What Happened to Five Fifty-Five After Food Paradise? (Portland, ME)
Food Paradise, Season 7 Portland, Maine Closed 2020
Current status
As of October 2026, Five Fifty-Five has closed — confirmed via pressherald.com, March 10, 2020.
What the source shows: The Portland Press Herald reported on 2020-03-10 that owners Steve and Michelle Corry were closing Five Fifty-Five after 17 years, and Yelp's listing, updated June 2026, still shows the restaurant as closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 7, Episode 3
- Address 555 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101
- Website longfellowhotel.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The episode featured Five Fifty-Five's New American tasting menu, built around locally sourced, seasonal ingredients and known for dishes like lobster mac and cheese. Five Fifty-Five opened on Congress Street in downtown Portland, Maine, and became one of the restaurants credited with helping build the city's national culinary reputation. According to the Portland Press Herald, owners Steve and Michelle Corry closed the restaurant on 2020-03-10 after 17 years in business, saying the decision let them focus on family and other projects. Several of Five Fifty-Five's signature dishes, including the lobster mac and cheese, were folded into the menu of the Corrys' other restaurant, Petite Jacqueline, according to the Press Herald. Yelp's listing for Five Fifty-Five, updated June 2026, still shows the restaurant as closed.
The episode
Also in Season 7
Season 7: 34 of 48 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 2B.A.D. Burger
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Ep 3Mac Shack
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- Closed
- Relocated
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Sources we checked
- pressherald.com https://www.pressherald.com/2020/03/10/portland-restaurant-five-fifty-five-closing-after-17-years/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/five-fifty-five-portland
- portlandfoodmap.com https://www.portlandfoodmap.com/five-fifty-five-to-close/
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