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The Best Happy Hours Spotted Across Portland

Where to find $5 cocktails, $6 gumbo, and $8 pizzas

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Even more than brunch, Portland’s truest obsession may be happy hour. In the Great Before, it was practically a requirement in this town that a bar provide discount cocktails and food every day, and many restaurants had joined in as well. After a few dark years, it appears happy hour is back in full force: Nostrana has reinstated its popular late night happy hour, sushi shops are slinging discounted nigiri alongside $1 sake shots, and even higher-end spots have started serving $1 oysters and discounted bottles of wine at certain times each day.

While happy hours are a great way to find some food and drinks at cheaper prices, that doesn’t mean the workers aren’t doing any less work than at normal hours. Being respectful and tipping well are crucial. For more low-cost dining, check out our affordable dining map.

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Bhuna, the blue-tinged, window-lined Kashmiri restaurant from chef Deepak Kaul, serves happy hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with an assortment of knockout snacks, $8 Old Fashioneds made with masala-spiced demerara, and glasses of wine in the single digit prices — an increasingly rare sight on Portland menus. It is extremely hard to go wrong with $5 crispy lotus root fries or $7 skewers of the restaurant’s intricately spiced Chettinad chicken, but the happy-hour-exclusive, $6 pav buns layered with raita and fillings like paneer or chicken, is the must-order.

Pope House Bourbon Lounge

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This converted Victorian — with its rustic indoor, patio, and garden seating — is a mainstay for bourbon fans, but its happy hour is an absolute steal: For $7, customers can choose from a selection of whiskies (Henry McKenna, Evan Williams, etc.), which they can drink in a sour, neat, on the rocks, or with soda. The rest of the menu is similarly budget-friendly, with cocktails, deviled eggs, and beef and cheese sandwiches all clocking in at $8. It runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Tiny Bubble Room

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In terms of both price-point and quality of execution, this Lombard cocktail bar has risen to happy hour royalty. Bracingly citrusy and well balanced daiquiris are only $7, as are the house Negronis and cognac-spiked French 75s. The kitchen’s gumbo, truly some of the city’s best, is $6 for a single portion, as are the crackly-cornmeal-encrusted catfish sliders. And for quintessential Portland happy hour fare, the $6 mini corn dogs retain their juicy snap inside a not-too-sweet batter. Happy hour runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Rambler

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A rustic and friendly neighborhood bar, the Rambler offers well-crafted cocktails, beer, wine, and classic bar food with a Southern touch. From 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and all day Monday, beer, wine, well drinks, and cocktails are all $1 off. Food options for happy hour include $8 smoked brisket chili, $9 spicy fried chicken strips, and the excellently crispy tornado potato fries: $5 for a plate or $10 as a beefy bacon poutine. The Rambler already had a large backyard patio, and added even more seating around the bungalow home where the bar is housed.

Life of Pie Pizza

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With two locations — an old school space on North Williams and a more modern, open restaurant on Northwest 23rd — Life of Pie is a consummate early afternoon date spot for its famed $8 margherita pizzas. With glasses of wine or beer for $6, it’s a simple, uncomplicated bang-for-your buck special, available basically all day, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Pacific Standard

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In terms of breadth of options, this Northeast Portland hotel bar is a clear winner: The entire menu is $2 off from 3 to 6 p.m. daily and from 10 p.m. to midnight. That means diners will find $5 deviled eggs and $6 spring onion dip, accompanied by $6 cranberry gimlets, $12 sherry-spiked date shakes, and $11 rosé Negronis. Finish things off with an $8 Oregon cherry hand pie.

Warsugai

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This Asian diasporic restaurant from chef Kyo Koo is a love-letter to “vintage Asian food” and Koo’s personal childhood nostalgia. On its happy hour menu, available Wednesday through Saturday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and all night (3 p.m. to 9 p.m.) on Sunday, find small plates like furikake fried chicken for $7, Oregon black truffle-inflected cheesy corn for $10, fried shumai for $11, and loaded bulgogi fries for $13. Draft beer and sake bombs run for $5, while some more inventive cocktails range from $6 to $9.

Potstickers, war su gai, and Kapong Shrimp from Warsugai.
The spread at Warsugai.
Aubrie LeGault

Campana

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When seeking a full-on happy hour dinner, the bar at Woodlawn Italian restaurant Campana is the obvious choice: Pasta dishes, which usually clock in around $27, are a whopping $10 less on the happy hour menu — a hearty bowl of penne alla vodka comes in at $17, as well as the briny puttanesca with anchovies and capers. When it comes to accompaniments, cannolis are $5, salads are $11, and garlic bread is $6, while boozier options like Aperol spritzes and Negronis are $10. The happy hour runs all night at the bar, or from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sundays in the main dining room.

