BarFly » Bars that Cater to the College Crowd

AKA college kids/meatheads
These are the best places to re-create scenes from Animal House. Beware the novice drinkers and the under agers with their older brother's fake IDs.
BarFly Ally » Bar of the Gods (BOG)
(aka The BOG) Darker than Plato's cave, but only in terms of lighting. BOG...More >>
BarFly Ally » Bitter End
Spacious, clean and stylishly comfortable, the unpretentious Bitter End has...More >>
BarFly Ally » Delta Cafe
Forgetful of task, rewarding of conversation, bristling upon command - Delt...More >>
BarFly Bus
Check out the twelve glorious months of BarFly Bus Tours that await you in ...More >>
Barracuda
Enormous island-theme dance club packs in a crowd of Aberzombies fresh from...More >>
Basement Pub
It's above ground, you'd say, looking in vain for the staircase, but The Ba...More >>
Bear Paw
Visit 'round noon, sliding to the bar midst twenty-something burn-out and t...More >>
Billy Ray's Neighborhood Dive
Servicing a proud community of aging punkers, unabashed drunkards and those...More >>
Black Cat Pub
Imagine a fog of cigarette smoke drawn from a mixed crowd ranging from disp...More >>
Boiler Room
Old Town's only dedicated karaoke bar gets packed to the gills with a young...More >>
Buffalo Gap
Ramshackle roadhouse, cobbled together from the remnants of a century-old f...More >>
C-Bar
While the furnishings and casual gallery and, well, female staff are as sty...More >>
Cheerful Tortoise
As not-quite-college bar for a town that really doesn’t have much of ...More >>
City Sports Bar
Ended up taking a trip on a failboat and is now required to surrender liquo...More >>
Clinton Street Pub
Former old man hole in the wall cleaned up and expanded by new owners, but ...More >>
Coach's Bar and Grill
Strip mall sports bar moonlights as a blues club on the weekends. In case ...More >>
Dots
Eons ago, when ironic deor meant wacky signage and folks wore their grampa'...More >>
Dublin Pub
Collegiate meat-market best avoided by those not dedicated to the Abercromb...More >>
Gemini Pub
Popular blues-oriented club draws a friendly, all ages crowd. Odd, scooter ...More >>
Goodfoot Lounge
While the basement booths and dancefloor should be left to the breakdancing...More >>
Greek Cusina
You’ve walked by, of course, weekend nights, wondering why seemingly ...More >>
Gypsy
Ages ago, when Portland's scenesters could be counted on two hands and spa...More >>
Hawthorne Hideaway
The owner George said something like this "You know how every server and ba...More >>
Hawthorne Theater
(formerly Conan's) Awkwardly assembled all-ages rock hall keeps the adults ...More >>
Jolly Inn
(a.k.a. "The Bucket") Much as the gentrification of the Jolly district - no...More >>
Kingston
Rambling sports bar packs in a noisy crowd on game days (it's spitting dist...More >>
Limelight
Given the name, one might expect a little more stardust sprinkled about, or...More >>
Lola's Room
Intimate space on the second floor of the Crystal Ballroom hosts weekly dan...More >>
Lotus Cardroom
Twas a cardroom, yes, eighty years past. Gamblers, whores, the cream of se...More >>
Lutz Tavern
While the furnishings - aside from a stool-top temporarily decommissioned f...More >>
Macadam's
(former Mazzi's) Spacious, family-friendly sports pub hosts blues and jazz ...More >>
Muu-Muu's
Whither Muu-Muu's? In the very heart of the NW 23rd beast, they managed to...More >>
New Copper Penny
For newcomers, imagine a gigantic nightclub below a shining neon circle ill...More >>
Ohm
Let us remember The Ohm as it was - not this re-animated corpse of the Vood...More >>
Portsmouth Pizza & Pub
(formerly known as the Portsmouth Club) As Mr. Chandler aptly puts it, "It...More >>
Pub at the End of the Universe
Hidden midst an unassuming street, down the dead zones 'tween Powell and Ea...More >>
Putter's
A utilitarian pub seemingly identical to familial franchises (Mulligans, O'...More >>
Ringler's Annex
A McMenamins' pub & espresso bar shoehorned into tiny, tri-level flatiron b...More >>
Ringler's Pub
Spacious pool hall on first floor of Crystal Ballroom lines them up around ...More >>
Rock Bottom
Whatever you’ve heard, it was NOT named after the corporate overlord&...More >>
Rogue Ales Public House
Another utilitarian brew-pub housing acoustic acts for antiseptic drones, ...More >>
Scooter McQuade's
Despite the name (and location), Scooter McQuade’s isn’t a gay ...More >>
Ship
Definitely a regular spot if you live in Multnomah Village and you like to ...More >>
Side Street
Difficult to describe the Side Street without mentioning the competition. ...More >>
Spice
formerly Billy Reed's Billy Reed's review: Sprawling bar and restauran...More >>
Squeez
Ramshackle neighborhood joint incorporates desert-island decor - flotsam an...More >>
Suki's Bar & Grill
Combining the once-grand ambitions of a failing hotel bar with the rather s...More >>
Tequila Muertos
Been there? Done that? Review away, we'll catch up. Open Mon-Wed 5pm-12a...More >>
The Nest
(formerly, Joe's Place) The last standing black bar on Alberta is now as pa...More >>
Thirsty Lion Pub
With all the understated elegance and dedication to authenticity you've com...More >>
Triple Nickel
Not a dive, exactly, though the drinks and beer (and chicken strips) couldn...More >>
Tube
Sleekly stark art-bar Tube went double-wide a while ago, warming up conside...More >>
Twilight Room
A prototypical college bar, and a neighborhood fixture for ages. Vestiges o...More >>
Voodoo Lounge
O! Would that every night be Mardi Gras, you've mumbled to the Phi Delt si...More >>

