Why so many Greater Portland restaurants are closing – and more could be coming

Why so many Greater Portland restaurants are closing – and more could be coming

More than a half dozen venues have closed in Portland and Yarmouth in the last month, many citing staffing challenges and rising expenses.

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The Press Herald has explored why so many restaurants are closing. A surge of restaurant closures in Greater Portland that started in early September accelerated in recent weeks when a popular Bayside pizzeria, a recently opened Old Port gastropub and a longtime Yarmouth landmark all announced they were shutting down. With food and labor costs rising as the industry’s slowest season approaches, more could be coming. The post Why Are Restaurants …