Nightlife in Portland
Where Portland goes out — handpicked bars, clubs, live music rooms and late-night eats for any kind of night.
Top spots in Portland
Alberta Arts District
Food & DrinkNortheast
Walkable strip of food carts, taprooms and the Last Thursday street fair.
Mississippi Avenue
NightlifeNorth Portland
Indie venues, natural-wine bars and the Mississippi Studios courtyard.
Where to eat
Pok Pok
$$$Thai · Division
Andy Ricker's Northern Thai — get the fish sauce wings, lines move.
Le Pigeon
$$$$French · Lower Burnside
Counter dining, brave menu — foie gras profiteroles are legendary.
Salt & Straw
$Ice cream · Multiple
Pear-and-blue-cheese ice cream made it nationally famous — the line is the experience.
Nong's Khao Man Gai
$Thai chicken & rice · Multiple
One menu item, perfectly executed — the ginger sauce is everything.
Apizza Scholls
$$Pizza · Hawthorne
Arrive early — they cap dough daily and walk-ins disappear.
Live & on stage
Waterfront Blues Festival
Tom McCall Waterfront Park · Jul 3–6 · Blues
Pickathon
Pendarvis Farm · Aug 1–3 · Indie / Folk
Mississippi Studios
N. Mississippi Ave · Year-round · Indie / Mixed
Frequently asked
- Standouts include Alberta Arts District, Mississippi Avenue. The list mixes cocktail bars, live-music rooms and dance floors so you can build a full night without leaving the neighbourhood.