5 dance clubs in Portland, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Portland nightlife.
Holocene ★ 4.6
Hawthorne/Belmont · 1001 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214
Holocene sits in a former auto-parts warehouse on SE 10th and Morrison, with 25-foot ceilings, white walls and a sound system tuned to the kind of minimal techno that took root in Berlin.
Tip: Weekend nights start at 21:00 and most parties run to 02:00; ticketed events sell out, so grab in advance rather than chancing the door.
45 East ★ 4.3
Hawthorne/Belmont · 315 SE 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97214
45 East is the Central Eastside warehouse where Portland sees its biggest touring EDM names, with a main floor for headliner sets and an upstairs Jade Room for techno and ambient.
Tip: 21 and over, doors usually 22:00 on Friday and Saturday; check the calendar for the Jade Room upstairs which programs separately from the main floor.
Dixie Tavern ★ 4.0
Downtown · 32 NW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Dixie Tavern is the two-level country-leaning bar on the corner of 3rd and Couch in Old Town, where bartenders dance on the bar and the dance floor runs to 02:30 on weekends.
Tip: Country and line-dancing programming Thursday through Saturday; cover after 21:00 on busy nights, and the dance floor packs out for top-40 sets later in the evening.
Tube ★ 3.9
Downtown · 18 NW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Tube is the long-running Old Town dance bar a few doors from Dixie on NW 3rd, with a steady weekend DJ booking and a small but committed dance floor on Friday and Saturday nights.
Tip: No cover most nights, drinks run cheap by Portland nightclub standards, and the late shift goes to 02:30 on Friday and Saturday.
Lola's Room ★ 4.2
Downtown · 1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209
Lola's Room is the second-floor venue inside McMenamins' Crystal Ballroom complex on West Burnside, programmed for smaller dance nights and DJ residencies under the bigger room above.
Tip: Friday's 80s Video Dance Attack and Saturday's 90s Dance Flashback are the long-running anchors; doors usually 21:00 with a low cover.