Normandie

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The happy hour at the cerulean Southeast Ankeny restaurant Normandie pairs $7 Alpine cheese gougeres and $8 tobiko-topped deviled eggs with $2 tallboys and $8 glasses of wine. Oysters clock in at $2 apiece, available by the half-dozen or dozen; Normandie often sources really gorgeous Pacific Northwestern oysters, served with a zingy horseradish granita. Happy hour runs from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the restaurant’s bar.

Kachka’s happy hour is a fun spin-off of its Eastern European menu, with dishes like loaded baked potato vareniki for $12 and a sharp cheese and paprika spread served with dark rye for $9. When it comes to drinks, it’s all about the $8 Moscow mule, as well as $10 house-infused vodkas — for a chaser, the $1 add-on of rassol, or pickle juice, is a must. A mix-it-up combination plate that includes a cabbage roll, soup, bread and butter, and pickles, rings in at $12.95. Happy hour runs from 4 to 6 p.m. daily.

Radio Room

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From 3 to 6 p.m., Alberta natives sit on this popular bar’s relaxed rooftop patio to drink $6 glasses of wine and $9 raspberry lemonades spiked with vodka. Food hews toward American standards, including $10 burgers and $5 french fry baskets. However, a few fun additions appear on the menu, as well — $8 mushroom risotto croquettes, for instance, or eggs remoulade for $5. Vegans and gluten-free diners will find plenty of options, as well. Happy hour runs from 3 p.m. to close on Sundays.

Bluefin Tuna & Sushi

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Sushi nerds are all over the happy hour at this Northeast Broadway Japanese spot, where little spherical nigiri balls often highlight high quality fish for the price. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., visitors snack on $6 takoyaki and spicy tuna-topped crispy rice “tots,” awaiting a range of rotating hosomaki or nigiri. Four temari-style nigiri balls are $7 during happy hour, while a six-piece set of maki is $6. Pair it with a $1 shot of sake or a $5 glass of wine.

Nostrana

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At long last, Nostrana has revived its pre-COVID late-night happy hour. From 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, the celebrated Italian restaurant restaurant serves $10 margherita pizzas, $12 bowls of capellini in Marcella Hazan’s famed buttery tomato sauce, and $7 mini versions of the famed radicchio-based Insalata Nostrana. In terms of beverages, expect $10 glasses of wine, Negroni Sbagliato, and boozy punch, plus $39 bottles of wine.

OK Omens

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This Southeast Portland restaurant and wine bar can feel awfully luxurious with its bowls of green garlic soup, halibut with mussel jus bisque, and American wagyu steaks — however, its happy hour is a strong alternative for those wanting to inhale oysters alongside single-digit glasses of Mosel riesling. OK Omens offers $1 oysters from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., plus cheap snacks like $4 fries; wines by the glass, picked out by lauded sommelier Brent Braun, are only $9, and cocktails are $2 off. Plus, whole bottles of riesling are 25 percent off, for those wanting to use their hour wisely.

Gold Dust Meridian

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This beloved, low-lit Hawthorne cocktail bar runs its happy hour from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and all day Sunday, with dishes like $8 artichoke dip and $10 juicy-crispy chicken wings. The bar knocks off 50 cents from all wells, wine, and draft, which leaves a good number of drinks in the single-digit range.

Aalto Lounge

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No happy hour roundup is complete without Aalto Lounge’s, which is likely one of the city’s best when it comes to price point. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily, oven-baked pretzels with Cheddar sauce and citrusy cocktails all clock in at $5, while shrimp cocktail or grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup are $7. To get the party started, opt for a couple $3 Jell-O shots.

Space Room Lounge

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Space Room — an iconic Hawthorne bar complete with a sprawling patio and arcade — runs its happy hour from its 10 or 11 a.m. opening to 5 p.m. The menu includes a significant number of $6 to $8 snacks, including fried artichoke hearts, mini corn dogs, and elote corn ribs, as well as $1 off draft beer and well drinks.

Smart Donkey

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This Southeast Portland food cart from longstanding Portland chef Oswaldo Bibiano specializes in some serious bang-for-your-buck during happy hour: giant, $9 burritos, filled with things like barbacoa, carnitas, or chorizo and potatoes. Add on a $5 margarita or draft beer, and that’s a solid weeknight dinner. Happy hour runs daily from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m and from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Clyde's Prime Rib Restaurant and Bar

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For a midcentury happy hour experience, it’s hard to beat the old-school lounge at Clyde’s Prime Rib. From 3 to 6 p.m., visitors snack on $9 prime rib French dips and $7 Louisiana-style hot wings alongside Old Fashioneds and Manhattans. The full cocktail menu is $2 off during happy hour, including drinks like cold brew martinis and daiquiris. The lounge burger is also a banger, which comes with fries for $9.

