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    Cocktail Bar

    Drink 83
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    A cocktail bar on Portland's tourist-heavy Wharf Street that opened with a stated mission to make the block worth visiting. The drinks lean on reworked classics, with hot dogs and bar snacks to keep things honest. The $28 Flaming Scorpion Bowl arrives in a blaze of mild chaos, which tells you the room doesn't take itself too seriously. Punch named it one of the best new bars in the country, and Esquire flagged its espresso martini among the best in America.

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    • Hot dogs

      “A dialed-back menu of “hot and tasty” hot dogs and other bar snacks keep the wolf from the door”

      The 50

    • Flaming scorpion bowl

      “if you’re feeling particularly adventurous, you could order a $28 Flaming Scorpion Bowl that’s full of a carcophany of drinks that embrace irreverence”

      The 50
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    Address
    41 Wharf St, Portland, ME · Portland
    Hours

    Open now, until 1 AM

    • Monday 5 PM to 1 AM next day
    • Tuesday 5 PM to 1 AM next day
    • Wednesday Today 5 PM to 1 AM next day
    • Thursday 5 PM to 1 AM next day
    • Friday 5 PM to 1 AM next day
    • Saturday 5 PM to 1 AM next day
    • Sunday 5 PM to 1 AM next day
    Phone
    2074799167
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