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BarFly » Kid Friendly Bars in Portland

AKA kid friendly, child safe, minors allowed, unfortunately

When it comes to bars, children should neither be seen nor heard nor be anywhere near tainting the patrons with their sticky little cheetoh dust hands.

Despite our childphobia, we have managed to index the places that can accommodate you and your crotchfruit. The rest of us can use this list as a guide of places to stay far, far away from.


BarFly Ally » Alexis

More restaurant than bar, but we love a restaurant where the menu suggests ...More >>

0 user reviews

BarFly Ally » East Burn

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

9 user reviews

BarFly Ally » Green Dragon

Large converted warehouse that's part bistro, part beer lover's paradise. ...More >>

23 user reviews

BarFly Ally » Nick's Famous Coney Island

Nick's Coney Island has re-opened with a modern feel complete with 2 HD scr...More >>

21 user reviews

BarFly Ally » Roots Organic Brewery

Oregon's first all organic brewery has an island vibe, complete with bright...More >>

3 user reviews

50 Plates

Been there? You done that? Review away! Hours: Mon-Thu 7:30am-10pm and F...More >>

0 user reviews

5th Quadrant

This uncharacteristically antiseptic outpost of the New Old Lompoc empire i...More >>

3 user reviews

Aladdin Theater

Octegenarian theater has done it all, from vaudeville to porn, but now host...More >>

1 user reviews

Alameda Brewhouse

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

6 user reviews

Alleyway Cafe

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

2 user reviews

Aqui Mexican Cafe

Been here? Blog about it - we'll get there soon! $4 margaritas and $2.5...More >>

0 user reviews

Aztec Willie

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

3 user reviews

Bagdad Theater

Vintage '20s Arabian Nights-style movie palace, McMenamin-ized, but minus t...More >>

12 user reviews

Bakery Bar

Been here? Blog about it. We'll catch up soon! Hours: Mon-Fri 7:00a-...More >>

2 user reviews

BarFly Bus

Check out the twelve glorious months of BarFly Bus Tours that await you in ...More >>

2 user reviews

Barley Mill Pub

It all started here. The over-priced lagers, whimsical burgers and prefab ...More >>

6 user reviews

Below Deck

Below Deck is pretty much the only bar in Portland that features pool in th...More >>

3 user reviews

Blue Moon

This favorite McM's outpost features a long bar, a sit-around fireplace, a ...More >>

10 user reviews

Blue Sage Cafe (Lake Oswego)

Been there? Done that? Tell us all about it, we might catch up...sometime. ...More >>

0 user reviews

Blue Sage Cafe (West Line)

Been there? Done that? Tell us all about it, we might catch up...sometime. ...More >>

0 user reviews

Bridgeport Alehouse

Clean as an operating room, and nearly as soulless, the Bridgeport Alehouse...More >>

7 user reviews

Bridgeport Brew Pub

Bridgeport's homebase is practically unrecognizable, since it morphed its p...More >>

11 user reviews

Broadway Grill

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

0 user reviews

Buffalo Gap

Ramshackle roadhouse, cobbled together from the remnants of a century-old f...More >>

4 user reviews

Bye and Bye

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

9 user reviews

Caldera

Former pharmacy (a pioneer of the east side, c. 1910) exudes a reflective, ...More >>

2 user reviews

Captain Ankeny's Well

It’s far from perfect. A featureless spot with pizza inedible after ...More >>

7 user reviews

Caro Amico

Very small bar (maybe 6 booths and a couple barstools) inside the first res...More >>

7 user reviews

Casa Naranja

Wed - Sun, 11 AM - Midnight Closed Monday & Tuesday...More >>

0 user reviews

Chapel Pub

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

0 user reviews

Cinetopia

Cinetopia makes me think those folks 'living' up in the 'Couve might actual...More >>

0 user reviews

Clinton Corner Cafe

Quiet neighborhood bar with an old-timey feel. Great for brunch. Sidewalk s...More >>

