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Bar of the Gods

(503) 232-2037
4801 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
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Neighborhood: Hawthorne

If Southeast has a main street, Hawthorne is it. The busy boulevard is divided evenly between three neighborhoods, each with its own standout bars, restaurants and shops. (read more) The first, from the riverfront to Southeast 20th Avenue, is home to Multnomah County’s offices; the Barley Mill Pub (1629 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 231-1492), the first of the McMenamin brothers’ brewpub empire; CineMagic Theatre (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 231-7919), a one-screen independent movie house; and two extraordinary restaurants, Mediterranean stalwart Castagna (1752 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 231-7373) and nouveau-French newbie Sel Gris (1852 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 517-7770). The most familiar section of the street is the retail-heavy and condo-spawning stretch between Southeast 25th and 39th avenues, where neo-hippies share the streets with neo-yuppies. Here you’ll find the beery Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 236-9234); the kid sister of Powell’s Books, Powell’s on Hawthorne (3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 235-3802); the Portland Hawthorne Hostel (3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 236-3380) and cute crêperie Chez Machin (3553 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 736-9381). Past 39th, the street grows wider and quieter. Stop by ultra-serious pizzeria Apizza Scholls (4741 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-1286), then head on to a cluster of excellent bars: sexy Sapphire Hotel (5008 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-6333), cavernous Mount Tabor Legacy (4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-0450) and Sputnik-era time capsule The Space Room (4800 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 235-6957). —Ben Waterhouse.

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Featured in Drink 2008

You’d think a bar dedicated to the Greek pantheon might be a bit, um, brighter. Just insert “dive” into the name, though, and you’ve got about all you need to know. Nonsmokers might find the air a little thick, but BOG serves plenty of stiff, cheap-ass drinks and offers free pool until 9 pm. No wine jugs or flute-girls here, but at least they serve a decent spanakopita. Stop in on Sunday night to watch The Simpsons and raise your glass to both famous Homers.
Perfect Patron: A Mount Tabor local with an empty stomach and an interest in polytheism. (MM)
HAPPY HOUR 5-8 PM DAILY: $1 PBR, $2 MICROBREWS, $2.50 WELL DRINKS.
POOL, PINBALL, DJ, OUTDOOR PATIO, TV.

Michael Mannheimer

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