I live in New Hampshire, but unfortunately there are no Polish restaurants or Polish grocery stores close by.

So I was really excited when on my day trip to Portland, ME I discovered this little Polish deli and restaurant.

The owner – very nice Polish lady – was really friendly. She spoke to my husband in English for a moment, while I was browsing the shelfs and looking at all the lovely Polish food. There was a great selection of pickled vegetables, juices, soups and sauces (in powder, but also homemade in frozen section), chocolates and all other kinds of sweets and also big selection of spices. Marinated fish in cans, sausages and hams. There was a big section of frozen, homemade meals, like pierogi and gołąbki.

Once my husband mentioned that I’m Polish, the lady started talking in Polish. She was really nice, very warm and reminded me so much about people in my home country…We talked for a while and did some shopping. Unfortunately we did not have time to try any warm meals at the little restaurant section. I’m sure they are great though!

The place itself is really small, but it has true, authentic Polish charm. There are only 2 or 3 little tables and place closes at 6. As far as I know they do not serve alcohol either. But delicious meals and nice service should compensate for the lack of alcohol.

Since then, we stopped by couple of times to get some groceries (my husband is always craving Polish kiełbasa).

We are always greeted warmly. Any time my friends are in Portland, I ask them to stop at the place and pick up couple things for me. The lady is always really nice and I’m always looking forwarding stopping by Bogusha’s while being near Portland.

If you live in the area – stop by and try some great Polish food. It’s really a unique place, with lots of character and charm.

Maybe some of you already visited this place? If you have, please let us know what did you think about it in comments below.

Here is restaurant’s address:

(207) 878-9618

Do następnego razu… (Till next time…)