Portland, OR
For Cocktails in Portland, the local food press points to Scotch Lodge, Teardrop Lounge, and Rum Club. Picks from Portland Monthly and Willamette Week, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Portland Monthly and Willamette Week. Updated July 2026.
Scotch Lodge · Buckman
Esquire Best Bars in America inclusion. Portland Monthly and Willamette Week regular.
Teardrop Lounge · Pearl District
Opened 2007. a Portland cocktail-renaissance landmark that has produced a deep bartending bench.
Rum Club · Buckman
Portland Monthly Best Bars pick. Open since 2011 and a training ground for bartenders who went on to open other notable Portland rooms.
Too Soon · Kerns
Portland mainstay less than two years after opening. 1,000-drink book nodding to NYC, named to Esquire's Best Bars in America 2025.
Hey Love · Buckman
Winner of Willamette Week's 2025 Best of Portland Readers' Poll Best Cocktail Bar. Plant-heavy Jupiter Hotel bar known for playful, tropical-leaning drinks.
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