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Happy Pride Summer! It’s a great time to think about how you can put some of your hard-earned dollars toward supporting local LGBTQ-owned businesses, while you’re out and about this summer and all year long. And so? We’ve rounded up some of our favorite LGBTQ-owned bars, restaurants, and cafes in Portland.
Back2Earth (3536 NE MLK Jr)
This lively gay bar, owned by Eagle Portland proprietor Dan Henderson, features bar grub like burgers, cheese dip with ciabatta, and fried gyoza, not to mention drinks like espresso martinis and watermelon mojitos.
Chelo (5425 NE 30th)
Chef Luna Contreras’s fonda inside the collaborative restaurant space Lil’ Dame serves whimsical “vegetable-driven multifaceted Mexican fare” inspired by street food, with locally sourced dishes like pork belly quesadillas, wild steelhead tacos, and almond tres leches cake.
Clarklewis (1001 SE Water)
Chef Bruce Carey took over this pioneering farm-to-table restaurant in 2007. You’ll find dishes like wood-fired pizza and house-made pasta on the menu, made with a selection of local produce that changes with the seasons.