Room For Improvement

Portland, US

With Room For Improvement, proprietors Arvid Brown (of Baharat and Crispy Gai) and Nick Coffin set out to change the perception of the bar scene on Wharf Street in Portland’s Old Port, the city’s notorious tourists-only corridor. A dialed-back menu of “hot and tasty” hot dogs and other bar snacks keep the wolf from the door and, 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. Think mind erasers, picklebacks, cheap beers and playful updates on an array of classic cocktails. A dialed-back menu of “hot and tasty” hot dogs and other bar snacks keep hunger at bay, or try the Snappy Meal: a High Life cocktail, boot shot, red snapper and a bag of potato chips for $14.

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Location

41 Warf St., Old Port, Portland, Maine, 04101