Happy Hour Guidebook
Guiding you to the best!
Note all the Saturday night options!
Refer to your Happy Hour Guidebook for more information. (There are 48 restaurants scoring a TEN and 70 with NINES.) This list is by no means all-inclusive!
Click on restaurant name for link to their website.
1. Blue Hour -- Top notch in every way. Gorgeous lighting at night and fun patio by day. Expanded, big and diverse menu. Stunning interior with showpiece, big-city style. *All of Bruce Carey's restaurants could be on this list (also has 23 Hoyt, Clark Lewis and Saucebox), but they have to share the spotlight. (4:30-6:30 Daily; Open 5pm Sat)
2. Fenouil -- Half-off extensive and delicious menu of 20 items. Best French onion soup in town! Jaw-dropping and totally impressive place with quality wine and good cocktails. A perfect place for a date. (4-6pm Daily)
3. Gilt Club -- A long-time favorite with a very cool, creative vibe and sexy, plush decor. Now you can Happy Hour in the gorgeous restaurant area too. Great cocktails! (5-6:30pm Mon-Fri)
4. Limo -- WOW!!!!! This place has absolutely phenomenal food exploding with flavors! I was an addict from the first bite, and my habit just keeps getting worse (i.e. delightful). SO GOOD!!! (5-6:30 Daily)
5. Oba -- One of my first Happy Hours in Portland and years later, it still remains totally impressive and memorable. (4-6:30 Mon-Sat and All Night Sunday) There's a 2-for-1 entree coupon in the Happy Hour Guidebook!
6. Salty's -- A very-favorite for so many reasons. It's right on the Columbia River, and views are truly majestic. Best in the summer with outside patio and beautiful sunsets! Delicious and discounted food and drink. All night Sunday. There's a 2-for-1 entree couponin the Happy Hour Guidebook! (4-6pm Mon-Fri and 4:30-close Sundays)
7. Serratto -- Surprise! One of the best burgers in the city! Also award-winning spicy rigatoni. And wood-fired pizza. Great food. Inside, it's a nice, understated place, or sit outside along their sidewalk. (4-6pm Daily).
8. Siam Society -- Fresh, gourmet-style Thai food with some added spins. Stunning loft decor and beautiful restaurant. Get Happy Hour pricing all night with special food menu in the more casual back bar area, the Soi Cowboy Lounge. (4:30-6:30pm Mon-Fri; All night Tues)
9. Uptown Billiards -- Off the charts good! It's a Happy Hour served in FIVE courses, each paired with wine! Menu changes bi-weekly and revolves around a select, seasonal ingredient. (4-6pm Tues-Sat; Fully booked all December for Holiday parties; $10 per flight -- food or drink)
10. Urban Farmer -- Absolutely stunning interior! It is so NOT Portland. I love it! Menu hosts farm-fresh NW specialties and there's good drink specials including a fun "moonshine" punch too! (3-6pm Daily)
Another ten, more personal favorites (linked to YELP reviews because everyone needs to know about yelp!), include: Afrique (flavor!), Dragonwell (30 delicious menu items under $5), Belly (just nice), The Farm Cafe (CUTE!), Mama Mia (best Italian food), The Press Club (writerly), Voicebox Karoke (so much FUN!) and Wild Abandon (they work it right) -- and pretty much every Asian and Spanish-style restaurant in the book :-)
Refer to your Happy Hour Guidebook for more information. (There are 48 restaurants scoring a TEN and 70 with NINES.) This list is by no means all-inclusive!
Click on restaurant name for link to their website.
1. Blue Hour -- Top notch in every way. Gorgeous lighting at night and fun patio by day. Expanded, big and diverse menu. Stunning interior with showpiece, big-city style. *All of Bruce Carey's restaurants could be on this list (also has 23 Hoyt, Clark Lewis and Saucebox), but they have to share the spotlight. (4:30-6:30 Daily; Open 5pm Sat)
2. Fenouil -- Half-off extensive and delicious menu of 20 items. Best French onion soup in town! Jaw-dropping and totally impressive place with quality wine and good cocktails. A perfect place for a date. (4-6pm Daily)
3. Gilt Club -- A long-time favorite with a very cool, creative vibe and sexy, plush decor. Now you can Happy Hour in the gorgeous restaurant area too. Great cocktails! (5-6:30pm Mon-Fri)
4. Limo -- WOW!!!!! This place has absolutely phenomenal food exploding with flavors! I was an addict from the first bite, and my habit just keeps getting worse (i.e. delightful). SO GOOD!!! (5-6:30 Daily)
5. Oba -- One of my first Happy Hours in Portland and years later, it still remains totally impressive and memorable. (4-6:30 Mon-Sat and All Night Sunday) There's a 2-for-1 entree coupon in the Happy Hour Guidebook!
6. Salty's -- A very-favorite for so many reasons. It's right on the Columbia River, and views are truly majestic. Best in the summer with outside patio and beautiful sunsets! Delicious and discounted food and drink. All night Sunday. There's a 2-for-1 entree couponin the Happy Hour Guidebook! (4-6pm Mon-Fri and 4:30-close Sundays)
7. Serratto -- Surprise! One of the best burgers in the city! Also award-winning spicy rigatoni. And wood-fired pizza. Great food. Inside, it's a nice, understated place, or sit outside along their sidewalk. (4-6pm Daily).
8. Siam Society -- Fresh, gourmet-style Thai food with some added spins. Stunning loft decor and beautiful restaurant. Get Happy Hour pricing all night with special food menu in the more casual back bar area, the Soi Cowboy Lounge. (4:30-6:30pm Mon-Fri; All night Tues)
9. Uptown Billiards -- Off the charts good! It's a Happy Hour served in FIVE courses, each paired with wine! Menu changes bi-weekly and revolves around a select, seasonal ingredient. (4-6pm Tues-Sat; Fully booked all December for Holiday parties; $10 per flight -- food or drink)
10. Urban Farmer -- Absolutely stunning interior! It is so NOT Portland. I love it! Menu hosts farm-fresh NW specialties and there's good drink specials including a fun "moonshine" punch too! (3-6pm Daily)
Another ten, more personal favorites (linked to YELP reviews because everyone needs to know about yelp!), include: Afrique (flavor!), Dragonwell (30 delicious menu items under $5), Belly (just nice), The Farm Cafe (CUTE!), Mama Mia (best Italian food), The Press Club (writerly), Voicebox Karoke (so much FUN!) and Wild Abandon (they work it right) -- and pretty much every Asian and Spanish-style restaurant in the book :-)
