Bars For People in Their 20s in Portland
Aalto Lounge
Unfinished yet refined modernist box that consistently squeezes in always-attractive creative class wastrels.
Alibi
Famed Portland tiki bar brimming with dark volcanic islandy charm. Located on the Max yellow line.
Aura
Good happy hour, decent food, lovely design, professional service...the crowds however, kill it.
B-Side Tavern
Nice dive on lower Burnside with a fantastic jukebox, patio, and colorful service.
Bar Bar
Mississippi Studios attached bar.
Barrel Room Rockin' Show Bar
Dueling piano bar in the heart of the amateur nightclub zone.
Basement Pub
Popular neighborhood bar that isn't exactly a basement.
Beauty Bar
Hipster haven boasting Manicures & Martinis for $10.
Beech Street Parlor
"Tiga 2"
Belmont Inn
Sports dive on Belmont, caters towards the day time drinkers, and night time U.F.C. crowd.
Berbati's
Spacious Greek themed bar in the heart of downtown.
Bitter End
Popular bar for the pre/post Timbers crowd.
Blue Moon
One of the Better McMenamin Choices
Boiler Room
Karaoke bar in the heart of the of the Old Town's amateur zone.
Branx
Rotture's downstairs pool/gaming room.
Buffalo Gap
Multi-roomed saloon with free live music most nights.
Bunk Bar
Subway's Jared Fogle Bar it is not. Sandwich shop of considerable repute opens up a neo-modern hipster mecca.
Bye and Bye
Vegan dream scene, though you wouldn't know it.
Captain Ankeny's Well
Captain Ankeny's serves as the pre-func/food court green room in the venue blocks of Old Town.
Casa Del Matador Southeast
Not THE Matador on W. Burnside. Not THE Matador on W. Burnside.
Cheerful Tortoise
Right next to PSU, this would be downtown's Animal House, if, say, there were actually a university in Portland that had said fraternities.
Chopsticks Express
Portland's most beloved karaoke bar for the not so serious would be crooner.
Couture Ultra Lounge
Chic "Ultra-lounge" right in the heart of the weekend downtown douchebag zone.
Crow Bar
Dark dive with a friendly crowd.
Cuda Beach Club
New name for Barracuda - the longstanding mainstay of Portland's very own Jersey Shore set.
Devil's Point
South East Strip Bar for Everyone
Dig A Pony
Freshly opened hipsta mecca on Grand Ave.
Dirty
Meat market for suburban set, located in the heart of the date rape district.
Dixie Tavern
Rock/urban cowboy themed bar is neither a tavern nor a rock bar, teeming with suburban 20 somethings eager to swap DNA and exotic diseases.
Doug Fir Lounge
Swanky, Hipster Hotel with Kick Ass Venue
Ducketts
Small little student/rock/dive bar near PCC with decent patio.
East End
Rock n roll haven with two bars stocked with cheap beer and drinks served stiff. A music lovers paradise (DJs, live music, and a even record store!)
Galaxy
Beloved karaoke dive, rumor has it that it may soon be demolished to make way for something terrible.
Gold Dust Meridian
Mid-century mod bar on 30th & Hawthorne.
Hawthorne Hideaway
Spacious venue with friendly service.
Holocene
Pretty much only open during events. Runs the gamut of live music, DJs, cartoon breakfasts and gay dance parties. Oh, and hipsters galore clog the sidewalk while waiting for admission or smoking.
Hutch on Holgate
Rustic sister bar of the Hutch Tavern, with a fanstatic mineshaft/cabin style basement.
Jolly Roger
Sports bar and dive in uber-hipster zone. Expect a very mixed crowd.
Kells Irish
Perfect for when you and 300 other amateur hour weekend warriors simply must have an authentically Americanized Irish bar experience...
Kingston
Sports bar with tons of rooms next to Jeld-Wen.
Langano Lounge
Tiny under-patronized dive "lounge" with occasional live music and DJs.
Limelight Lounge
Loosely lime-lit neighborhood bar in Sellwood.
Lotus Cardroom
Perfect around happy hour, CEG's finest establishment slowly transforms from downtown 9-5 drone lunch crowd, to bump'n'grind meat market in a span of 6 hours.
Lucky Inn
Neighborhood dive leaning towards old punks, rockers, and skaters with a nicely did patio, cheap drinks and strangely, Italian food.
Lutz Tavern
Iconic, freshly re-opened Woodstock dive.
LV's Sports Bar and Grill
Formerly known as Twelve 22, this bar has apparently cleaned itself up and now serves soul food and burgers while showing all the games on the big screen.
Marathon Taverna
Specifically: Night Shift
Sports bar in the loosest sense: games play on numerous TVs, Budweiser banners adorn, the day shift old-timers could care less; at night, TapouT bedecked youngsters from god knows hoot & holler.
