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Is Nosh Kitchen Bar Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Portland, ME)

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As of September 2026, Nosh Kitchen Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

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noshportland.com ·
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Google ·

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What the source shows: The restaurant's own website lists current daily hours and online ordering, and Google's Places listing shows business_status OPERATIONAL.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

The Food Paradise episode "Cruisin' the Coasts" (S17E1) featured Nosh Kitchen Bar, an upscale late-night pub in downtown Portland known for oversized specialty burgers and shareable "noshing" plates. Signature items include the Slab burger, built from a NOSH patty stacked between two wedges of pizza with provolone, pesto, and red pepper marinara, plus a foot-long cheesesteak and a 90s-throwback Dunkaroos dessert of animal crackers, frosting, and Lucky Charms marshmallows. The restaurant, at 551 Congress St., has been wrap-free by choice since 2010. According to Yelp, whose listing was updated in August 2026, Nosh Kitchen Bar continues to operate; the restaurant's own website, checked September 8, 2026, listed current hours of 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily.

Nosh Kitchen Bar appeared on Man v. Food's Portland, Maine episode (S3E14), which first aired September 8, 2010. The restaurant is a gastropub on Congress Street in Portland's Arts District, serving comfort food, draft beer, and cocktails.

According to the restaurant's own website, noshportland.com, the site lists current hours of 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily with a kitchen open until midnight, and offers online ordering, as observed in a September 8, 2026 check. Google's business listing for Nosh Kitchen & Bar at 551 Congress St, Portland, separately lists the business status as operational, checked the same day. Both the website and the Google listing show a matching address and phone number, 207-536-4723, corroborating that the restaurant continues to operate at its original Congress Street location.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 17, Episode 1
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Cruisin' the Coasts
What was featured
Slab burger, foot-long cheesesteak, and late-night noshing plates
Role
Revisit episode
Name on the broadcast
Nosh Kitchen Bar
Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 14
Original air date
Episode title
—
What was featured
Portland, Maine gastropub on Congress Street
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Nosh Kitchen Bar

Frequently asked questions

Is Nosh Kitchen Bar still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Nosh Kitchen Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What happened to Nosh Kitchen Bar after Food Paradise?

The Food Paradise episode "Cruisin' the Coasts" (S17E1) featured Nosh Kitchen Bar, an upscale late-night pub in downtown Portland known for oversized specialty burgers and shareable "noshing" plates. As of September 2026, Nosh Kitchen Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

Where is Nosh Kitchen Bar located?

551 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Nosh Kitchen Bar?

Season 17, Episode 1 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Cruisin' the Coasts”.

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Visit info

Address
551 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101
Venue type
bar
Official website
noshportland.com

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Sources

  • noshportland.com — https://www.noshportland.com/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/nosh-kitchen-bar-portland
  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nosh+Kitchen+%26+Bar+551+Congress+St+Portland+ME+04101

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