Gritty McDuff's

396 Fore St., Portland, ME, (207) 772-2739. One the most popular bars in the Old Port, their "mug club" has a waiting list a mile long. They have smoking and non-smoking eating sections, with a menu of American food better than average for a bar. Their on-site brewed beer is excellent, always fresh, and very reasonably priced. Too busy to want to waste the space with bands on the weekends, Gritty's offers some great local and regional bands on Sun., Tues., and Wed. at 8 p.m. Open daily from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. No cover.

Saturday, January 14 Truffle.