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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.

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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.

Where to Drink Outside in Portland (Once the Smoke Clears)

With only a few more weeks of warm weather left, now’s the time to grab a reservation to Palomar’s roof.

Where to Get a Drink Outside This Week

Want to drink a hazelnut mai tai in an alley? Here’s your chance!

Where to Get a Drink Outside This Week

The sound board remains off at Revolution Hall, but you can still make a reservation for its unbeatable rooftop patio.

Lady of the Mountain Is a Rooftop Bar Worth Summiting

The boutique hotel—a spinoff of an upscale hostel in Reykjavik, Iceland, that opened last November on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard—is one of those rare gems in the city with a rooftop oasis. In a normal summer, it would almost certainly draw a nightly crowd and a steady line of eager patrons waiting to snag the chairs of anyone who just signaled for the bill.

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Bar Reviews

Threshold Brewing Builds Itself a Shelter From the Storms

Where to Drink Outside in Portland This Week

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

Where to Drink Outside in Portland (Once the Smoke Clears)

Where to Get a Drink Outside This Week

Where to Get a Drink Outside This Week

Lady of the Mountain Is a Rooftop Bar Worth Summiting

Where to Drink Outside in Portland This Week

Where to Drink Outside in Portland This Week

The Top Five Places to Grab a Drink Outside in Portland This Week

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