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Bars & Nightclubs in Northeast Portland

Undergoing a severe gentrification, the lovely dives of Northeast are currently being replaced by non-smoking, early closing bistros. Still, there are some real gems to be had.


BarFly Ally » East Burn

Housed in the former Nocturnal space, East Burn comprises two levels: a res...More >>

9 user reviews

BarFly Ally » Hungry Tiger Too

O, lament our beloved Hungry Tiger - it is long lost, laid waste in favor o...More >>

16 user reviews

BarFly Ally » Rontoms

The vintage rumpus room vibe is the draw here, with garage-sale chairs and ...More >>

22 user reviews

BarFly Ally » The Know

While a number of out-of-the-way Northeast bars offer live music, few bothe...More >>

7 user reviews

BarFly Ally » The Standard

Certifiably cool new hangout, created, constructed, and manned by cutie-pie...More >>

14 user reviews

715 Inn

As shelter for old men drinking through the soaps or clubhouse for a rather...More >>

4 user reviews

A & L Pub

A sports bar, technically - and a Steelers bar during Sundays in the fall -...More >>

8 user reviews

Ace Tavern

Dumpy cash only tavern in the seedier section of Sandy Blvd. Open from 7...More >>

0 user reviews

Alameda Brewhouse

A cavernous, family-uncomfortably-friendly, decade-old brewpub whose ambiti...More >>

6 user reviews

Alberta St. Oyster Bar and Grill

Been there? Done that? Review away, we'll bet back to you....More >>

0 user reviews

Alberta Street Pub

From the mercurial waitstaff and beloved owner to the boozy bohomie and (tr...More >>

7 user reviews

Alleyway Cafe

Formerly Local Beet. They've added meat to the menu, though plenty of vegan...More >>

2 user reviews

Alu Wine Bar and Lounge

That big old barn door entrance can be a bit daunting (just pull the handle...More >>

5 user reviews

Ambassador

All about the timing. Regulars do frequent the bar 'round daytime (stiff d...More >>

15 user reviews

American Cowgirls

Barn-like proportions, made all the more spacious by a general lack of crow...More >>

6 user reviews

Aztec Willie

Open 11am-2am, 7 days a week Full Food Menu until midnight Non-Smoking un...More >>

3 user reviews

B-Side Tavern

While the high ceilings and uncluttered space (no poker, no games), dominat...More >>

8 user reviews

Basil Bar

The signature cocktails - Thai Me Down blends Thai iced tea and Maker's Mar...More >>

3 user reviews

Beaumont Bar and Grill

Been there? Done that? Blog away, we'll catch up to you!...More >>

1 user reviews

Bernie's Bistro

While Bernie's tiny bar is jammed during their generous $3 happy hour (big ...More >>

3 user reviews

Beulahland

Spiritual home of a certain sort of Portlander - overeducated, underpaid, s...More >>

28 user reviews

Biddy McGraw's

Continuous dart game? Check. Old men grumbling adorably? Check. Guinnes...More >>

11 user reviews

Bill's Steakhouse

Western-o-rama motif, complete with wagon wheel chandelier, giant silver bu...More >>

2 user reviews

Billy Ray's Neighborhood Dive

Servicing a proud community of aging punkers, unabashed drunkards and those...More >>

6 user reviews

Binks

Simply because the bar boasts a few touches that seem, for lack of a better...More >>

21 user reviews

Biwa

Been there? Blog away and we'll get on it soon! Hours M-Sat 5pm-close...More >>

1 user reviews

Blackwell's

Traditional old man watering hole, still populated mostly by old men, oddly...More >>

1 user reviews

Blaze Jose's

Without much else around the residential area, this workmanlike cantina has...More >>

2 user reviews

Blind Onion Pizza Pub

Tiny little place on NE 33rd and Broadway, has plenty of delicious snacks, ...More >>

4 user reviews

Blue Diamond

Obscure little dive on Sandy. Have you been there? We haven't, so tell us a...More >>

0 user reviews

Boss Hawgs

Been here? We have not. Write away! Hours 7am-2:30am $2.99 menu, $1....More >>

3 user reviews

Bossanova

BossaNova is slated to re-open in the next month as a music venue ala Rosel...More >>

