BarFly » Dance clubs in Portland

AKA dancing/deejays
Dancing is fairly broadly defined. Some people want to dance to that horrible southern rap that mentions doing something in "The Club" 500231 times. Others want to actually shake their asses, move their feet, and maybe even do a little line dancing or polka. At most of the places listed here, you can dance if you want to.
BarFly Ally » Ararat
The Armenian disco so luxuriates in stereotypes - stunning damsels frozen t...More >>
American Cowgirls
Barn-like proportions, made all the more spacious by a general lack of crow...More >>
Andrea's Cha Cha Club
Tiny, basement dance club below the Grand Cafe, fills its tiny dancefloor w...More >>
Aura
Well, you’ve seen them, of course - the primped throngs eternally lin...More >>
Aztec Willie
Open 11am-2am, 7 days a week Full Food Menu until midnight Non-Smoking un...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 >>
Below Deck
Below Deck is pretty much the only bar in Portland that features pool in th...More >>
Berbati's Pan
Berbati's, the more refined, art-filled restaurant side is open daily, whil...More >>
Boiler Room
Old Town's only dedicated karaoke bar gets packed to the gills with a young...More >>
Boxxes
Cutie pie go-go boys shake their tailfeathers in front of big screens and v...More >>
Branx
Been here? Write away, we'll be on it soon! Open Mondays and Thurs-Sat ...More >>
Brig
Where are all the goodlooking men in Portland? Right here, baby! One-third ...More >>
Bushwackers
Wide open roadhouse with honkin' huge corral of a dancefloor. Plenty of d...More >>
C.C. Slaughter's
Massive dancefloor is one of Portland's largest, loudest, and most high-tec...More >>
Candlelight Room
Amusing as it may seem that the Candlelight Room yet exists downtown, it&rs...More >>
Champion's
The only dedicated sports bar in downtown, is also one of the city's larges...More >>
Club 720
Apparently, naming one's establishment after it's street address makes one ...More >>
Club Calabash
Freshly opened world beat sorta place for dancin'n'prancin' about. However,...More >>
Coach's Bar and Grill
Strip mall sports bar moonlights as a blues club on the weekends. In case ...More >>
Crush
A vibe of good-humored decadence pervades this chic, yet lowkey, club. The...More >>
Crystal Ballroom
Swellegant 90-year-old third-floor dance hall, rescued from the wrecking ba...More >>
Dante's
How To Make A Rock Club: 1.) transform misused space (Chang’s Mongoli...More >>
Dirty
A germaphobic Mormon’s wet dream of a stripper pole showroom. Out of...More >>
Dixie Tavern
Half-assed Coyote Ugly wannabe swarms with meatheads on the make, while can...More >>
Doug Fir Lounge
The top sound system, sparkling array of local and national musicians, and ...More >>
Dublin Pub
Collegiate meat-market best avoided by those not dedicated to the Abercromb...More >>
Duke's Country Bar & Grill
Ginormous cowpoke palace with basketball court-size dancefloor, a mechanica...More >>
Dunes
While the location of this hipster enclave's no longer much of a secret - a...More >>
Egyptian Room
Newcomers may despair over butch-centric percentages and hip-hop heavy soun...More >>
Eight Balls of Fire
Big, fun bar has something for everyone. Big screens and sports memorabiia ...More >>
Embers
Rundown dance club has seen better days, and so have the drag queens (and k...More >>
Fusion
(formerly, Noche) New ambient/techno oriented "ultralounge" promises a "chi...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 >>
Holocene
A dance club should primarily be judged by the attractiveness of those danc...More >>
Ibiza
Been there and done that? Tell us all about it. We'll catch up. Happy Ho...More >>
Jimmy Mak's
One of Downbeat Magazine's Top 100 places to hear jazz - we weep for the Am...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 >>
Mixer's Bar and Grill
We ain't been much to Tigard much at all, so you'll have to tell us about t...More >>
Momo Bar Maximo
Overpriced drinks, garish crimson interiors, crowds ranging between (weeken...More >>
Moonstar
In Portland, where talk of eclectic crowds generally implies differently-co...More >>
Mucho Grande
The former La Rhumba reincarnated as a top-flight Mexican restaurant. Good ...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 >>
Pala Fashion Lounge
Midst the center of Portland's Old Town date rape district, Pala: A Fashion...More >>
Pepita's Nightclub
Been there? Done that? Then review away because we can't do all the work ar...More >>
Ponderosa Lounge
As if Oregon didn't already have enough to boast about, we are also home to...More >>
Red Cap Garage
High-energy catbird seat smack dab in the middle of Vaseline Alley, opens a...More >>
Refectory
Fourteen thousand square feet of Greshamite-stocked meat market sorta says ...More >>
Ringler's Pub
Spacious pool hall on first floor of Crystal Ballroom lines them up around ...More >>
Rotture
Designed to annoy you with it's proper pronunciation of "Roh Ture AY", but ...More >>
Sammy's Daniel Bar
Sammy's Daniel opened with little fanfare, little promotion, and turned int...More >>
Santorini West
Been there? Done that? Review away, we'll get back at you later. Open ...More >>
Saucebox
An early vanguard of Portland nightlife - our first ever bar, it’s sa...More >>
Scandals
(note: recently moved to space formerly occupied by Three Sisters) A favori...More >>
Silverado
MOVED! Now at 318 SW 3rd Ave. If you can't get laid at Silverado, then...More >>
Spice
formerly Billy Reed's Billy Reed's review: Sprawling bar and restauran...More >>
Steinhaus
Owned by the longtime former manager of downtown's Candlelight, the blues a...More >>
Subterra
Housed in what used to be Fernando's Hideaway. The collective myriad of pho...More >>
Thatcher's
Rambling joint with a smalltown vibe - lots of regulars chatting it up at t...More >>
Thirsty Lion Pub
With all the understated elegance and dedication to authenticity you've com...More >>
Tillicum Club
The site's been a popular pitstop since its days as a stagecoach depot, and...More >>
Tony Starlight's Supper Club & Lounge
That’s right kids, Tony’s back in town! The hippest hepcat of t...More >>
Voodoo Lounge
O! Would that every night be Mardi Gras, you've mumbled to the Phi Delt si...More >>
Wichita Bar & Grill
Dreamy Vince Gill poster in the ladies and lots of chainsaw scupture. DJ d...More >>
Wonder Ballroom and Cafe Wonder
Lookswise, it's more reminiscent of a New England church, than a rock club,...More >>

