Lounges

Bangor, Maine

Aura Nightclub is Bangor's most important live music venue — a downtown club presenting concerts and DJ entertainment for northern Maine's entertainment hub. Bangor's position as Stephen King's home city, its history as the lumber capital of the 19th century, and its role as the service center for northern Maine's vast wilderness region create an entertainment culture shaped by Maine's extraordinary literary and natural heritage.

10 Exchange St, Bangor, ME 04401

Bar Harbor, Maine

Bar Harbor serves Acadia National Park as Maine's most beloved coastal destination — a Mount Desert Island resort town where Rockefeller-era wealth, the extraordinary Acadia carriage roads, and the remarkable Atlantic coast create a cocktail lounge culture shaped by the most beautiful national park landscape on the East Coast.

Main St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Boothbay Harbor is Maine's most spectacular coastal resort — a finger of the sea where outstanding seafood restaurants, excellent cocktail bars, and the breathtaking Maine coast scenery create a summer entertainment experience of remarkable New England maritime beauty. Boothbay Harbor's extraordinary natural setting and its genuine Maine fishing village character create a lounge environment of authentic Maine coastal cultural significance.

Commercial St, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538

Portland, Maine

Portland Maine's Congress Street cocktail scene presents outstanding craft cocktails for one of America's most culinarily vibrant small cities. Portland's remarkable combination of outstanding lobster, outstanding oysters, outstanding restaurants, and genuine Yankee community character creates a cocktail lounge culture of genuine Maine coastal city significance.

Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Portland Maine's cocktail lounge scene is among the finest in New England — a city whose extraordinary culinary renaissance extends naturally into cocktail culture, creating outstanding craft cocktail bars serving the most gastronomically aware small city in America. Portland Maine's remarkable food and beverage culture and its extraordinary density of talented bartenders create a cocktail lounge environment of genuine New England craft cocktail significance.

Fore St, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Portland's Old Port neighborhood is New England's most complete small-city entertainment district — a working waterfront with cobblestone streets lined with Maine's finest restaurants, bars, and boutiques creating one of the most pleasant evening entertainment environments in the Northeast. Portland's extraordinary culinary reputation (recognized by every major food publication as one of America's best restaurant cities) creates a bar and lounge scene of unusual ambition and quality.

Old Port, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Hunt & Alpine Club is Portland's most acclaimed cocktail bar — an Old Port Scandinavian-influenced bar that has appeared on the World's 50 Best Bars list and consistently ranks among the finest cocktail experiences in New England. Its extraordinary cocktail program, beautifully minimalist Scandinavian design, and outstanding Nordic small plates create a bar experience that reflects Portland's creative ambition at its most refined.

75 Market St, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Portland Maine's Exchange Street cocktail scene serves the most sophisticated small city in New England with remarkable craft cocktails. Portland Maine's extraordinary combination of outstanding seafood (it is one of America's most important lobster ports), outstanding culinary culture, and genuine New England community character create a cocktail market of unusual Maine coastal sophistication.

Exchange St, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Hunt + Alpine Club is Portland Maine's most acclaimed cocktail bar — an Old Port institution presenting outstanding craft cocktails in an atmosphere inspired by the Nordic countries and Maine's own Scandinavian heritage. Portland Maine's remarkable cocktail culture and Hunt + Alpine's extraordinary contribution to the American craft cocktail movement (it has been recognized as one of the finest cocktail bars in America) create a lounge of genuine American cocktail culture significance.

75 Market St, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Vena's Fizz House is Portland's most creative cocktail concept — an Old Port soda fountain and cocktail bar presenting extraordinary handcrafted sodas, bitters, and cocktails in a Prohibition-era aesthetic. Its extraordinary creativity (presenting both alcoholic and non-alcoholic craft beverages with equal sophistication) and its beautiful shop-within-a-bar design create one of the most distinctive cocktail experiences in New England.

345 Fore St, Portland, ME 04101