New Portland Tiki lounge leverages trend
Jason Loring, who owns Portland hotspots Slab and Nosh, has opened a third eatery, the Polynesian-themed Tiki lounge Rhum with his partner Mike Fraser, the Bangor Daily News reported.
Rhum moved into 4 Free Street, on the ground floor of a historic building that was included in the recent purchase of that lower level plus two adjacent historic buildings by J.B. Brown is one of the oldest and largest property owners in the greater Portland and surrounding areas, in order to give the street a facelift and attract more foot traffic to the area.
According to the website thrillist, Tiki bars can be traced back to Don the Beachcomber, the world’s first Tiki bar in Los Angeles in 1934, followed shortly by Trader Vic’s in Oakland, both of which became chains. Tiki bars fell out of the public eye for a while between the 1960s and 1990s, but experienced a resurgence in recent years.
“It’s about escapism,” Loring told the BDN.
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