1 user reviews

Concordia Ale House

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

31 user reviews

County Cork

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

9 user reviews

Dan & Louis's Shucking Room

Pocket-size lounge in circa 1907 oyster house is chock full of unique Portl...More >>

4 user reviews

Dingo's

Not hard to imagine a Dingo's outside every twenty-second century left-coas...More >>

10 user reviews

Dots

Eons ago, when ironic deor meant wacky signage and folks wore their grampa'...More >>

11 user reviews

Emanon

Still in the process of forming its identity ("Emanon" = "No name" backward...More >>

1 user reviews

Goose Hollow Inn

Owned by former mayor, Bud ("Expose Yourself to Art") Clark, this is a grea...More >>

6 user reviews

Grand Central Bowl

Brought to you by Concept Entertainment, the same guys behind such legendar...More >>

17 user reviews

Gustav's (Clackamas)

Hey, it's a Gustav's like any other...complete with the highly regarded sup...More >>

0 user reviews

Gustav's (Southwest Portland)

Review away, we'll get back at ya! Other locations: Gustav's on Sandy ...More >>

0 user reviews

Gustav's in Vancouver

Review away, we'll get back at ya! Other locations: Gustav's on Sandy ...More >>

1 user reviews

Hawthorne Theater

(formerly Conan's) Awkwardly assembled all-ages rock hall keeps the adults ...More >>

5 user reviews

Hedge House

’Tis a house, actually, a cozy Craftsman bungalow featuring wooden bo...More >>

9 user reviews

Hopworks Urban Brewery

Bedecked with a myriad of bike frames and good looking staff, Hopworks has ...More >>

6 user reviews

Imbibe

Elegantly discordant fusion of southeast faux-bohemia, and the encroaching ...More >>

10 user reviews

Kells

‘Tis Portland’s Irish pub, and more’s the pity. As Ameri...More >>

10 user reviews

Kennedy School

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

13 user reviews

La Carreta

A huge, cantina-style bar and restaurant with pretty bad food, decent servi...More >>

32 user reviews

Laurelhurst Theater

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

3 user reviews

Laurelwood NW Public House

Aside from the excellent patio, you'll find very little difference between ...More >>

0 user reviews

Laurelwood Public House

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

0 user reviews

Living Room Theater

Not classically a bar, but it has a bar in it, so that's something. And enj...More >>

5 user reviews

Low Brow Lounge

Something of a boutique dive bar with rotating art, back-lit wall of Jager ...More >>

12 user reviews

Lucky Labrador Beer Hall

If one must make a pro and con list, let it be us. Pros - The beer is be...More >>

0 user reviews

Lucky Labrador Brew Pub

If one must make a pro and con list, let it be us. Pros - The beer is be...More >>

0 user reviews

Lucky Labrador Public House

If one must make a pro and con list, let it be us. Pros - The beer is be...More >>

0 user reviews

Macadam's

(former Mazzi's) Spacious, family-friendly sports pub hosts blues and jazz ...More >>

3 user reviews

Mama Mia Trattoria

Formerly dark and dreary Elephant and Castle has been made over, Swan-style...More >>

7 user reviews

Matchbox Lounge

A lovely little morsel of a lounge with no more than ten tables, the Matchb...More >>

2 user reviews

Mazatlan Bar & Grill

Imagine spending an entire Spring Break at Chili's with part-time online ad...More >>

0 user reviews

McCormick & Schmick's

Handsome, deco-era bar in Historic Register building, showcases eye-catchin...More >>

10 user reviews

Montage

Not really a bar (it does have the attached La Merde lounge), but... One of...More >>

22 user reviews

Moon and Sixpence

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

12 user reviews

Muddy Rudder Public House

Been there? Done that? Tell us about it and we'll catch up soon! Hours...More >>

1 user reviews

North 45

Squeeky clean nautically themed bar in the NW 21st stumble zone serves up B...More >>

