http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ en-us sbryan@mainetoday.com 2012-05-10T10:34:04-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042286.html Cornish is kind of off the beaten path, especially if you're not into the antique shopping scene. But Krista's Restaurant makes it worth the trek to this quintessential Maine town.... 42286@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Krista's, Cornish 2012-05-10T10:34:04-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042269.html Most bars have your standard martini offerings. There's the Cosmo, made popular by the ladies of "Sex and the City," Appletinis and Lemon Drops.... 42269@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Slainte, Portland 2012-05-03T09:25:10-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042258.html At the Ship's Cellar Pub at the York Harbor Inn, the name says it all. Whether you enter through the pub's side door or descend from the inn's formal dining room, it feels like you're entering the cabin of a... 42258@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Ship's Cellar Pub, York Harbor 2012-04-26T10:07:55-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042241.html If you're looking for something that's not necessarily in the center of all the action, the Grill House Local Tavern is a great spot. Just off the Casco Bay Bridge on Broadway in South Portland, the tavern has ample parking... 42241@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Grill House Local Tavern, South Portland 2012-04-19T09:16:33-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042232.html At Blue, it's more about the music and less about the drinks and food. I got that impression when I first walked in on a recent Wednesday. Just inside the door, Kevin McElroy and Jim Prendergast were setting up for... 42232@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Blue, Portland 2012-04-12T09:22:06-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042220.html I grabbed a few friends for a ladies night last week and dropped in for a drink at Empire Dine & Dance on the corner of Congress Street and Forest Avenue in Portland.... 42220@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Empire Dine & Dance, Portland 2012-04-05T10:09:23-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042203.html The first time I went to El Rayo Taqueria in Portland, it was in the midst of a snowstorm. It was the kind of snowstorm for which everyone stays hunkered down, so my friends and I weren't surprised that we... 42203@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ El Rayo Taqueria, Portland 2012-03-29T09:07:37-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042187.html I wasn't sure what to expect as I headed to Geno's Rock Club with a friend on a recent Friday night. We stopped in around 6:30 p.m., and there were quite a few people gathered at the bar. One of... 42187@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Geno's Rock Club, Portland 2012-03-22T10:48:41-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042175.html For a relatively small city, Portland has quite a few Irish pubs. Brian Boru on Center Street stands out from the crowd with its bright-red exterior and giant Guinness toucan mural painted on the side of the building. For as... 42175@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Brian Boru, Portland 2012-03-15T09:34:50-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042162.html I clearly can be oblivious to businesses moving in and out over the course of time, because I didn't realize Sebago Brewing Co. had relocated from its Middle Street location to Fore Street, and White Cap Grille had moved in.... 42162@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ White Cap Grille, Portland 2012-03-08T09:35:09-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042148.html I've been trying to visit 15 Exchange Grille to check out the bar for quite some time, but winter hours are limited to Friday and Saturday nights. On a recent Saturday night, my friend and I stopped by for drinks.... 42148@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ 15 Exchange Grille, Portland 2012-03-01T11:13:21-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042132.html Usually it's my mom who's ready to belly up for a Bar Guide, but my dad came with me for this one. We took a road trip to Gray on a recent Saturday afternoon and found our way to White's... 42132@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ White's Cue Connection, Gray 2012-02-23T10:54:50-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042115.html It's hard for me to drop in to a Mexican restaurant and not have a margarita. But a standard house margarita can also become boring. So when I stopped by Mesa Verde in Portland, I asked how I could shake... 42115@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Mesa Verde, Portland 2012-02-16T09:41:13-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042086.html Entering Styxx shortly after 9 p.m. on a recent Friday was like walking into an underground world. The nightclub is in the basement of a building at Spring and Cross streets in Portland. A short, dark hallway lined with event... 42086@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Styxx, Portland 2012-02-09T09:25:13-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042069.html It's cold out. The snow has finally arrived in Maine. Sidewalks are slushy. This Maine winter makes me want to run off to some paradise-like place that would be a pleasant change from the gray skies outside my house. But... 42069@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Oasis, Portland 2012-02-02T09:56:24-05:00