4th Down Bar & Grill
Sports bar (duh) in downtown.
Alibi
Specifically: Weekends
Famed Portland tiki bar brimming with dark volcanic islandy charm. Located on the Max yellow line.
Aura
Good happy hour, decent food, lovely design, professional service...the crowds however, kill it.
Barrel Room Rockin' Show Bar
Dueling piano bar in the heart of the amateur nightclub zone.
Blitz Ladd
Enormous sports bar with good food and lots of games.
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.
Bridgeport Alehouse
Typical Alehouse
Bridgeport Brewpub
Bridgeport's sterile flagship brewpub in the Pearl.
Casa Del Matador
Not THE Matador on W. Burnside. Repeat. Not THE Matador on W. Burnside.
Casa Del Matador Southeast
Not THE Matador on W. Burnside. Not THE Matador on W. Burnside.
Central
Specifically: Just kidding - no douchebags - the rules prohibit it
"Hidden" (as in signless) classy little joint in the Ankeny Alley
Cheerful Tortoise
Right next to PSU, this would be downtown's Animal House, if, say, there were actually a university in Portland that had said fraternities.
Chopsticks Express
Portland's most beloved karaoke bar for the not so serious would be crooner.
Clyde Common
Downtown bar located next to the Ace Hotel serving specialty cocktails and food.
Couture Ultra Lounge
Chic "Ultra-lounge" right in the heart of the weekend downtown douchebag zone.
Cuda Beach Club
New name for Barracuda - the longstanding mainstay of Portland's very own Jersey Shore set.
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.
Doug Fir Lounge
Swanky, Hipster Hotel with Kick Ass Venue
Dublin Down Pub
"100% Irish" pub in the 'Couv.
Dublin Pub
Irish pub with live music 6 nights a week and 59! taps.
Grand Central Bowl
Over priced bowling brought to you by CEG, yay.
Gypsy
Another Concept Entertainment Group creation, this time on NW 21st, featuring fish bowl cocktails.
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.
Kells Irish
Perfect for when you and 300 other amateur hour weekend warriors simply must have an authentically Americanized Irish bar experience...
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.
Macadam's
Big old sports bar in John's Landing
Madison's
Self-billed as an SE favorite, one can not imagine how or why - the place seems devoid of patronage entirely, until you see extensive Yelp reviews.
Marathon Taverna
Sports bar in the loosest sense: games play on numerous TVs, Budweiser banners adorn, the day shift old-timers could care less; at night, TapouT bedecked youngsters from god knows hoot & holler.
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.
Migration Brewing
Beer-only microbrew joint's fantastic beers attract early afternoon beer geeks & patio sun-seekers.
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.
North 45
Swell back patio (non-smoking) and interesting drinks, tends toward the clean cut, pre-yuppie type crowd.
Olive or Twist
By all accounts, a fantastic Martini bar with a completely trite and off-the-mark name. Yeah, we read Dickens and we don't seem to remember starving orphans hopped up on pricey martinis.
On Deck Sports Bar & Grill
Rooftop Pearl District sports bar (meaning, too damn clean) that has most packages, and an expansive rooftop patio.
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.
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.
Thirsty Lion Pub
"British" themed nightclub by CEG.
Uptown Billiards Club
Exclusive old money era gentleman's billiard parlor sans any actual exclusivity, save for pricier food & beverages, allowing unfettered self-congratulating conversation between the well-heeled.