Alderman’s Upgrades the Former Thirsty Lion with Better Beer, Better Food and Bits of Portland History

It’s hard to imagine terrible things happening inside Alderman’s.

Portland Now Has a Beer Tasting Room Devoted Full-Time to Showing Penguin and Whale Videos

It’s Dollarita Month at Applebee’s. Yes, It’s Exactly What it Sounds Like and It’s Great

The Dollarita is, perhaps, a miracle.

The Five Bars We’re Most Excited About This Week

Where to drink this week.

Portland’s New Creepy Clown Bar Isn’t That Creepy, But It’s Got a Killer Spicy Fried-Chicken Sandwich

The overall effect is much less sinister than that of its predecessor, Charlie Horse, a cowboy-themed bar full of skaters and degenerates that unnerved more than one friend for reasons they couldn’t describe.

Tiny, Hidden Ash Bar Is Portland’s Closest Thing to a Boutique Speakeasy

The pristine backroom space next to Providore Fine Foods is the closest thing Portland has to a boutique speakeasy, so obscure it doesn’t even have a Yelp page

Elvis Room Is a White-Walled Pelvic Thrust of Budget Extravagance and Low-Down Drinking

It’s a white-painted, French-Colonial hall of gilded mirrors and painted naked ladies.

Ara Is Beaverton’s Late-Night Korean Foodie Drunkfest

Walk into Beaverton’s Ara Restaurant at 10 pm on a Saturday, and it’s like watching a neutron bomb go off in reverse.