Darcelle XV is the Old Town drag cabaret on NW 3rd that has been running since 1967 in a 1910 brick building, a Portland icon and the longest-running drag cabaret on the West Coast.
Tip: Weekend shows sell tickets in advance; the kitchen serves dinner before the curtain, and the Friday and Saturday late shows are the showcase.
Address: 208 NW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97209
The Jack London Revue is the basement jazz room under the Rialto Poolroom on SW 4th, a speakeasy-style cellar with a full bar, four nights of programming and quiet sets.
Tip: Thursday through Saturday at 19:00; the room is small, book ahead for headliner nights and arrive 30 minutes before the set.
Peacock PDX is the queer cocktail bar that opened in the old Crush Bar space on SE Morrison in September 2025, built for conversation and community events with a long bar and rotating cocktail program.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the cocktail menu rotates seasonally and weekend evenings stretch to 02:00. Event nights bring drag and DJ programming.
The 1905 is the Boise-neighborhood jazz room near N Mississippi that books touring and Portland jazz five nights a week, with a small kitchen and a quiet listening policy during sets.
Tip: Two sets most show nights; reservations on Tock get the seated tables, walk-in usually means standing at the bar.
The Jack London Revue is the basement jazz room under the Rialto Poolroom on SW 4th, a speakeasy-style cellar with a full bar, four nights of programming and quiet sets.
Tip: Thursday through Saturday at 19:00; the room is small, book ahead for headliner nights and arrive 30 minutes before the set.
MONO Space is the Pearl District high-fidelity listening gallery in a renovated NW 13th warehouse, a ticketed deep-listening room with a custom speaker system and no talking once the music starts.
Tip: Open Saturdays 12:00 to 17:00 for free public gallery hours; ticketed listening sessions sell out, so check the calendar a week ahead.
The Sandy Hut is the 1923 dive on NE Sandy at the edge of Kerns, the room locals call the Handy Slut, with strong drinks, late kitchen and a jukebox that runs to 02:00 every night.
Tip: Kitchen runs late and the bar pours until 02:00 seven nights; cash and card both work and the booth seats fill on Friday after 22:00.
My Father's Place is the 1978 Buckman dive in the 1892 New Logus Block on SE Grand, a National-Register building that serves breakfast all day, plays pinball, and pours until 02:30.
Tip: Open from 07:00 every day including holidays; the kitchen serves breakfast through close, so post-show late food is the play.