News Elsewhere: Warren's Lobster House in Kittery Is Putting Its Property Up for Sale

A renowned seafood spot north of Boston is putting its home on the market.

According to a source, the space in which Warren's Lobster House in Kittery, ME, resides is going up for sale, with a Facebook post from the restaurant saying the following:

We have signed an option agreement to sell the property in Kittery and will have a better idea of what the prospective buyer's intentions are by early September if not sooner....We are not selling the business, the intellectual property (trademarks, copyrights, etc.) or the right to operate as WLH at a different location (it is early in the process and we haven't fully considered the various possibilities).

The post does mention that Warren's plans to remain open "well into 2024," while also saying that "Should the prospective buyer decide to not move forward it is still our intention to list the property for sale because ultimately it is no longer sustainable to operate and maintain a building located on a pier over the water."

Warren's, which first opened in 1940 as a lobster stand, is a 350-seat restaurant on the Piscataqua River that features a variety of seafood options including clam chowder, lobster rolls, boiled lobster, baked stuffed shrimp, seafood casserole, fish and chips, baked lobster mac and cheese, and more.

The address for Warren's Lobster House is 11 Water Street, Kittery, ME, 03904. Its website can be found at https://www.lobsterhouse.com/

NOTE: We need your help, as Leslie Hurwitz, who is the father of Marc (the founder of this site) is dealing with health issues and some major related expenses. Please donate at https://gofund.me/76d8ba28, thanks!

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[More restaurant openings/closings from the Boston's Hidden Restaurants site): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]

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News Elsewhere: When Pigs Fly Is Opening a Pizza Restaurant in Kittery, Maine

It looks like a New England-based bakery and retailer with several locations in the region (including two in the Boston area) may be opening a restaurant in Southern Maine that features pizza.

According to SeacoastOnline.com, the people behind When Pigs Fly are hoping to open a pizza restaurant at the site of Durgin Farm on Route 1 in Kittery. The plan is to have a dining spot that features a wood-fired oven, along with a store that sells the bakery's breads. The article states that if the plans for the place work out, the restaurant will be housed in a 5,000-square-foot structure that also has a 1,200-square-foot porch, and seating for 50 to 100 diners.

SeacoastOnline.com mentions that the restaurant still needs to go through several steps before it can become reality, including approval from the Kittery Planning Board.

[May 24, 2011 update: When Pigs Fly did receive approval for its new When Pigs Fly Wood Fired Oven Pizzeria on Route 1 in Kittery, and construction seems to be moving along. About two weeks ago, the Facebook page for When Pigs Fly indicated that the new restaurant should be opening "in only a few more weeks," so expect the place to open very soon.]

[July 5, 2011 update: According to their Facebook page, When Pigs Fly Wood Fired Oven Pizzeria in Kittery is now open.]

When Pigs Fly first started out in Wells, Maine in 1993, and has now grown to include stores in York, Kittery, and Freeport, as well as Portsmouth, NH, and Brookline and Somerville in the Boston area. Its breads can be found in markets and stores throughout the Northeast, as well as Farmers' Markets in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

For more information on the opening of a pizza restaurant from When Pigs Fly, please go to the SeacoastOnline.com link below.

A new pizza place? When Pigs Fly

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