East Glisan Pizza Lounge

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One of the first spots in Portland to serve Detroit-style pizzas, East Glisan Pizza Lounge has brought back its late-night happy hour menu, which includes $3 slices of New-York-style cheese pizza, $5 Caesars, and $8 lasagna pinwheels. Wine, beer, and well drinks are all $1 off. The happy hour runs from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays — and all night on Monday.

Bhuna

Bhuna, the blue-tinged, window-lined Kashmiri restaurant from chef Deepak Kaul, serves happy hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with an assortment of knockout snacks, $8 Old Fashioneds made with masala-spiced demerara, and glasses of wine in the single digit prices — an increasingly rare sight on Portland menus. It is extremely hard to go wrong with $5 crispy lotus root fries or $7 skewers of the restaurant’s intricately spiced Chettinad chicken, but the happy-hour-exclusive, $6 pav buns layered with raita and fillings like paneer or chicken, is the must-order.

Pope House Bourbon Lounge

This converted Victorian — with its rustic indoor, patio, and garden seating — is a mainstay for bourbon fans, but its happy hour is an absolute steal: For $7, customers can choose from a selection of whiskies (Henry McKenna, Evan Williams, etc.), which they can drink in a sour, neat, on the rocks, or with soda. The rest of the menu is similarly budget-friendly, with cocktails, deviled eggs, and beef and cheese sandwiches all clocking in at $8. It runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Tiny Bubble Room

In terms of both price-point and quality of execution, this Lombard cocktail bar has risen to happy hour royalty. Bracingly citrusy and well balanced daiquiris are only $7, as are the house Negronis and cognac-spiked French 75s. The kitchen’s gumbo, truly some of the city’s best, is $6 for a single portion, as are the crackly-cornmeal-encrusted catfish sliders. And for quintessential Portland happy hour fare, the $6 mini corn dogs retain their juicy snap inside a not-too-sweet batter. Happy hour runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Rambler

A rustic and friendly neighborhood bar, the Rambler offers well-crafted cocktails, beer, wine, and classic bar food with a Southern touch. From 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and all day Monday, beer, wine, well drinks, and cocktails are all $1 off. Food options for happy hour include $8 smoked brisket chili, $9 spicy fried chicken strips, and the excellently crispy tornado potato fries: $5 for a plate or $10 as a beefy bacon poutine. The Rambler already had a large backyard patio, and added even more seating around the bungalow home where the bar is housed.

Life of Pie Pizza

With two locations — an old school space on North Williams and a more modern, open restaurant on Northwest 23rd — Life of Pie is a consummate early afternoon date spot for its famed $8 margherita pizzas. With glasses of wine or beer for $6, it’s a simple, uncomplicated bang-for-your buck special, available basically all day, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Pacific Standard

In terms of breadth of options, this Northeast Portland hotel bar is a clear winner: The entire menu is $2 off from 3 to 6 p.m. daily and from 10 p.m. to midnight. That means diners will find $5 deviled eggs and $6 spring onion dip, accompanied by $6 cranberry gimlets, $12 sherry-spiked date shakes, and $11 rosé Negronis. Finish things off with an $8 Oregon cherry hand pie.

Warsugai

This Asian diasporic restaurant from chef Kyo Koo is a love-letter to “vintage Asian food” and Koo’s personal childhood nostalgia. On its happy hour menu, available Wednesday through Saturday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and all night (3 p.m. to 9 p.m.) on Sunday, find small plates like furikake fried chicken for $7, Oregon black truffle-inflected cheesy corn for $10, fried shumai for $11, and loaded bulgogi fries for $13. Draft beer and sake bombs run for $5, while some more inventive cocktails range from $6 to $9.

Potstickers, war su gai, and Kapong Shrimp from Warsugai.
The spread at Warsugai.
Aubrie LeGault

Campana

When seeking a full-on happy hour dinner, the bar at Woodlawn Italian restaurant Campana is the obvious choice: Pasta dishes, which usually clock in around $27, are a whopping $10 less on the happy hour menu — a hearty bowl of penne alla vodka comes in at $17, as well as the briny puttanesca with anchovies and capers. When it comes to accompaniments, cannolis are $5, salads are $11, and garlic bread is $6, while boozier options like Aperol spritzes and Negronis are $10. The happy hour runs all night at the bar, or from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sundays in the main dining room.

Normandie

The happy hour at the cerulean Southeast Ankeny restaurant Normandie pairs $7 Alpine cheese gougeres and $8 tobiko-topped deviled eggs with $2 tallboys and $8 glasses of wine. Oysters clock in at $2 apiece, available by the half-dozen or dozen; Normandie often sources really gorgeous Pacific Northwestern oysters, served with a zingy horseradish granita. Happy hour runs from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the restaurant’s bar.

