Star Theater is the smaller room directly across NW 6th from Roseland, a 525-capacity general-admission space that books rock, electronic and burlesque on its own.
Tip: All-ages most nights with a 21+ balcony bar; tickets often available at the door for smaller bookings.
Address: 13 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Departure is the 15th-floor modern Asian restaurant and bar on top of The Nines hotel, with two outdoor decks that look out over the river and the West Hills.
Tip: The West Deck Bar takes walk-ins for cocktails when the dining room is on a wait; sunset and clear evenings draw a queue from 18:00 onward.
Xport is the 16th-floor rooftop lounge on top of the Porter Hotel in downtown's south end, with globally inspired small plates and panoramic views to Mt. Hood on a clear day.
Tip: Indoor lounge and outdoor terrace; the terrace fills up first on summer evenings, so come at 16:00 if you want a seat outside.
The Goodfoot is the upstairs pool hall and downstairs basement music room on SE Stark, where Soul Stew's funk and soul 45s have been Portland's longest-running weekly DJ dance since 2001.
Tip: Saturday night's Soul Stew is the institution; downstairs opens around 21:00 with a small cover when a show is booked.
Revolution Hall is the renovated 1924 Washington High School auditorium in Buckman, a seated 850-capacity room with a rooftop bar that opens for sunset before downstairs shows.
Tip: Roof deck opens earlier on show nights and stays open after; grab a drink up top before doors and ride the elevator down.
Departure is the 15th-floor modern Asian restaurant and bar on top of The Nines hotel, with two outdoor decks that look out over the river and the West Hills.
Tip: The West Deck Bar takes walk-ins for cocktails when the dining room is on a wait; sunset and clear evenings draw a queue from 18:00 onward.
Xport is the 16th-floor rooftop lounge on top of the Porter Hotel in downtown's south end, with globally inspired small plates and panoramic views to Mt. Hood on a clear day.
Tip: Indoor lounge and outdoor terrace; the terrace fills up first on summer evenings, so come at 16:00 if you want a seat outside.
Noble Rot is the fourth-floor wine bar on East Burnside with a rooftop garden that supplies the kitchen and a glass terrace that looks out over the inner east side.
Tip: Tuesday through Saturday only; the bar takes walk-ins for two but reservations are strict for the dining room. Earlier seatings get sunset.
Radio Room is the 1949 Art Deco restaurant and cocktail bar on NE Alberta with a heated rooftop patio, half covered with a fireplace and half open to the sky.
Tip: The roof has its own bar and stays open seven days; the fireplace half stays warm in shoulder season, the open half is the sunset perch in summer.