Sidewalk drinking is fine in a pinch, but for a beautiful day, patios are the place to be, here's a list of our favorites.
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The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: More than just a holding area for anyone waiting for a show at Mississippi, Bar Bar is a draw all it's own. Great food, decent prices and an amazing patio.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: Excellent vegan food, delicious mix drinks and plenty of outdoor space makes this one of the best (and most popular) bars on the Alberta strip.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: It'll be a mighty task to overcome the building's curse, but Conquistador is armed with what it takes to do exactly that: distinct atmosphere, great food, good service, and reasonable prices.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: Doug Fir is one of the best venues to see a show in Portland, just make sure to bring a friend. Go alone and the best conversation of the night will start with "Hey, got a cigarette I can bum?"
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: With 50 rotating taps you can drink through a couple livers before getting bored with the selection. Unfortunately you'll be bored by the other customers long before that.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: Just off the main Mississippi strip, Liberty Glass is by far the best bar in the area. It's cute and intimate, they've got decent prices, good food and great service.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: The patronage of homeless and near-homeless alike have forced the owners to make the bathrooms entry coded - that's about the most interesting thing about this McMenamin's bar.
2014 NE 42nd Ave (at NW Tillamook St), Portland, OR
Pub · Hollywood · 22 tips y reseñas
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: American bars modeled after European bars typically do a pretty half-assed job, and while Moon & Sixpence tries a bit harder, it's still pretty unremarkable.
1205 SE Morrison St (at SE 12th Ave), Portland, OR
Bar · 4 tips y reseñas
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: There isn't anything wrong with this place, it's clean, cozy, and sports a pretty sweet patio. Unfortunately, it's haunted by sadness and patronized by the living embodiments of broken dreams.
5101 N Interstate Ave (at Pacific Hwy W), Portland, OR
Hamburguesería · 28 tips y reseñas
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: Pause doesn't know what it wants to be, so it toes the line between bar and family-friendly burger joint resulting in expensive boredom for anyone who walks through the doors.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: Ample outdoor space for one to enjoy a drink, hookah, cigarette, or just bar time with a dog. The only downside is the painfully slow service.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: One of the most charming spots in the area, and just off the main strip so it's not on the radar for most of the idiots in the area.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: Can't complain, can't praise, Produce Row sits exactly in the middle neither offending or making a lasting impression. The patio is quite nice, but they stopped allowing smoking, so what's the point?
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: Radio Room trends to douchey, but they've devised a layout that hides the majority of them from view. The food is good, but it's only "meh" for drinks.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: Ill-suited for anyone looking to have fun, Red Fox would be a great place to dump someone, or have any uncomfortable conversation really.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: Like moths to a light bulb, smokers gather around the fire on one of Portland's best patios. Free jukebox, free pool, and lots of antiques await you inside.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: Rontoms is a case study in how a bar can get so hip that it circles back to lame. Things become more tolerable in the summer months on the giant patio, but the service sucks despite the season.
2314 NE Broadway St (btwn NE 23rd Ave & NE 24th Ave), Portland, OR
Pub · 27 tips y reseñas
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: The awesome multi-level patio is one of the city's best, awesome enough to make you forget how much they're charging you per drink.
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: The long tables make this a great bar to have awkward small talk with strangers, so grab a Hamm's and discuss the weather!
4306 N Williams Ave (at NE Skidmore St), Portland, OR
Bar · 33 tips y reseñas
The Alco-Frolic's Guide to PDX Bars: The service can be spotty, the patio closes before the bar, and it gets randomly over-run with idiots. That said, Vendetta definitely has a sweet spot, and when you hit it, all else is forgiven.