Bars in Downtown Portland
4th Down Bar & Grill
Sports bar (duh) in downtown.
Artbar
Classy bar inside the Portland Center for the Performing Arts catering to theater-goers
Ash Street Saloon
Downtown dive venue with incredible sound.
Aura
Specifically: Stark
Good happy hour, decent food, lovely design, professional service...the crowds however, kill it.
Bailey's Taproom
Specifically: Broadway
Loads of beers.
Bar Due
Companion bar to Fratelli, oft raved about by foodies and Yelpers alike.
Barrel Room Rockin' Show Bar
Dueling piano bar in the heart of the amateur nightclub zone.
Beauty Bar
Hipster haven boasting Manicures & Martinis for $10.
Berbati's
Spacious Greek themed bar in the heart of downtown.
Bistro 921
Completely unremarkable hotel bar.
Bitter End
Popular bar for the pre/post Timbers crowd.
Blitz Pearl
Low Key Sports Bar in the Pearl
Boiler Room
Karaoke bar in the heart of the of the Old Town's amateur zone.
Boxxes Video Bar
Specifically: Vaseline Alley
Dancing, videos, boys.
Brasserie Montmartre
Upscale french restaurant and bistro with live music
Camellia Lounge
Pearl tea house that specializes in tea/liquor concoctions.
Candlelight Room
Specifically: PSU
Downtown blues bar known as a hook up spot for the over 40 crowd. Slated to close Febuary 26, 2012, due to the future Milwaukee light rail.
Captain Ankeny's Well
Captain Ankeny's serves as the pre-func/food court green room in the venue blocks of Old Town.
Casey's Nightclub & Lounge
Casual gay lounge in Old Town
Cassidy's
Perfect pre-Crystal or post ART mainstay.
CC Slaughter's
On a scale of 1-10, 1 being there may be some gays holding hands here, and 10 being you will definitely see naked gay boys, this is an 11.
Central
"Hidden" (as in signless) classy little joint in the Ankeny Alley
Champion's
Marriott hotel sports bar, mostly filled with traveling business types.
Cheerful Bullpen
Sports bar just a stone's throw from Jeld-Wen. Too bad they named themselves after baseball, since baseball left our fair city.
Cheerful Tortoise
Specifically: PSU
Right next to PSU, this would be downtown's Animal House, if, say, there were actually a university in Portland that had said fraternities.
Clyde Common
Specifically: Vaseline Alley
Downtown bar located next to the Ace Hotel serving specialty cocktails and food.
Commodore
Fortified island citadel of slovenly drunkenness, faithfully resisting the surrounding gentrification.
Couture Ultra Lounge
Chic "Ultra-lounge" right in the heart of the weekend downtown douchebag zone.
Crystal Ballroom
Even if you hate'em, the McBros have a great downtown music venue.
Cuda Beach Club
New name for Barracuda - the longstanding mainstay of Portland's very own Jersey Shore set.
Dante's
Classic Portland Bar.
Darcelle XV
Best and longest running Drag show in town.
Departure
Chic rooftop restaurant and lounge atop the Nines Hotel
Deschutes Brewery Pub
Enormous warehouse space furnished with reclaimed wood houses one of Oregon's most famous brewery and pub.
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.
Dragonfish
Sushi restaurant in the bottom of the Paramount Hotel.
Driftwood Room
Intimate swanky bar inside Hotel deLuxe that is perfect for date night.
East Chinatown Lounge
Upscale bar with DJs nearly nightly.
East India Co. Bar and Grill
Exactly what it says. Indian grill with a bar that has cheap happy hour food.
El Gaucho
Popular and expensive steak house linked to the one in Belltown, Seattle.
Element
Newish downtown "Martini bar" and dance club that's a fav of the younger Blazers.
Ella Street Social Club
Specifically: PGE Park
Decent bar near Timbers Stadium
Embers
Queer-ish Dance Club
Fez Ballroom
Big dance club with big personality.
Fox & Hounds
Laid back, aww-shucks bar with a primarily older gay clientele.
Fulton Street Pub
Another McMenamins, this one in John's Landing. Also the home to the creation of Hammerhead Ale.
Gilt Club
Expensive, but tasty cocktails in a chic setting.
Goose Hollow Inn
Nice neighborhood joint known for its Reuben and that Bud Clark's family still owns and operates it.
Groove Suite
Multi-room lounge with dancing and sofas thrown in intermittently.
Ground Kontrol
Play every arcade game under the sun with a beer or cocktail in hand after 5pm.
Hamburger Mary's
Portland drag institution
Harborside Pilsner Room
Home to Portland's branch of Full Sail Brewery, this McCormick and Schmick's has one of the best waterfront views in town.
Heathman
Elegant hotel bar and lounge with a great happy hour food menu.
Higgins
One could say that this restaurant started the local organic movement in Portland.
Hobo's
Tends towards a mostly gay clientele, far classier than the bump'n'grind meat markets of Vaseline Alley.
Huber's
Portland institution famous for distinctive Spanish coffee service and oddly, its menu full of turkey options.
Jack London Bar
The Rialto's dark swanky basement lounge.
Jake's Famous Crawfish
100+ year old landmark extents an excellent happy hour to the mostly corporate/tourist set.
Jake's Grill
One of the few places where smoking (cigars only, of course) is still allowed - old-monied atmosphere invites.
Jimmy Mak's
Long standing Pearl District jazz club.
Jinx
Exactly what you would expect from a Pearl District lounge with a four letter moniker.
Kask
Gruner-associated bar with Alpine feel. Craft-distilled liquor, local wine & micro-brews abound.
