6 cocktail bar places in Portland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Portland | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Portland's cocktail bars range from book-lined whiskey rooms to neighborhood dive-and-fried-chicken hybrids, with a strong bias toward the spirit-forward and the unhurried. The scene splits between downtown and the inner southeast. The Multnomah Whisk(e)y Library downtown is the reference point for the city's deep-shelf approach, while Jacqueline and Reel M Inn on the Division corridor show the more casual, room-first side.
Multnomah Whisk(e)y Library ★ 4.8
downtown · 1124 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205
Portland's whiskey library and membership lounge on SW Alder, with 1,500+ bottles on rolling library ladders, leather wingbacks and cart-pulled cocktail.
Jacqueline ★ 4.6
division-clinton · 2500 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202
Heather Lawless's SE Clinton Street cocktail bar in Portland, with classic spec martinis, Pacific oysters on the half-shell and a relocated 2024 dining room.
Reel M Inn ★ 4.2
division-clinton · 2430 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Portland's most famous dive bar on SE Division, with fishing-lure-encrusted resin tables, poker machines and the city's best broasted fried chicken.
Departure Lounge ★ 4.0
downtown · 525 SW Morrison St, Portland, OR 97204
The 15th-floor lounge at The Nines hotel in downtown Portland, with two outdoor decks, the city's largest sake list and views of Mount Hood at sunset.
Bar Vivant at Pix ★ 4.4
mississippi-williams · 2225 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Bar Vivant sits inside Pix Pâtisserie on E Burnside in Portland, with a Spanish tapas menu, deep sherry list and an award-winning Champagne programme.
Multnomah Whisk(e)y Library ★ 4.6
downtown · 1124 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205
Portland's whisky library on SW Alder is open until midnight nightly, with 1,500+ bottles on rolling library ladders, leather wingbacks and bar-cart cocktail.