Matador
Frequented by homeless alcoholics, punks, D list celebrities, and slumming suburbanites, the Matador sets the bar by which all other Portland dives are measured.
McFadden's
In the heart of the Jagerbomb district, the 20something suburban throngs descend to shake to a surprisingly decent DJs.
Migration Brewing
Beer-only microbrew joint's fantastic beers attract early afternoon beer geeks & patio sun-seekers.
Moloko Plus
Clockwork Orange inspired modernist lounge with an excellent atmosphere. Highly recommended.
Mount Tabor Theater
Fantastic, spacious Barmuda venue with nice dark sidebar with a reputation for dooming each successive owner to financial ruin. Still, it is a Portland institution.
Mudai Lounge
The marriage of Ethiopian restaurants and hipster/rocker hangouts is becoming a common theme in Portland, Mudai is no exception.
Muu Muu's
Muu-Muus is quite possibly the best of the alphabet blocks: inventive comfort food & excellent atmosphere with just enough edge to scare away the amateurs.
My Father's Place
SE greasy spoon dive/diner serves two purposes: Liquoring up the morning crowd as quickly as possible, and warding off the hangovers/cocaine induced morning insomnia amongst PDX's scenesters.
Night Light Lounge
Sexy as hell is one way to describe this loin-loosening box of pure atmosphere.
Nite Hawk Cafe & Lounge
Large North Portland dive delivers as it did in it's glorious smoke filled past, albeit with a shiny new surfaces that do little to mask it's true nature.
Portland Frat House
Warning - 18 and over strip club. It does not serve alcohol! However, there was an OLCC filing for it. Maybe soon.
Refectory
Huge restaurant and bar with attached ballroom on the edge of Gresham where you never know what type of entertainment you'll encounter.
Ringlers Pub
Huge McMenamins pool hall and weekend dance club below Crystal Ballroom.
Rock Bottom Brewery
Run of the mill national microbrewery chain with average food and less than desirable beer. You won't find many true locals here (read - popular with the suburbanites and tourists).
Rogue Hall
Rogue Ales PSU
Rontoms
Large hip, fashionable and modern bar/lounge with a huge patio and great happy hour food.
Rotture
Live music venue, lounge and bar in industrial SE.
Rum Club
Nice little mixo-snack bar around around the corn from Beaker & Flask.
Scooter McQuade's
Popular pre-Crystal Ballroom shows and post-Timbers matches bar known for its potent Jello shots.
Sewickly's Addition
One of the anchors of Hawthorne's famed Barmuda Triangle, this bar pours them heavy and cheap.
Shanghai Tunnel
Always reliable downtown (and mainly downstairs) bar with great food, great staff and a nice sidewalk patio. Part of the legendary Shanghai Tunnels of yesteryear.
Silver Dollar Pizza
Neighborhood Pizza and sports bar on NW 21st.
Slabtown
To quote Slabtown's Twitter profile: "Portland's only pinball dive and rock club, forgotten in the shadow of I-405."
Society
Two level nightclub that's probably exactly the same as the other zillions of clubs that have been housed in this space.
Space Room
Legendary upper Hawthorne bar known for its stiff drinks and awesome Portland murals.
Suki's Bar & Grill
Fantastic dive below a Travelodge, just across the 405 from PSU.
Swift Lounge
Quaint bar/lounge with upscale food and cocktails.
Tanker
Nautical/skatepark influenced sports bar in Barmuda, ably operated by seasoned industry vets.
The Crown Room
Extremely loud bar/venue that's awkwardly designed in layout, but has a wide variety of events that cater to a wide crowd.
The Nest
Dive bar with pretty much the most diverse crowd in Portland.
Thirsty Lion Pub
"British" themed nightclub by CEG.
Tonic Lounge
Venue split into cozy little wrap around bar, venue side with ample floor space, back bar, and game room.
Triple Nickel
Popular Belmont bar known for stiff drinks and dart tournaments.
Tube
Tiny little future chic turned hipsta-matic irony trailer. Always lovely 20 somethings, always good tunes spinning.
Twilight Cafe & Bar
SE diner with "attached" music venue hosting a wide variety of music.
Twilight Room
Neighborhood bar that's popular with the U of Portland crowd.
Valentine's
Cozy and comfortable downtown joint that feels like a living room, with two floors to throw back a cheap PBR can or a nice cocktail.
Vendetta
Open airy concrete "art box" with a hell of a patio.
Virginia Cafe
A Portland Institution
Yen Ha
Super Vietnamese dive, scattered array of regulars from scenesters to con artists to weathered boozers.
Yes & No
Downtown Hardwood Haven
