bars

The Only Bar In Portland With a Champs Button!

(Dec 25, 2011) When you live in a town that is basically all bars and restaurants, you keep yourself well appraised of all new openings around t...

U.F.O. Unexpected Fountain Occupation

(Jul 20, 2011) BOOM! UFO lands in Warsaw, at the Rozdroze Sq, and you can follow its activity online. The installation is thought to be a new me...

Mad Scientist Chef Turns to Mixology

(Mar 28, 2011) What do you do when you’ve become one of the most recognizable chefs in the world, beaten Stage IV cancer of the mouth, hav...

Chicago the Next Spirit Hub?

(Mar 16, 2011) As a chef, what is there really left to do when you beat cancer of the mouth and then your restaurant earns the coveted three sta...

German Biersteins and Cuisine is Divine

(Nov 10, 2010) Want a hearty meal with an even heartier beer? Go to Gustav’s, the bar section of the Germanic Rhinelander restaurant in Po...

East End’s Got it all: Food, drinks, music, and vintage clothing!!

(Nov 04, 2010) Located at 203 SE Grand, every Portlander is aquainted with the fairly-new East End. The owners, Gabe, Michelle, and Tony are the ...

The Delta Makes Southern Food to Die For

(Oct 26, 2010) This is some of the richest and most delicious mac’n'cheese I have had the pleasure of eating, The pic doesn’t quite ...

Don’t Call It a Bar Crawl

(Oct 14, 2010) Elbo Room, Photo by seancope Just before San Francisco’s weather changes from Indian Summer to dreary not-quite-Fall, I lik...

Dot’s Cafe: Delightful food meets kitchy 70′s chic!

(Aug 19, 2010) If you’re got a hankering for fries but want to eat in a cool place, Dot’s Cafe is for you. This SE Clinton spot featu...

Friendly vegan fare in Northeast Portland!

(Jun 22, 2010) Step into the Bye and Bye off NE Alberta and 11th, and you’ll find an eclectic mix of people, delicious drinks and a fantas...

Local Bars not Megadisco clubadromes

(Feb 27, 2010) The poster above says it better than I can. Clubs are a waste of life. Drinks are expensive, they’re full of kids who sho...

Going indie the mainstream way

(Jan 25, 2010) Musical definitions are so confusing these days. Just check out the Genre Shirt by Carles of Hipsterrunoff if you don’t bel...

Dive in!

(Nov 25, 2009) Dive bars hold a special place in my heart. If I’m going out to drink, I’d like to enjoy some conversation and maybe ...

A taste of French heaven in Portland

(Oct 29, 2009) Want a taste of Paris while traveling through Portland? This little yellow haven is a romantic, sweet date spot. Nestled deep in ...

Back to the bars

(Sep 25, 2009) Drugs aside, fuck disco bolus (disco bolus? – ed), in times of financial turmoil everybody is back to their roots.  Drinks ...