11 user reviews

Old Town Pizza

If Old Town Pizza resembles a turn-of-the-century luxury hotel overtaken by...More >>

4 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

Out Of The Blues Bar & Broiler

Been there and done that? Review away....More >>

9 user reviews

Palomino

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

0 user reviews

Pause

Family friendly pub comes off a bit more nightclubby than most of its breth...More >>

17 user reviews

Pinocchio Bar and Restaurant

Hours: 11:30am 2pm Mon - Fri, 5pm-1pm Sundays, 4pm-10pm Mon - Thurs, 4pm - ...More >>

0 user reviews

Pix Patisserie (1)

Calling Pix a bar may be stretching things - the teensy European café atmos...More >>

4 user reviews

Pix Patisserie (2)

The second outpost in the burgeoning Pix empire is a real chocolate laborat...More >>

0 user reviews

Pix Patisserie (3)

(formerly, Bar Pastiche) A perfect pitstop when shopping Hawthorne for exce...More >>

1 user reviews

Por Que No?

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

0 user reviews

Produce Row

For decades, an oasis of beer garden delights within industrial southeast, ...More >>

5 user reviews

Pyramid Ale House

Rechristened Pyramid Ale House after Portland Brewing was purchased by the ...More >>

2 user reviews

Raccoon Lodge

Rather off the beaten path, but the righteous beer is worth a trip to 'burb...More >>

5 user reviews

Radio Room

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

26 user reviews

Ram's Head

Two years ago, an otherwise unassuming businessman was knifed to death whil...More >>

1 user reviews

Rocco's Pizza

Not a really bar, but its $1.00 PBR and excellent people watching opportuni...More >>

0 user reviews

Rock Bar

Nothing terribly rock-n-roll here - just a neighborhood coffeehouse all gro...More >>

0 user reviews

Rock Bottom

Whatever you’ve heard, it was NOT named after the corporate overlord&...More >>

10 user reviews

Rocks

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

1 user reviews

Sapphire Hotel

An air of romance pervades the Sapphire, with its above-bar bedroom diorama...More >>

10 user reviews

Siam Society

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

1 user reviews

Spot 79

Fab old lounge serves 'em strong to a loyal crowd of mature regulars - thir...More >>

2 user reviews

Springwater Grill

Attractive, semi-upscale bistro and bar features well-crafted cocktails, wi...More >>

2 user reviews

St. John's Pub

Unique domed building was originally built as an exhibition pavillion for t...More >>

1 user reviews

The Overlook

Just about the closest thing to a real diner that Portland has to offer - h...More >>

2 user reviews

The Waypost

Been there? Done that? Get to reviewing then. Hours: Sun 9am-4pm, Mon-Tu...More >>

2 user reviews

Tillicum Club

The site's been a popular pitstop since its days as a stagecoach depot, and...More >>

9 user reviews

Tiny's

Caffeine-drenched outpost of the empire that brought you BOG, Shanghai Tunn...More >>

0 user reviews

Tupelo Joe's

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

0 user reviews

Upright Brewing Company

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

0 user reviews

Valentine's

Itty bitty drinkery in the Ankeny Alley serves it up with candlelit hipster...More >>

0 user reviews

Vino Paradiso

Been there? Done that? Good, because we haven't... By all means tell us wha...More >>

2 user reviews

Vinotopia

The restaurant/bar at Cinetopia. Cinetopia review: Cinetopia makes me thin...More >>

0 user reviews

West Slope Bar & Grill

Been there? Done that? We haven't so review away. Hours: 10am-2am daily ...More >>

1 user reviews

Widmer Gasthaus

Very clean, light brass and oak appointed bar and dining room features "bee...More >>

2 user reviews

Wild Abandon

Lounge-y bistro has no real bar, but pours a nice drink, nonetheless. Exce...More >>

5 user reviews