Cheerful Tortoise
Presiding over a busy intersection in what feels like the epicenter of Portland State's urban campus, it's plainly obvious the Cheerful Tortoise doesn't have t…
1939 SW 6th Ave.
Southwest Portland
503-224-3377
Southwest Portland
503-224-3377
Suki's Bar & Grill
Suki's represents the best of so many drinking worlds. Like the seediest juke joints in these United States, it's plopped under a low-rent, side-of-the-freeway…
2401 SW 4th Ave.
Southwest Portland
503-226-1181
Southwest Portland
503-226-1181
Veritable Quandary
I've actually never ventured beyond the bar at longtime Portland institution Veritable Quandary. I know there's a dining room back there somewhere, but the bar…
1220 SW First Ave.
Southwest Portland
503-227-7342
Southwest Portland
503-227-7342
Yamhill Pub
The Yamhill Pub is a glorious shit crater. It's a hole, a mess, a fucking dive. The walls and floors and sundry surfaces are more graffiti-ed than not, and the…
223 SW Yamhill St.
Southwest Portland
503-295-6613
Southwest Portland
503-295-6613
Paddy's Bar & Grill
The food is textbook Irish pub fare, and the classic cocktails such as the Manhattan and old-fashioned are the Platonic ideals. Paddy's suggests that you are e…
65 SW Yamhill
Southwest Portland
503-224-5626
Southwest Portland
503-224-5626
Virginia Cafe
A steady, reliable stalwart that's been around for almost a century, the well-loved, well-trafficked VC is within easy walking distance of the Schnitz, the Kel…
820 SW 10th Ave.
Southwest Portland
503-227-0033
Southwest Portland
503-227-0033
Departure
Above the streets and sidewalks of Portland is Departure, a place of bright lights, slick surfaces, and wonderful cocktails. Departure is easy to overlook. It …
525 SW Morrison St.
Southwest Portland
503-802-5370
Southwest Portland
503-802-5370
Kelly's Olympian
If someone were to make a Broadway musical about the Open Road and America, that Broadway musical would look a lot like Kelly's Olympian. The neon, the road si…
426 SW Washington
Downtown Portland
503-228-3669
Downtown Portland
503-228-3669