Findestkind Restaurant in Saco, Maine, is your welcoming neighborhood breakfast and lunch spot. It offers a menu of refined classics for the good people of Saco and beyond. Finestkind aims to transform simple ingredients into something much finer. There, you will find the "Finestkind" of brown butter waffles, bacon, ham, sausage, brioche donuts, English muffins, cookies, coffee, and more. Finestkind is all about the classics, made the best they can be!
Whether you're in the mood for delicious pastry and coffee, a hearty comfort food breakfast, or something a bit more unique and delicious, Findestkind is a must-visit destination for both locals and visitors in the Saco area.
Victoria and Tom Barthelmes are a wife and husband team, and co-owners of Finestkind. Both originally from the northeast, they met at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park while working at the campus’ acclaimed Apple Pie Bakery Cafe under Chef Francisco Migoya. They moved to New York City after school and spent three years there.
Victoria left her construction job for a pastry role at Lincoln Ristorante on the Upper West Side under Chef Richard Capizzi. Tom also worked at Lincoln under Chef Jonathan Benno for nearly two years before moving on to work at per se in Columbus Circle.
Victoria and Tom moved to Portland in the fall of 2015, and have found a home and community in Maine. Tom became the General Manager at beloved Portland restaurant Hugo’s before returning to the kitchen to work for Chris and Paige Gould at Central Provisions. In his almost four years of employment with the Goulds he has served as sous chef and then kitchen manager. Victoria served as the General Manager for the Gould’s at Tipo in Portland’s Back Cove, while also serving as wine director for both Tipo and Central Provisions.