Kells Irish
Perfect for when you and 300 other amateur hour weekend warriors simply must have an authentically Americanized Irish bar experience...
Kelly's Olympian
Stopping in for a drink in this downtown watering hole is a minor date with history...at 100+ years it is one of the oldest continually operating bars in PDX.
Kingston
Sports bar with tons of rooms next to Jeld-Wen.
Little Bird Bistro
Downtown fancy, French bistro with wine, cocktails and food.
Lola's Room
Bouncy floor dance club, heavy on the 80s, set beneath the Crystal Ballroom.
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.
Mary's Club
Landmark downtown strip club (the first in Portland), leans toward a bygone burlesque as 3 generations of family work the bar & stage.
Mazatlan
Completely ordinary Mexican restaurant/bar with no real discerning qualities, other than the clientele's perplexed stares at Ella St. Social Club patrons across the st.
McFadden's
In the heart of the Jagerbomb district, the 20something suburban throngs descend to shake to a surprisingly decent DJs.
Momo Bar Maximo
Not exactly a destination, though considering it's location, solid for sneaking a post downtown shopping happy hour drink, as evidenced by the crowd.
Morton's Steakhouse
Certainly not a happening spot, it is a corporate steakhouse whose patronage, we suspect, comprises entirely of traveling businessmen in town for the convention. Decent HH, pricey drinks.
Mother's Velvet Lounge
Exactly as described in name, this is a matronly parlor for brunching and/or a date with yo mama.
Mummy's
Specifically: PSU
Damn near impossible to find, but look for the orange door that descend into this Egyptian crypt. Always empty, always friendly.
Paddy's
"Irish" bar with good food and the largest wall of liquor in Portland.
Pazzo
Downtown bistro that's popular with the suits for happy hour.
Peter's Bar & Grill
An often disused Northeast neighborhood sports bar, serves as an impromptu waiting room for the new Fire on The Mountain.
Portland City Grill
It's the view from the 30th floor! It's the happy hour! Boasted of equally by the white collar set to all out of towners. On a clear day, the view is grand...if you can get a seat.
Portland Frat House
Warning - 18 and over strip club. It does not serve alcohol! However, there was an OLCC filing for it. Maybe soon.
Red Cap Garage
Specifically: Vaseline Alley
Mainstay of the "Vaseline Alley," with loads of cheap offerings and debauchery.
Red Star Tavern
Decent hotel bar with floor to ceiling windows and a huge whiskey selection.
Rialto
Huge pool room open since 1920 with OTB attached. Dancing to come soon.
Ringlers Annex
McMenamins pub in a tiny three floored flatiron building.
Ringlers Pub
Huge McMenamins pool hall and weekend dance club below Crystal Ballroom.
Ringside Fish House
The seaside companion to PDX institution Ringside Steak House, the Fish House boasts an equally legendary happy hour.
Ringside Steakhouse
Upscale steak house with a tiny lounge that serves amazing late night happy hour bites.
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
Specifically: PSU
Rogue Ales PSU
Ron Jeremy's Club Sesso
Downtown swingers/sex club.
Roseland Theatre
1300 person capacity live music venue in the heart of downtown.
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Expensive steakhouse chain.
Saucebox
Upscale lounge famous for its book of specialty cocktails featuring a pan-Asian menu.
Scandals
Specifically: Stark
Since 1979 Scandals is one of Portland oldest continuously gay owned and operated bars in Portland.
Scooter McQuade's
Popular pre-Crystal Ballroom shows and post-Timbers matches bar known for its potent Jello shots.
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 II
Kind of a sports bar sans many sports fans, awkwardly fitting into it's place just up the street from landmark mainstays.
Silverado
Portland's only all male strip club (after 10pm), catering to men. Women are welcome, but not exactly encouraged.
Society
Two level nightclub that's probably exactly the same as the other zillions of clubs that have been housed in this space.
Someday Lounge
Two level lounge by day/evening, music venue or dance club by night.
Spyce
Downtown strip bar featuring a $1 menu from 3pm-7pm Sundays-Thursday when you buy a dance.
Stanford's
Local stuffy chain with a pretty decent happy hour.
Suki's Bar & Grill
Specifically: PSU
Fantastic dive below a Travelodge, just across the 405 from PSU.
Sungari's Dragonwell Bistro
Kick-ass Chinese restaurant.
The Old Shucking Room (Dan & Louis's)
Small all wooden lounge attached to Dan and Louis Oyster Bar, open since 1907!
The Original
Modern upscale "dinerant" in the heart of downtown.
Thirst Wine Bar & Bistro
Specifically: Waterfront
Waterfront bistro and wine bar.
Thirsty Lion Pub
"British" themed nightclub by CEG.
Tiger Bar
Self proclaimed rock and roll bar on the fringe of the Pearl
Trader Vic's
Legendary tiki chain of a bygone era risen from the ashes.
Tube
Tiny little future chic turned hipsta-matic irony trailer. Always lovely 20 somethings, always good tunes spinning.
Tugboat Brewing Company
Portland's oldest downtown brewpub features unfiltered Belgian Strong Ales,a tiny interior and quite a diverse crowd.
Urban Farmer
Farm to Table dining atop the Nines Hotel
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.
Vault Martini
Stylish lounge in the Pearl that boasts a huge book of specialty cocktails.
Veritable Quandary
Upscale downtown eatery featuring seasonal cuisine.
Virginia Cafe
A Portland Institution
Whiskey Bar & Lounge
Old Town Dance Club
XV (15)
Hipster joint in downtown's 4 block hipster/bridge and tunnel square.
Yamhill Pub
Graffiti Loved Downtown Dive
Yes & No
Downtown Hardwood Haven
