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Hammer & Stitch Is a Throwback to a Simpler Time in Portland Craft Beer

A visit to the taproom on Northwest Wilson Street will remind you of that earlier era, when breweries often popped up on the industrial fringes, and tracking down those old warehouses and repurposed auto garages felt like a scavenger hunt only beer nerds knew about.

Where to Get Drinks in Portland This Week, One Way or Another

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Where to Get Drinks in Portland This Week, One Way or Another

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The Spirit of Friluftsliv Is Strong With Imperial Bottle Shop’s Outdoor Hot-Beverage Pop-Up

The Scandinavian term roughly translates to “open-air living,” and GlüBar makes it easy to whip yourself into a state of outdoor bliss.

Five Places to Get Cocktails to Go in Portland

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The Owners of Roscoe’s Have Turned an Old-School Chinese Restaurant Into the Craft Cocktail Bar North Portland Has Long Needed

Growing up in Northeast Portland, Lewis remembers family dinners at the Lung Fung Chinese restaurant on North Lombard Street. Now, the place is his. His new bar, Tiny Bubble Room, is named for Lung Fung’s adjoining old-school lounge. It is something like a NoPo version of Roscoe’s, the Montavilla craft beer bar Lewis and co-owner Quyen Ly opened in 2006.

Where to Drink Outside in Portland This Week

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Threshold Brewing Builds Itself a Shelter From the Storms

Preparation to enclose the Montavilla neighborhood brewery’s pop-up street seating began about a month ago. Earlier in the year, once Multnomah County food and drink establishments were allowed to reopen, Szymanski hauled four picnic tables from the 750-square-foot taproom—cozy by normal standards but tiny during a pandemic—and placed them in some parking spaces along Southeast 79th Avenue.

Where to Drink Outside in Portland This Week

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McMenamins’ Dining Patio Outside the Crystal Hotel Ain’t Edgefield, but Close Enough

A number of McMenamins are known for their sprawling lawns or gardens, making it easier to spread out seating. But the three bars and restaurants along with the Crystal Hotel that occupy a triangle of land sandwiched between West Burnside and Southwest Harvey Milk streets have only pavement on either side. So that’s exactly where the company decided to expand.

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