Best-of Lists

Outdoor Patios
Most Pleasant Patios
21st Avenue(NW)
820/Mint(North)
Amalfi's (NE)
Bernie's (AL)
Casa Naranja (North) Fire!
Departure (Rooftop! DT)
East Burn (CES)
Firehouse (North)
Moloko Plus (North)
MVP (Rooftop! Fire! DT)
Nel Centro (Fire! DT)
Night Light (SE)
Ringside Steakhouse (far east)
Siam Society (AL)
Tin Shed (AL)
Wild Abandon (SE)

Plus: The Grant House, Vinotopia & Cactus Ya-Ya's (Vancouver)
Hall St. & Stockpot (Beaverton)
Wassabi (Hillsboro)
Terrace Kitchen (Lake Oswego)
Tippy Canoe & Edgefields's (Troutdale)

Runners Up: Amnesia (North), APEX (SE), Bar Bar (North), Carafe (DT), Cha (NW), Cruz Room (AL), Del Inti (AL), Doug Fir (CES), Equinox (North), Farm Café (CES), Fifth Quadrant (North), Globe Bar (SE), Gold Dust Meridian (SE), Green Dragon (SE), HedgeHouse (SE), Limo (NW), Lucky Strike (SE), MacTarnahan's (NW), New Old Lompoc (NW), Noble Rot (SE), North 45 (NW), Old Town trio of XV, Shanghai Tunnel, and Berbati's Pan, On Deck (Pearl), Prost (North), Radio Room (AL), Rontoms (SE), Windows (NE), Yakuza (NE)

Best Sidewalk Seating
NORTHWEST:
23 Hoyt
50 Plates
Bar Mingo
Basta's
Blue Hour
Cafe Nell
Deschute's Brewery
Gilt Club
Jake's Famous
Jo-Bar
Oba
Rockbottom
Serratto
Southpark

NORTHEAST:
Alameda Brewhouse
Lolo
Por Que No

SOUTHEAST:
Bridgeport Ale
Beulahland
Pambiche
Sapphire Hotel

River's Edge (See Waterfront Map)
VANCOUVER:
Beaches
McMenamin's
Red Lion Quay
Who Song & Larry's
COLUMBIA RIVER:
Island Cafe
Salty's Sextant
The Deck
WILLAMETTE RIVER:
Aquariva
McCormick & Schmick's
Newport Seafood (seasonal, on dock)
Thirst
Three Degrees

Five Spice on Lake Oswego
Riverview on the Sandy River

So these are some of the best, but not all. Let me know if you think I need to add some in...
pdxinfo@happyhourguidebook.com

Beervana
Best Brewery Happy Hours
Alameda Brewhouse (North)
Bridgeport Brewpub (Pearl)
Deschute's (Pearl)
Henry's (Pearl)
Hopworks Urban (H.U.B.) SE
McTarnahan's (NW)
Rock Bottom (DT)

Full listing of Happy Hours at Breweries is easily found in the Beervana section of the book.

Great Portland beer site:
http://www.portlandbeer.org/brewerymap/

Happy Hour Wine
Restaurants w/several quality wine choices under $5 per glass
Five Spice
Pour $3!

Half-price bottle nights!
Five Spice -- Sunday
Isabel -- Wednesday
Jopa -- Tuesday
Oba -- Sunday
Stanford's -- Wednesday

Any night with book coupon!
Aquariva
The Original
Vino Paradiso

More deals:
Vino Paradiso -- Daily 4-6pm

Limo Peruvian -- NO corkage fee ever for Oregon wines!

Gluten Free
Restaurants with huge menus work well, as there are so many alternatives and it's great to have an array of choices! Enjoy salads and grilled ahi, steak bites and skewers. Asian and Mexican foods are good choices in general -- and count your blessings that at least there's wine!

Bye & Bye (THE vegan/GF HH place!)

Afrique (big,healthy,delicious salad+)
Benson Hotel (40 menu items)
Limo (LOVE!!! Delicious possibilities)
McCormick&Schhmick (20 items)
Portland City Grill (25 menu items)

Restaurants are at least paying more attention now. Mama Mia's has a good gluten free pasta, and will make any dish with it when requested! (Dinner, not Happy Hour). Old Wives Tales has half a giant menu of gluten-free choices (no Happy Hour though). Thirst claims 90% of menu is or can be made gluten free. Deschutes has a gluten-free beer!

** If you have a serious gluten intolerance, please know that I am not the official authority, but just offering some suggestions. And please let me know any great finds!

http://www.liveglutenfreely.com
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com

Best Date Places
Happy Hour makes for the perfect first date. It's a quick, casual meeting to see if you have mutual interest/s, it's cheaper than a full dinner, and you get to drink a little! These are some quiet, quality, and impressive places:
Benson Hotel (DT)
Blue Hour (Pearl)
Departure (Pearl)
Driftwood Room (DT)
East (Old Town)
El Gaucho (DT)
Farm Cafe (SE)
Gilt Club (Old Town)
Jimmy Mak's (Pearl--check bands first)
Living Room Theaters (DT--movie after?)
Metrovino (Pearl)
Sapphire Hotel (SE)
Uptown Billiards (NW--play pool after?)


Group Meetings
Arrive at Happy Hour EARLY if you are trying to get a table for 8+!! Call for details, but these are common spots that don't necessarily charge room fees:
Aura (can handle small or huge crowds)
Benson Hotel (quiet and gorgeous)
Candy (small to big)
Chapel Pub (nice little private room)
Macadams (private and party rooms)
Old Wives Tales (no Happy Hour, but free group room available with meal purchases)
Spaghetti Factory (small groups, must buy lunch/dinner)
Here's a big banquet list from OpenTable:
http://www.opentable.com/info/banquets.aspx?m=11


Family Friendly
All the McMenamin's
Hedgehouse
Laurelwoods
Oba (several tables at entry)
Madison's
Serratto
Tin Shed

Best Burgers
Bo Restobar
Hall Street Grill
Jake's & Jakes Famous
McCormick & Schmick's
Morton's
Ringside
Ruth's Chris
Saucebox
Salty's (my personal fave)
Serratto

Best Pizza
Okay... I am from Chicago where they are known for their pizza, and have struggled to find much of a BEST list, but I want one!! I'm not taking responsibility except for what I've found and enjoyed as listed below. Email me with favorites and I'll see what gets mentioned most, and try it again. At HAPPY HOUR only, please.

Wood-fired and delicious:
Serratto, Nostrana

Wood-fired and pretty good:
Bar Due, Firehouse

No Happy Hour, but Apizza Scholls and Lovely Fifty-Fifty (Lovely Hula Hands owners) have the best I've found, in addition to the aforementioned. PDX Pipeline came up with a good list, and ended up with highlights being Ken’s Artisan, Escape From New York, Vicente’s and Flying Pie.
Click here for PDXPipeline Pizza report

International
Just reminding you about this category. What are you in the "mood" for??!