Of all the new restaurants that have opened in Portland in the last several years what niche markets haven’t been filled beyond the surfeit of small plates, new American bistro, southern BBQ, Asian, European and ethnic?
So I ask this: Is the turn for nostalgic dining the next wave? To wit: a soda fountain on Congress Street is in the works but no torqued up venue for middling country club fare has shown itself even among our toniest private clubs. Are we ready, though, for the return of mixologist hoopla from the 1950s?
The bar at Crooner’s and Cocktails
That’s where Crooners and Cocktails has tread with an attempt at decanting the supper clubs of the past, from the Eisenhower and Kennedy eras where stylish diners would ascend into an upscale version of something slightly off beat.
