2026 Best of Portland Readers’ Poll: Drink

Best Bar Drag Show

• Winner: Darcelle’s XV Showplace
• Second Place: Drag Brunch at Bar Cala
• Finalist: Peachy Springs Bingo

Best Bar for Mocktails

• Winner: Dear Sandy
• Second Place: Bar Cala
• Finalist: Advice Booth

Best Bartender

• Winner: Freedom Lennon @ Dear Sandy
• Second Place: Brandon James @ CC Slaughters
• Finalist: Krissy Rust @ Tom’s Bar

Best Beer Selection on Tap

• Winner: Loyal Legion
• Second Place: Horse Brass Pub
• Finalist: Mosaic Taphouse

Best Bloody Mary

• Winner: Jam on Hawthorne
• Second Place: Tin Shed
• Finalist: Space Room

Best Brewery

• Winner: Breakside Brewery
• Second Place: Baerlic Brewery Co.
• Finalist: Grand Fir Brewing

Best Cidery

• Winner: Bauman’s on Oak
• Second Place: Portland Cider Co.
• Finalist: Schilling Cider House

Best Cocktail Bar

• Winner: Creepy’s
• Second Place: Scotch Lodge
• Finalist: Dear Sandy

Best Coffee

• Winner: Puff Coffee
• Second Place: Two Stroke Coffee
• Finalist: Living Room Coffee

Best Craft Beer Festival

• Winner: SheBrew
• Second Place: ZooBrew
• Finalist: Fort George Festival of Dark Arts

Best Distillery

• Winner: Freeland Spirits
• Second Place: Wild Roots
• Finalist: Straightaway Cocktails

Best Dive Bar

• Winner: Reel M Inn
• Second Place: Sandy Hut
• Finalist: Holman’s

Best Happy Hour

• Winner: Matador
• Second Place: White Owl Social Club
• Finalist: Tiny Bubble Room

Best Kombucha

• Winner: Brew Dr. Kombucha
• Second Place: Happy Mountain
• Finalist: Lion Heart

Best LGBTQIA+ Bar

• Winner: The Sports Bra
• Second Place: CC Slaughters
• Finalist: Badlands

Best Oregon Wine

• Winner: Stoller Family Estate
• Second Place: Landmass Wines
• Finalist: Erath Wines

Best Smoothie/Juice Bar

• Winner: Harlow Cafe + Juice Bar
• Second Place: Kure
• Finalist: Best Friend Juice Bar & Cafe

Best Spirits Tasting Room

• Winner: Multnomah Whiskey Library
• Second Place: Freeland Spirits
• Finalist: Straightaway Cocktails

Best Sports Bar

• Winner: The Sports Bra
• Second Place: Spirit of 77
• Finalist: Dingo’s Sports Pub

Best Tea Shop

• Winner: Smith Teamaker
• Second Place: Tao of Tea
• Finalist: Portal Tea Company

Best Urban Winery

• Winner: Hip Chicks Do Wine
• Second Place: Division Winemaking Company
• Finalist: Enso Winery

Best Wine Bar

• Winner: Division Wines
• Second Place: Living Room Wines
• Finalist: Hip Chicks Do Wine

Best Winery

• Winner: Stoller Family Estate
• Second Place: Landmass Wines
• Finalist: Hip Chicks Do Wine

Best Winery Tasting Experience

• Winner: Sokol Blosser
• Second Place: Stoller Family Estate
• Finalist: Hip Chicks Do Wine