1 user reviews

Broadway Grill

Been there? Done that? Review away!...More >>

0 user reviews

Bye and Bye

New bar on the quickly developing lower end of NE Alberta St with large rol...More >>

9 user reviews

Candle Light

Naugahyde booths, a fab old juke, drinks that start at $2.50 and burn a hol...More >>

5 user reviews

Chapel Pub

A McMenaminized former funeral home, with all their usual hippy-dippy bells...More >>

0 user reviews

Chez Jose

French and Spanish combined! Sounds great, but we haven't been there, so ha...More >>

0 user reviews

Chin-Yen

Stalking Dead Moon/Shiny Things drummer Andrew Loomis? Have a seat at the b...More >>

0 user reviews

Chopsticks Express

Ignore the name. Chopsticks shouldn't suggest food any more than, say, The...More >>

22 user reviews

Chopsticks III: The How Can Be Lounge

Karaoke seven nights a week at the roadhouse-like sister bar of East Burnsi...More >>

1 user reviews

Club 205

Friendly and attentive bar staff, colorful regulars, and possibly the best ...More >>

19 user reviews

Club 21

As unofficial lounge of long-lamented punk club EJ's, Club 21 won a diehard...More >>

4 user reviews

Clyde's Prime Rib

Recent ownership changes and a slight renovation to the Prime Rib have main...More >>

16 user reviews

Colosso

An enchanting blend of old-world elegance and hipster chic, Colosso has lon...More >>

13 user reviews

Concordia Ale House

With all the bonhomie and ambiance of a treasury department cafeteria, The ...More >>

31 user reviews

Copper Rooster

Down and dirty little joint on east burnside. Sassy staff serves it up to a...More >>

1 user reviews

County Cork

Adjoining Whole Foods as part of the yuppie fortress emblemizing the neighb...More >>

9 user reviews

Dale Ann's Driftwood

Shag-lined hole in the wall, which frequently features old folks drinking g...More >>

3 user reviews

Don's Dugout

No reviews about Don's have been written, but there should be, gosh darn it...More >>

2 user reviews

Doug Fir Lounge

The top sound system, sparkling array of local and national musicians, and ...More >>

73 user reviews

Dunes

While the location of this hipster enclave's no longer much of a secret - a...More >>

8 user reviews

East Chinatown Lounge

Sleek lounge features an eclectic array of turntablists, drawing a pleasan...More >>

9 user reviews

Echo

Cute restaurant with good food in barren Northeast: translatiion, one of fi...More >>

2 user reviews

Eight Balls of Fire

Big, fun bar has something for everyone. Big screens and sports memorabiia ...More >>

0 user reviews

El Dorado

One of those authentic Mexican Cantina's everyone loves, with tons of loud,...More >>

1 user reviews

Exotica

Bangers, Blazers and bloggers alike frequent this NE strip club for the dan...More >>

8 user reviews

Fremont Ridge Inn

Sterile bars with zero character or charm are quickly becoming the new hotn...More >>

2 user reviews

Galaxy

While a decent enough place to kill an afternoon gaping at the ginormous fi...More >>

19 user reviews

Gilt Club

Intimate, retro-inspired supper club swanks it up with a curvy bar lit by d...More >>

4 user reviews

Greg's Backyard Sports Bar

Former "Circus Room" unfortunately stripped of its mint '60s interior. Rep...More >>

2 user reviews

Highway House

Nothing fancy inside (other than a big flat screen), but the backyard deck ...More >>

3 user reviews

Hollywood Inn

New spawn of popular hangout, Belmont's Inn, brings its formula of multiple...More >>

1 user reviews

Holman's

An old-fashioned bar & grill more vinyl than not with long-forgotten sandwi...More >>

14 user reviews

Hour Glass Pub

Been there? Done that? Review away!...More >>

1 user reviews

Hutch

While recent advertising campaign proclaiming the Hutch to be ‘Portla...More >>

15 user reviews

Jade Lounge

Winsome lounge adjoining Il Piatto washes an oriental motif in lushly verda...More >>

4 user reviews

Jody’s Bar and Grill

Half sports bar, half strip bar, it's easy enough to catch the game and mi...More >>

10 user reviews

Joq's

Something of a gay sports bar, which we so hope explains the name, JOQ&rsqu...More >>