Kachka

Kachka’s happy hour is a fun spin-off of its Eastern European menu, with dishes like loaded baked potato vareniki for $12 and a sharp cheese and paprika spread served with dark rye for $9. When it comes to drinks, it’s all about the $8 Moscow mule, as well as $10 house-infused vodkas — for a chaser, the $1 add-on of rassol, or pickle juice, is a must. A mix-it-up combination plate that includes a cabbage roll, soup, bread and butter, and pickles, rings in at $12.95. Happy hour runs from 4 to 6 p.m. daily.

Radio Room

From 3 to 6 p.m., Alberta natives sit on this popular bar’s relaxed rooftop patio to drink $6 glasses of wine and $9 raspberry lemonades spiked with vodka. Food hews toward American standards, including $10 burgers and $5 french fry baskets. However, a few fun additions appear on the menu, as well — $8 mushroom risotto croquettes, for instance, or eggs remoulade for $5. Vegans and gluten-free diners will find plenty of options, as well. Happy hour runs from 3 p.m. to close on Sundays.

Bluefin Tuna & Sushi

Sushi nerds are all over the happy hour at this Northeast Broadway Japanese spot, where little spherical nigiri balls often highlight high quality fish for the price. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., visitors snack on $6 takoyaki and spicy tuna-topped crispy rice “tots,” awaiting a range of rotating hosomaki or nigiri. Four temari-style nigiri balls are $7 during happy hour, while a six-piece set of maki is $6. Pair it with a $1 shot of sake or a $5 glass of wine.

Nostrana

At long last, Nostrana has revived its pre-COVID late-night happy hour. From 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, the celebrated Italian restaurant restaurant serves $10 margherita pizzas, $12 bowls of capellini in Marcella Hazan’s famed buttery tomato sauce, and $7 mini versions of the famed radicchio-based Insalata Nostrana. In terms of beverages, expect $10 glasses of wine, Negroni Sbagliato, and boozy punch, plus $39 bottles of wine.

OK Omens

This Southeast Portland restaurant and wine bar can feel awfully luxurious with its bowls of green garlic soup, halibut with mussel jus bisque, and American wagyu steaks — however, its happy hour is a strong alternative for those wanting to inhale oysters alongside single-digit glasses of Mosel riesling. OK Omens offers $1 oysters from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., plus cheap snacks like $4 fries; wines by the glass, picked out by lauded sommelier Brent Braun, are only $9, and cocktails are $2 off. Plus, whole bottles of riesling are 25 percent off, for those wanting to use their hour wisely.

Gold Dust Meridian

This beloved, low-lit Hawthorne cocktail bar runs its happy hour from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and all day Sunday, with dishes like $8 artichoke dip and $10 juicy-crispy chicken wings. The bar knocks off 50 cents from all wells, wine, and draft, which leaves a good number of drinks in the single-digit range.

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Aalto Lounge

No happy hour roundup is complete without Aalto Lounge’s, which is likely one of the city’s best when it comes to price point. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily, oven-baked pretzels with Cheddar sauce and citrusy cocktails all clock in at $5, while shrimp cocktail or grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup are $7. To get the party started, opt for a couple $3 Jell-O shots.

Space Room Lounge

Space Room — an iconic Hawthorne bar complete with a sprawling patio and arcade — runs its happy hour from its 10 or 11 a.m. opening to 5 p.m. The menu includes a significant number of $6 to $8 snacks, including fried artichoke hearts, mini corn dogs, and elote corn ribs, as well as $1 off draft beer and well drinks.

Smart Donkey

This Southeast Portland food cart from longstanding Portland chef Oswaldo Bibiano specializes in some serious bang-for-your-buck during happy hour: giant, $9 burritos, filled with things like barbacoa, carnitas, or chorizo and potatoes. Add on a $5 margarita or draft beer, and that’s a solid weeknight dinner. Happy hour runs daily from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m and from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Clyde's Prime Rib Restaurant and Bar

For a midcentury happy hour experience, it’s hard to beat the old-school lounge at Clyde’s Prime Rib. From 3 to 6 p.m., visitors snack on $9 prime rib French dips and $7 Louisiana-style hot wings alongside Old Fashioneds and Manhattans. The full cocktail menu is $2 off during happy hour, including drinks like cold brew martinis and daiquiris. The lounge burger is also a banger, which comes with fries for $9.

East Glisan Pizza Lounge

One of the first spots in Portland to serve Detroit-style pizzas, East Glisan Pizza Lounge has brought back its late-night happy hour menu, which includes $3 slices of New-York-style cheese pizza, $5 Caesars, and $8 lasagna pinwheels. Wine, beer, and well drinks are all $1 off. The happy hour runs from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays — and all night on Monday.

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