Downtown Bars and Brewpubs, Southwest (SW) Portland

Wood bar, brick walls, flat-screen TVs, pool tables, neon beer signs—yep, this is a sports bar all right. But while the appetizers are named after hockey terms and the burgers after football moves, the island-inspired menu takes bar food to a higher level. The Face...

Located next to (and affiliated with) downtown favorite Grüner, Kask is a bar that will focus on the traditional Alpine vibe that has made its neighbor so successful. With a wide array of locally cured meats and cheese, Kask will be an ideal place to have a small...

With the addition of the Jack London Bar, the Rialto has established itself as a place for people who want to live like they’re in the midst of the Roaring ‘20s. The large pool room and adjacent off-track betting facility is now also home to this basement bar....

According to the website of Yolo Lounge, the Downtown bar is going to “redefine upscale nightlife not just in Portland, but for the industry itself.” In a city that values kitschy dive-yness over sleek excess, it will be interesting to see how YOLO, which...