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Bartender’s Choice: Portland’s Top Cocktails from the People Who Make Them

Mercury StaffMarch 12, 2020 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:37 pm

Portland has so many great bars, and so many top-notch mixologists… sometimes it’s hard to know what to order! The Mercury is taking the guesswork out of your decision by asking the top bartenders in town to make their very best cocktails, and then reporting back to YOU with the results! Drink up, friends… in […]

Food and Drink

100 Portland Happy Hours: Southeast

March 28, 2019 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:39 pm

Aalto Lounge | 3356 SE Belmont For two hours every day at Aalto Lounge, you’ll find a mini-collection of cocktails at an unbelievably low $3, from a Serrano-infused vodka concoction called the Slow Burn to “grown-up Jell-O shots.” Perhaps even better is a rotating selection of wine available by the bottle for just $10! If […]

Food and Drink

Portland’s Best Bars (Beer, Wine, and Cocktails)

Thomas Alexander RossJune 4, 2018 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:42 pm

Welcome, traveler. Let’s toast your arrival with an alcoholic drink, which Portlanders love even more than coffee or weed. In the spirit of assimilation, here’s a visitor’s guide to drinking in Portland: BEER Horse Brass Pub 4534 SE Belmont Portland beer culture would be nothing without Don Younger, a beer drinker’s beer drinker and adviser […]

Food and Drink

The Cocktail Explorer’s Club

Local Drinks (and Drinkeries) You Have to Try

Thomas Alexander RossOctober 10, 2017 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:44 pm

Break out of your cocktail comfort zone by trying these drinks.

Bars & Clubs

The Best Bars for Beer, Wine, and Cocktails in Portland

Thomas Alexander Ross and Mercury StaffMay 30, 2017 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:46 pm

Welcome, traveler. Let’s toast your arrival with an alcoholic drink, which Portlanders love even more than coffee or weed. In the spirit of assimilation, here’s a visitor’s guide to drinking in Portland: BEER The Commons Brewery, 630 SE Belmont & Upright Brewing, 240 N Broadway If you’re not just here for our famously hoppy suds, […]