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Is The Purple House Still Open? Update (North Yarmouth, ME)

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As of September 2026, The Purple House is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

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thepurplehousebakery.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: The restaurant's own website advertises Fall 2026 lunch reservations opening October 1, 2026, while a Yelp listing updated in September 2026 separately marks the business closed.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode 'In the Last Place You'd Expect' featured The Purple House, a wood-fired bakery and restaurant occupying a 544-square-foot former family cottage built in 1950 in North Yarmouth, Maine. According to the business's own website, the property has also served as a hot dog stand and a video store over the decades before its current use. The Purple House operates from 378 Walnut Hill Road, at the junction of Routes 9 and 115 in North Yarmouth. According to the restaurant's own website, checked in September 2026, The Purple House was preparing to open Fall 2026 lunch reservations on October 1, 2026, serving a fixed multi-course, communal-table lunch Thursday through Saturday, indicating the business remained active. A Yelp listing separately marked the restaurant closed as of a September 2026 update, a discrepancy that could not be resolved from sources checked during this review.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 14
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
In the Last Place You'd Expect
What was featured
A wood-fired bakery's fixed communal-table lunch menu
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Purple House

Frequently asked questions

Is The Purple House still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Purple House is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What happened to The Purple House after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode 'In the Last Place You'd Expect' featured The Purple House, a wood-fired bakery and restaurant occupying a 544-square-foot former family cottage built in 1950 in North Yarmouth, Maine. As of September 2026, The Purple House is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

Where is The Purple House located?

378 Walnut Hill Road, North Yarmouth, ME 04097. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured The Purple House?

Season 10, Episode 14 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “In the Last Place You'd Expect”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

A Yelp listing separately marked the restaurant closed as of a September 2026 update, a discrepancy that could not be resolved from sources checked during this review. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
378 Walnut Hill Road, North Yarmouth, ME 04097
Venue type
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