$1 off well drinks, house wine and starters. Happy hour Monday-Friday 4:30-6:30 pm, Saturday 10:30-midnight. 4-9 pm Monday-Tuesday, 4-10 pm Wednesday-Thursday, 4 pm-midnight Friday-Saturday. SYLVIA RODEMEYER.ĭRINK: Santé Bar, 411 NW Park Ave., 97. The menu consisted of American cuisine including steakhouse fare. Housed in a building with rare access to the Shanghai tunnels, the establishment served as a starting point for guided tours. And if you're looking for something beyond drag bingo and Jell-O shots, it's also a refreshing shift from the standard westside LGBTQ bar experience. Hobos Restaurant and Lounge, or simply Hobos, was a restaurant, gay bar, and piano bar in Portland, Oregon s Old Town Chinatown, in the United States. I'm a sucker for a vintage vibe and romantic lighting, so Sante makes for a welcome refuge from the hustle of the Park Blocks during Fleet Week.
It also has a news section for relevant LGBTQ news in the city. Portland also has its own Gay Directory, which lists gay-friendly bars, nightclubs, restaurants, support groups and social groups. The Squeeze ($11), enticing for its combo of gin, mint and cucumber syrup, lime and egg whites, becomes an unsatisfying combination of flavors once combined over rocks. There is a huge drag and burlesque scene, LGBTQ-owned bars and restaurants, and lots of organizations including ORPIB (Oregon Pride in Business). Roosevelt Row This gay-owned urban hotspot is the perfect place for a late-night vodka cocktail (like the Bye Felicia) on Roosevelt Row, but you won’t want to miss the food, especially the. Try the Swanky ($10) for a unique summer gin drink with grapefruit and rosemary notes, or discover your newest brunch-inspired obsession-the Brown ($12), a bacon-infused bourbon cocktail. It's a bit of a squeeze around tables for a proper dance floor, but that's not so bad if you want to get closer to someone on the floor.īread-heavy hummus, cheese and meat plates (starting at $6) are there to soak up the alcohol but not overshadow Lafont's signature cocktails. The bar has also played host to queer dance parties like TheyThemHer's Prince tribute night. Janky Jenga, group pictionary, truth or dare and the type. Play our games or bring your favorites from home.
On the Thursday of my visit, a guitar-and-keyboard duo sang soulful ballads and slowed-down pop songs. An event every month that begins at 8:00 pm on day First of the month, repeating until December 8 2022. A small stage at the front of the bar gets a heavy rotation of DJs and singer-songwriters, depending on the occasion, and the sound system kicks out higher than expected quality and volume for the space.