8 user reviews

Katie O'Brien's

So well-regarded as an eggs’n’hash purveyor, Katie O’Brie...More >>

9 user reviews

Kennedy School

Tourists in Los Angeles are inevitably shunted to a film studio, New York h...More >>

13 user reviews

Kir Wine Bar

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1 user reviews

Laurelhurst Theater

Much of the Art Deco movie palace’s interior was lost to the ages - ...More >>

3 user reviews

Laurelthirst Pub

Like the wastoid burnout of sculpted chin and soulful eyes ever-rumbling ar...More >>

6 user reviews

Laurelwood Public House

Tasty beers, mediocre food, and ever present families are the hallmark of a...More >>

0 user reviews

Lucky's

The slow transition from gutterpunk dive to neighborhood bar fond of the It...More >>

12 user reviews

Lyon's Lounge

Probably not the best place to wait for a cab while tripping on acid. Don...More >>

1 user reviews

Magic Gardens

Should there be a Vice-chic equation [(rock stars X tits + coke-addled hips...More >>

32 user reviews

Magoo's

See Schwartzkopf Tavern....More >>

0 user reviews

Mash Tun

While ably servicing the monied left-coasters consuming Alberta (vegetarian...More >>

9 user reviews

McPeet's

A cozy pub rather smaller than their impressive signage suggests, McPeet's ...More >>

6 user reviews

Moon and Sixpence

The Foghorn Stringband, who've braved five figure crowds at global festival...More >>

12 user reviews

Moonstar

In Portland, where talk of eclectic crowds generally implies differently-co...More >>

12 user reviews

Noble Rot

Been there? Done that? Review away! Hours: M-Sa 5pm-Midnight...More >>

0 user reviews

Old Town Pizza Vanport

Been there? Done that? Tell us about it, we'll get back at you soon....More >>

1 user reviews

Pagoda

While The Pagoda’s smallish bar itself seems rather anticlimactic, it’s alm...More >>

1 user reviews

Pal's Shanty

Beloved, family-owned restaurant serves up some of the finest fishies aroun...More >>

8 user reviews

Pappy's Bar & Grill

On any given day, the carnival of usual SE 82nd suspects crowds around the ...More >>

0 user reviews

Park City Pub

Been there? Tell us about it, and maybe we'll review it soon too....More >>

1 user reviews

Peter's 19th Hole

There’s no golf course near Peter’s 19th Hole - a cemetery&rsqu...More >>

24 user reviews

Pirate's Cove

Back ‘round 1928, seems like most businesses on Sandy Blvd were one bizarre...More >>

16 user reviews

Poor Richard's

Inspired by the once-adjacent Ben Franklin Savings and Loan, Poor Richards ...More >>

4 user reviews

Pop-A-Top Pub

Been there? Done that? Blog away, we'll catch up to you....More >>

0 user reviews

Por Que No?

Hours: Monday - Thursday 11 am - 9pm, Friday and Saturday 11am-10pm. ...More >>

0 user reviews

Radio Room

Opening pains and initial sterility certainly made the Radio Room an easy t...More >>

26 user reviews

Red Flag

Been there? Done that? Review away!...More >>

4 user reviews

Red Room

With everything going for it, except its location, the Red Room is reduced ...More >>

16 user reviews

Refectory

Fourteen thousand square feet of Greshamite-stocked meat market sorta says ...More >>

5 user reviews

Report Lounge

Formerly the The Chesterfield without all of the bling. Black and grey col...More >>

0 user reviews

Republic

Much as detailing the glories of fave sanctuaries to the great unwashed wed...More >>

7 user reviews

Rheinlander & Gustav's

It's a theme-park Deutschland and no mistake, but, taking advantage of a ne...More >>

4 user reviews

Rocks

When one thinks "Alberta St.", sports bar is the last phrase that comes to ...More >>

1 user reviews

Rose and Thistle

Haggis, scotch eggs, Scots Guards socials, Robert Burns birthday festivitie...More >>

13 user reviews

Rovon Inn

Every attempt to visit has been thwarted by early closing times, but it sur...More >>

0 user reviews

Sam's Hollywood Billiards

Dating back before pool tournaments were televised and every co-ed shot nin...More >>

