (former Merveille) – call (207) 766‑8845

    - 1569 Forest Ave – Riverton Station Pizza, Bar & Grill & property, $1,700,000

    - 1871 Forest Ave – former Tortilla Flats, 8,771 sf, 3.43 acres, $1,750,000

    - 631 Stevens Ave – 1,000 sf café (Stevens Square Community Center)

    **Elsewhere in Portland**

    - 75 Washington Ave – 770 sf kitchen, $1,600 / mo

    - 123 Washington Ave – 4,123 sf (former Maine Craft Distilling), $16 / sf (NNN) (restaurant, outdoor seating, parking)

    - 550 Washington Ave – 2,000‑2,400 sf (former Botto’s bakery), $18 / sf (NNN)

    - Northgate Shopping Center – 1,700 sf available

    - Westgate Shopping Center – 1,440; 3,800; 5,000 sf (negotiable, restaurant‑friendly)

    - Other vacant restaurant spaces – monitor closing announcements

    **South Portland**

    - 60 Ocean St – 6,006 sf, $12.98 / sf (NNN) (former Taco Trio)

    - 239 Ocean St – 1,621 sf (former Pizza Joint), $695,000

    **Elsewhere in Maine**

    - Bandaloop, Arundel – 20 yr business, $2,100,000

    - 186 Main St, Auburn – new 5,400 sf (brewery/restaurant), $18.50 / sf (NNN); 1,450 sf additional later

    - 9 Centre St, Bath – 2,700 sf, $3,000 / mo (MG) (new restaurant)

    - 111 Bath Rd, Brunswick – Fat Boy Drive‑In, $775,000 (since 1955)

    - 137 Longwood Rd, Cumberland – 2,110 sf, $20 / sf (NNN) (partial restaurant conversion)

    - 319 Main St, Cumberland – 2,148 sf, $995,000 (sale) or $6,500 / mo (NNN) (lease)

    - 261 Shore Rd, Ogunquit – Northern Union, $2,950,000

    - 23 Terminal Lane, Owls Head – Knox County Airport restaurant, $65,000 FF&E, $200 / mo lease (utilities included)

    - In Good Company, Rockland – $187,140 (sale)

    - 151 Congress St, Rumford – 6,000 sf former fire station, proposals due Sept 29

    - 267 Scarborough Downs Rd – six retail spaces 1,091‑2,208 sf, available spring 2027

    - 60 Mile Rd, Wells – former Varano’s, 2 bd apartment, $1,695,000

    - 863 Main St, Westbrook – former Frog & Turtle & adjacent retail, $1,900,000

    - 4 & 7 Dana St, Westbrook – new building, 1,250‑5,085 sf, NNN, opening 2027

    - 100 Larrabee Rd, Westbrook – Phoever space, moving to 1227 Congress St

    **Glossary**

    - **MG** – Modified Gross: operating expenses (taxes, insurance, maintenance) included; tenant pays utilities.

    - **NNN** – Triple Net: tenant pays all operating expenses plus utilities.

    - **Gross** – All expenses, including utilities, included in rent; tenant handles phone, internet, interior cleaning.

Restaurant property under construction, September 2025, downtown urban skyline.