4 editor picks in Portland.
4 lgbtq+ in Portland our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Portland nightlife.
CC Slaughters is the longstanding Old Town dance club on NW Davis that has anchored Portland's queer nightlife since 1981, with a no-cover door, a big floor and live DJs Thursday through Saturday.
TipLate-shift weekends run to 02:00; Sunday opens at 14:00 with day-drinking and karaoke. New ownership took over in 2025 after a brief closure scare.
Silverado is the two-level Old Town gay bar that ran for decades in the Burnside Triangle and relocated to NW Couch in 2018, with a basement dance floor and male dancers and a quieter ground-floor bar.
TipUpstairs is the daytime bar with food; downstairs goes late on weekends with go-go dancers and a small cover.
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.
TipWeekend shows sell tickets in advance; the kitchen serves dinner before the curtain, and the Friday and Saturday late shows are the showcase.
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.
TipClosed Mondays; the cocktail menu rotates seasonally and weekend evenings stretch to 02:00. Event nights bring drag and DJ programming.
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