Room for Improvement has been recognized for the excellence of their Old Port bar by the 50 Best Discovery organization.
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…
50 Best Discovery is an offshoot of the organization to publishes the annual World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. Bars selected for 50 Best Discovery recognition have received a “significant number of votes” from the organizations 50 Best Bars Academy which is comprised of “more than 680 international drinks experts, including bar owners and bartenders, drinks writers and cocktail aficionados.”
Room for Improvement was launched by Arvid Brown and Nick Coffin in 2023. The 36-seat bar and is located at 41 Wharf Street. It is open daily 5 pm to 1 am. Coffin, Brown and some additional business partners will be launching a new all-day bar called Cuties later this year.