The Lion’s Eye Tavern I’m a Leo, so I love all things lion and the Lion’s Eye Tavern is no exception. First off, the sign/logo is adorable and a welcome sight on an otherwise drab section of 82nd. Parking is a bit of a challenge in this area, but worth ...
George’s Corner Tavern – 2023 Update George’s Corner Tavern is another long-lived dive along Interstate Avenue. In business since 1934, the neighborhood is a touch gritty as evidenced by the multitude of security cameras and combination lock on the bathroom door. But the large dedicated parking lot is a welcome ...
Nite Hawk Cafe and Lounge Established in 1931, the Nite Hawk Café and Lounge is a jovial stop along Interstate Avenue. Filled with regulars, happy chatter and smiling faces on our visit, we felt welcome instead of suspect (like at some other establishments; not necessarily a bad thing). It’s a ...
The Portland Dive Bar Passport Vol 1 Launch Party at Slim’s Was Awesome! On Sunday Oct 1, 2023 we held the launch party for Vol 1 of the Portland Dive Bar Passport at the fabulous Slim’s Restaurant and Lounge. A great time was had by all, check out the ...
Portland Dive Bars Passport Launch Party at Slim’s, Sunday Oct 1st Noon to 2 PM! We are stoked to report that volume 1 of the Portland Dive Bars Passport is ready for your dive bar adventure pleasure. A launch party to celebrate seems in order, so we will be ...
The Cheerful Tortoise The Cheerful Tortoise in downtown Portland is nestled within a patch of high-rise dorms warehousing scads of Portland State University students. It is a bona-fide dive bar, but firmly under the subheading of college dive bar. Slinging beer and food since 1951, the space is a rabbit ...
Our First Ever Meet Up Was Awesome! On Sunday August 27, 2023, at 11:30 AM we had our out first ever Portland Dive Bars Meet Up at the Sandy Hut and we had a blast! It was so much fun to raise a glass & enjoy great food with all ...
Brunch Meet Up at the Sandy Hut Sunday August 27 at 11:30 AM! Hold onto your hats because we are having our first ever Portland Dive Bars meet-up! Come on down and see us at the Sandy Hut on Sunday August 27. We will be there at the civilized ...
Marie’s We weren’t planning to stop at Marie’s, but the deliciously dark interior sucked us right in on our way to Slim’s. Little did we know, that was just the beginning because this crazy place is actually three bars in one! Walk into Marie’s and you find a somewhat standard, ...
The Wishing Well Restaurant and Nightclub My age is showing, but I kept hearing the lyrics from that 80s song as we walked into the ‘nightclub’ area of The Wishing Well Chinese Restaurant and Nightclub… “A wishing well to kiss and tell”. I don’t know how much kissin’ and tellin’ ...
Blue Bird Tavern We hit this spot at the tail end of an extensive research day in St John’s. Every and I mean EVERY bartender in the area knew the Blue Bird Tavern and either looked at us askance or made comments to the effect of “good luck with that” ...
Your Inn Tavern Look beyond the unfortunate name of the Your Inn Tavern (say the first two words fast and think of waterfalls) and what you will find is an historic Portland dive bar. Open since 1923, this is a charming little spot on a sleepy street in the St ...
