The Best Cocktail Bars in Portland, by the Record
The best cocktail bars in Portland, by the professional record: Punch, Portland Press Herald, and Spirited Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Cuties comes out on top.
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- Portland Press Herald Best 75 places to eat and drink in Greater Portland
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 2. Papi
Puerto Rican Cocktail Bar
Mahogany double doors shipped from Puerto Rico anchor the entrance to this Puerto Rican cocktail bar in the Old Port, where salsa and merengue fill the room and the tiled bar is the obvious place to sit. The drinks lean inventive, the food is serious enough to linger over, and the whole thing has a regional Spirited Award to its name. Portland has seafood shacks covered; this is doing something else entirely.
- Condé Nast Traveler 15 Best Restaurants in Portland, Maine
- Portland Press Herald Best 75 places to eat and drink in Greater Portland
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East