21 user reviews

Sammy's Daniel Bar

Sammy's Daniel opened with little fanfare, little promotion, and turned int...More >>

15 user reviews

Sandy Hut

They do not serve steamer clams, whatever the sign outside protests - not t...More >>

18 user reviews

Schwartzkopf Saloon (aka Magoo's)

AKA "The Old Magoo's", this neighborhood joint has been around for a while ...More >>

0 user reviews

Sextant Bar and Galley

A little off the beaten path but well worth the visit just for the vast pat...More >>

3 user reviews

Siam Society

Upscale Thai restaurant housed in a former sub-power station. Lofty cement...More >>

1 user reviews

Sinnott's Li'l Cooperstown Pub

Been there? Done that? Blog away, we'll catch up to you! $1.75 dom pints...More >>

3 user reviews

Spare Room

Formerly a bowling alley, one could as easily assume the Spare Room’s...More >>

11 user reviews

Spice

formerly Billy Reed's Billy Reed's review: Sprawling bar and restauran...More >>

11 user reviews

Spur Tavern

Been there? Done that? Blog away, we'll catch up to you!...More >>

0 user reviews

Stanich's

see Ten Till One...More >>

6 user reviews

Steve & Sylvia's Old Time Pub

Been there? Done that? Blog away, we'll catch up to you!...More >>

1 user reviews

Tabla

A restaurant, to be sure, and one deservedly-loved for affordable Mediterra...More >>

1 user reviews

Ten Till One Tavern

aka Stanich's...More >>

0 user reviews

Thatch

If you’re still mourning the demise of Trader Vic’s a decade ag...More >>

10 user reviews

The Crown Room

Been there? We ain't either....More >>

8 user reviews

The Nest

(formerly, Joe's Place) The last standing black bar on Alberta is now as pa...More >>

19 user reviews

The Orient

Small lounge staffed by friendly barkeeps and populated by loyal crowd of '...More >>

2 user reviews

The Secret Society

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1 user reviews

The Viewpoint

The only bar in the northwest to boast male and female entertainment - for ...More >>

23 user reviews

Tiga

Been there? Done that? Blog away! Official BarFly review will be forthcomin...More >>

4 user reviews

Tiny's Cafe

Been there? Done that? Blog away, we'll catch up to you....More >>

0 user reviews

Tom's Pizza & Sports Bar

Been there? Done that? Review away, we'll get back at ya....More >>

0 user reviews

Tonic Lounge

It’s a shame acts tend toward the touring no-hopers and newer local b...More >>

15 user reviews

Tony Starlight's Supper Club & Lounge

That’s right kids, Tony’s back in town! The hippest hepcat of t...More >>

26 user reviews

Top of the Hill Tavern

Been there? Done that? Review away!...More >>

0 user reviews

Tupelo Joe's

Formerly Beale Street Barbeque and Blues Been there? Done that? Have at...More >>

0 user reviews

Twelve 22

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0 user reviews

Union Jack's

Boasting Portland's finest alterna-seductresses since before Suicide Girls ...More >>

55 user reviews

Upright Brewing Company

Slated to open in 2009. Mistakenly listed as a brewpub, this BREWERY is sla...More >>

0 user reviews

Vicinato Wine Bar

Neighborhood (vicinato = neighborhood in Itai) bistro with affordable Medit...More >>

0 user reviews

Vinicanto Wine Bar

Mon-Thurs: 4-11pm Fri-Sat: 4pm-12am Closed Sundays Music Fridays: 8-1...More >>

1 user reviews

Wilshire Tavern

Coolio should write a song about this place called "Gamer's Paradise." Thi...More >>

1 user reviews

Wonder Ballroom and Cafe Wonder

Lookswise, it's more reminiscent of a New England church, than a rock club,...More >>

2 user reviews

Yen Ha

One of Portland's oldest Vietnamese restaurants, Yen Ha balances veg-friend...More >>

9 user reviews

Zaytoon

Stylish new artsy Alberta hangout. Full bar and great cocktails. Mezza styl...More >>

5 user reviews

Zilla Sake House

Open 5pm-12am Mon-Sat. Closed Sunday. Been there, done that? Review away....More >>

2 user reviews