The Portland Dive Bar Preservation Society
Thirteen of the City's Finest Places to Drink, or Just Plain Exist
George's: A No-Judgment Zone, with Chicken
"This Place Is My Living Room"
The Trap: From Soft-Serve Ice Cream to Bloody Marys
Foster-Powell Bar Is Monument to Everything Right About a Dive Bar
The Ship Ahoy: Where Living Happens
A Neighborhood Place to Drink Away the Workday
Blue Diamond: A Sparkling Gem
Man, Those Cats Sure Like to Boogie
Tavern on Denver: No Bullshit and the Coldest Beer in Town
Kenton Landmark Has Lifeblood of Neighborhood Running Through It
The (World Famous) Kenton Club: World Famous for a Reason
A History of Bikers, Raquel Welch, and Punk Rock
Checkered Flag: A Bar Where Everybody Knows Your Name—for Real
This 82nd Avenue Clubhouse Has Not a Single Yelp Review
My Father's Place Is (Almost) Always Open
Not Even Snow Can Stay This Bar from Its Appointed Round
Slim's: A 105-Year History and Some of Portland's Best Bar Food
Come in a Suit or Covered in Paint—the St. Johns Haunt Welcomes All
Reel M Inn: An Oasis in a Desert of Development
Fried Chicken, Jo-Jos, and an Escape from 2016 Portland
Billy Ray's Neighborhood Dive: A Springboard for Bad Decisions
THIS Is What Dive Bars Are For
Watertrough Saloon: Dusting off a Time Capsule
Edging Out of the 1970s at the SE Hawthorne Dive
Lariat Lounge: Comforting Simplicity, with a Side of Suspicion
Regulars Are Always Welcome. You? Not So Much.
Further Drinking: 75 More Places to Wet Your Whistle
The Portland Mercury's Favorite Places to Pop in for a Cold One
The 13 dive bars profiled in this issue are only the tip of Portland's drinking iceberg—an iceberg that's filled with dozens upon dozens of places to wet one's whistle. While a comprehensive list of all of Portland's dive bars (and its many variations on the dive bar theme) would be far too long to include here, the staff of the Portland Mercury put together this selection of some of their favorite places to pop in for a cold one. Happy drinking!
DOWNTOWN
Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash
Goose Hollow Inn, 1927 SW Jefferson
Kelly's Olympian, 426 SW Washington
Low Brow Lounge, 1036 NW Hoyt
The Republic, 222 NW 4th
Scooter McQuade's, 1321 SW Washington
Shanghai Tunnel, 211 SW Ankeny
Suki's Bar and Grill, 2401 SW 4th
Virginia Café, 820 SW 10th
Yamhill Pub, 223 SW Yamhill
NORTHWEST
Joe's Cellar, 1332 NW 21st
Marathon Taverna, 1735 W Burnside
Skyline Tavern, 8031 NW Skyline
Tony's Tavern, 1955 W Burnside
Yur's, 717 NW 16th
SOUTHEAST
Angelo's, 4620 SE Hawthorne
B-Side Tavern, 632 E Burnside
Basement Pub, 1028 SE 12th
Bear Paw Inn, 3237 SE Milwaukie
Belmont's Inn, 3357 SE Belmont
Brooklyn Park Pub, 3400 SE Milwaukie
Clinton Street Pub, 2516 SE Clinton
Cosmo Lounge, 6707 SE Milwaukie
Dots Café, 2521 SE Clinton
Eagle Eye Tavern, 5836 SE 92nd
Firkin Tavern, 1937 SE 11th
Gil's Speakeasy, 609 SE Taylor
Gladstone Street Pub, 3737 SE Gladstone
Hanigan's ("The Vern"), 2622 SE Belmont
Holman's, 15 SE 28th
Kay's Bar, 6903 SE Milwaukie
Lion's Eye Tavern, 5919 SE 82nd
Lotsa Luck, 2136 SE Powell
Lutz Tavern, 4639 SE Woodstock
Montavilla Station, 417 SE 80th
Penguin Pub, 8117 SE 17th
Pub at the End of the Universe, 4107 SE 28th
Rumpus Room, 10555 SE Division
The Slammer, 500 SE 8th
Smokey's Tavern, 5522 SE Foster
Space Room, 4800 SE Hawthorne
Thatcher's, 7906 SE Stark
Tom's Restaurant/39th Street Sports Bar, 3871 SE Division
Triple Nickel, 3646 SE Belmont
Twilight Café and Bar, 1420 SE Powell
Yukon Tavern, 5819 SE Milwaukie
NORTHEAST
A & L Sports Pub, 5933 NE Glisan
Club 21, 2035 NE Glisan
Clyde's Prime Rib, 5474 NE Sandy
Daddy Mojo's, 1501 NE Fremont
The Hutch, 4606 NE Glisan
Katie O'Brien's, 2809 NE Sandy
The Know, 2026 NE Alberta
McPeet's Portland Pub, 4501 NE Fremont
New 715 Inn, 715 NE Broadway
Nick's Parkrose Pub, 11807 NE Sandy
Red Flag, 344 NE 28th
Sandy Hut, 1430 NE Sandy
Shady Lady, 4579 NE Cully
Sinnott's Lil Cooperstown, 5851 NE Halsey
The Spare Room, 4830 NE 42nd
The Standard, 14 NE 22nd
Yen Ha, 6820 NE Sandy
NORTH
The Alibi, 4024 N InterstateBarlow Tavern, 6008 N Greeley
Bluebird Tavern, 8734 N Lombard
Crow Bar, 3954 N Mississippi
Happy House, 4234 N Interstate
Mock Crest Tavern, 3435 N Lombard
Mousetrap Tavern, 2305 N Lombard
Nite Hawk Café and Lounge, 6423 N Interstate
Sloan's Tavern, 36 N Russell
Sundown Pub, 5903 N Lombard
Tom's Pizza and Sports Bar, 2630 N Lombard
Wishing Well, 8800 N Lombard