http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ en-us sbryan@mainetoday.com 2012-02-02T09:56:24-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 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 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042049.html Life can be too serious sometimes, which is why I'm thankful for a place like Silly's With a Twist. The quaint new space is riffing off the original Silly's, which has been a Portland institution for the past 23 years.... 42049@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Silly's with a Twist, Portland 2012-01-26T09:24:00-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042033.html Food and booze are two things in life that go together well. The natural pairing is harnessed nicely at Buck's Naked BBQ in Freeport with its unique "Fooze" menu. While the description on the menu reads "a little bit of... 42033@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Buck's Naked BBQ, Freeport 2012-01-19T09:15:34-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/042017.html Traditions is one of those places I've driven by almost daily since it opened 12 years ago, but never stopped in.... 42017@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Traditions, Saco 2012-01-12T09:58:51-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041944.html Seasons Grille and Bar may be overlooked as just a bar attached to a hotel, but it really has a lot to offer. Like on a recent Wednesday, when my friend and I could have shared any bottle of wine... 41944@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Seasons Grille & Bar, Portland 2012-01-05T09:05:52-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041938.html Binga's -- it's fun to say, and it's also a fun place to grab a drink. I met a friend at Binga's Stadium Smokehouse & Sports Bar in Portland on a recent night to take a break from the hectic... 41938@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Binga's Stadium Smokehouse & Sports Bar, Portland 2011-12-29T09:25:42-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041929.html I showed up at the Snow Squall in South Portland just in time for happy hour on a recent Friday. From 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, the bar offers half-priced appetizers, $4 house wine, $5 mixed well drinks... 41929@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Snow Squall, South Portland 2011-12-22T09:51:37-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041922.html The roommate and I headed to Duffy's Tavern & Grill in Kennebunk on a recent afternoon before our Christmas tree hunting adventure.... 41922@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Duffy's Tavern & Grill, Kennebunk 2011-12-15T12:37:59-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041916.html The first time I learned about the Broad Arrow Tavern was last January. I first visited the tavern, which is tucked inside the Harraseeket Inn on Main Street in Freeport, as a student at the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast... 41916@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Broad Arrow Tavern, Freeport 2011-12-08T12:53:30-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041910.html You don't have to be a NASCAR fan to enjoy your visit to Sarge's Tailgate Grille in Saco, but it certainly helps. Seemingly hidden on Storer Street between Main and Elm streets, Sarge's occupies the first floor of an impressively... 41910@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Sarge's Tailgate Grille, Saco 2011-12-01T10:32:54-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041904.html After some shopping with my mom on a recent afternoon, we swung by JP's in Portland for a few drinks to celebrate the bargains we had scored. We walked in shortly after 5 p.m. and grabbed two of the six... 41904@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ JP's Bistro, Portland 2011-11-28T11:22:10-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041898.html If ever there was a time for me to be sad about moving out of the West End of Portland, that time is now, with the opening of Plush West End.... 41898@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Plush West End, Portland 2011-11-17T10:45:55-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041892.html Sometimes you just want to go where everybody knows your name.... 41892@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Mulligan's, Biddeford 2011-11-10T11:03:26-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041889.html There's little information available explaining how or why the El Camino achieved the muscle-car celebrity status that it managed in the United States. Nevertheless, with its half-car and half-truck body, this car conjures images of kitschy dashboard figurines and laid-back... 41889@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ El Camino, Brunswick 2011-11-03T10:24:05-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/041881.html Maybe it was the night. Maybe it was the atmosphere. Or maybe it was multiple margaritas...... 41881@http://www.mainetoday.com/barguide/ Zapoteca, Portland 2011-10-26T16:50:51-05:00