Night Mares — Restaurant in Portland

There are plenty of good bars in Portland, what sets Night Mares apart is the commitment to their vision of what a bar should be.

-Late Night Hours: In a town that mostly shutters by 10:00, it's refreshing to see folks holding the door open till 1:00 for small numbers and not just tourists.

-Compact Menu: Rose, Beer, Mocktails and well balanced cocktails that are not all just riffs on sours.

-Playlist: All over the place in a great way

-Space: The bar is cozy but also oddly vacuous, easy to find a nook on a quite night. (Shared use space with a Bakery I think?)

and most importantly service who give a damn. Night Mares thank you and keep doing what you are...

Awesome little spot off the beaten path near Washington Ave in the East end.

Owners are great people. Cocktails are great. They always have orange bike brewing for GF folks. Sunday evening Irish music nights are a really cool, intimate experience.

And one time, late on a Saturday night, I arrived to the bar for my last stop nightcap and they were playing the Lord of the Rings extended edition on a projector behind the bar. How can you beat that? That's...

Great open space bar, and amazing artisan-level cocktails at a fraction of what you would pay elsewhere. The bartender was super friendly and was trained personally by the Mr. Miyagi of Maine in the bartending world; so if you’re tired of all those dinky sports pubs full of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck lookalikes on the Main Street come here instead! PS you can stargaze in the...