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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Victoria Bar
Victoria Bar is a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Description

Named after cocktailer Lisa Hare (middle name), Victoria Bar is a 5,000 square foot bar in the north Portland part of the Humboldt neighborhood. The interior has backlit shelves, hobnail lamps, wooden benches, and a "hulking" painting of the RMS Lusitania. Cocktail names are inspired by the film The Princess Bride. The bar's most popular cocktail is the Florin, which has gin, strawberry, basil, lime, and soda water.

History

Owned by the Lightning Bar Collective (Bye and Bye, Jackknife Bar, Sweet Hereafter), Victoria Bar opened in 2015. Russell Van der Genugten was the chef, as of 2016. The bar hosted a Puppy Bowl watch party in 2020.

Reception

In 2015, Victoria Bar ranked second on The Oregonian's list of the city's best new bars, and the bar was nominated in the Stone Cold Stunner category at Eater Portland's Eater Awards. Victoria Bar ranked third in the Best New Bar category in Willamette Week's annual readers' poll in 2016. Thrillist's Alex Frane included Victoria Bar in a 2018 list of "The Best Bars to Drink with Your Dog in Portland".

In 2021, Portland Monthly's Katherine Chew Hamilton included the bar in a list of "Our Favorite Patios for Drinking & Soaking Up Sun", and Willamette Week included Victoria Bar in a list of "Our Favorite Portland Patios for Dates". Eater Portland's Michelle DeVona and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included Victoria Bar in a 2021 list of "13 Dynamite Dog-Friendly Bars and Restaurants in Portland".

References

  1. ^ Korfhage, Matthew (2015-09-29). "Victoria Bar: Review". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  2. ^ Korfhage, Matthew (2016-05-10). "Victoria Bar". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  3. ^ "100 Portland Happy Hours: North". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  4. ^ "Victoria Bar". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  5. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2015-10-16). "Drink This, It's Friday: Victoria's Storming the Castle". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  6. ^ "Bartender's Choice: Portland's Top Cocktails from the People Who Make Them". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  7. ^ Russell, Michael (2016-08-25). "Portland's Bar Group of the Year: Lightning Bar Collective". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  8. ^ "Inside Victoria Bar, Now Open on Albina". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  9. ^ Turnquist, Kristi (2020-01-30). "When are 2020 'Puppy Bowl' and 'Kitten Bowl' on?: Date, time, TV channels, how to stream". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  10. ^ "Portland rescue puppy takes the field in Puppy Bowl XVI". KATU. 2020-02-01. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  11. ^ Russell, Michael (2015-10-14). "Portland's best new bars of 2015 -- No. 2: Victoria Bar". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  12. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2015-11-16). "Eater Awards 2015: Announcing the Portland Winners". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  13. ^ "Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners". Willamette Week. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  14. ^ "The Best Bars to Drink With Your Dog in Portland". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  15. ^ "Our Favorite Patios for Drinking & Soaking Up Sun". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  16. ^ "Our Favorite Portland Patios for Dates". Willamette Week. 2021-04-21. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  17. ^ DeVona, Michelle (2017-06-19). "13 Dynamite Dog-Friendly Bars and Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
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