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Onggi Ferments & Foods
👋 Hi there

Let's be fermentation friends!

An everyday fermentation market, bakery, and cafe in Portland, Maine. All are welcome.

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cathartic cookies, jangs of jubilee, magnificent misos, juicy jams, vivacious vinegars, sultry soy sauces, funkalicious fish sauces, hawt hot sauces, tasty tamaris, kindred kojis, silky sourdough, kool kefirs, awesome achars, saweet sauerkrauts, knockout kvass, puckering preserved lemons, krisp kimchis, captivating chocolates, naughty nattos, coffee is coffee, terrific teas, 

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Shop fun & fermenty stuff from your sofa!

COME BY

Our market & cafe

Come stop by our shop in Portland and grab some stuff for all your fermentation fantasies.

131 Washington Ave
Portland, ME 04101

Open hours:
Wed-Fri: 11-5
Sat-Sun: 10-5

Lunch daily til 3!

More info

The food counter

We have a fermentation-forward pastry and lunch menu for ya!

Pastries feature some of our classics (hello, sourdough chocolate chip cookies) and a rotating list of other goodies. Served from opening til sellout!

Lunch is served starting at open til 3PM for grab & go tasty, easy, and fermenty dishes. Come by for our congee bar!

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Sourdough chocolate chip cookies and more food at Onggi

And shop online!

We have a portion of our fermenty stuff available online for shipping straight to the comfort of your sofa or local pickup.

Hopefully shopping here will feel a little like coming into the shop to chitchat with your fermentation friends (us).

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New lunch

Onggi's congee bar!

Come by for hot & savory congee (rice porridge), topped with black garlic oil, pickles, and a soft egg! And finish it off on the bar with some chili crisp, black vinegar, shoyu, whatever you want!! Gluten-free, vegan option available.

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Onggi congee

What's an onggi?

We’re named after the ubiquitous Korean fermentation vessel found in nearly every home called onggi (it’s pronounced “OHNG-ghee”, like mixing “only” with “eggy”).

Onggi (옹기) pots carry a rich yet humble history, perfected over generations of craftsmanship using natural materials and thoughtful work. They are famous for their fermentation-friendly properties and the foods they carry are the foundation of everyday life.

Onggi by Adam Field

Photo of onggi jars by our friend Adam Field in Helena, Montana.