Coordinates: 45°33′29″N 122°40′30″W / 45.5580°N 122.6751°W / 45.5580; -122.6751

Victoria Bar

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Victoria Bar
The bar's interior, 2022
Map
Restaurant information
Established2015 (2015)
Owner(s)Lightning Bar Collective
Street address4835 North Albina Avenue
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97217
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°33′29″N 122°40′30″W / 45.5580°N 122.6751°W / 45.5580; -122.6751
Websitevictoriapdx.com

Victoria Bar is a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon.[1]

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.[2] The interior has backlit shelves,[3] hobnail lamps, wooden benches, and a "hulking" painting of the RMS Lusitania.[4] Cocktail names are inspired by the film The Princess Bride.[5] The bar's most popular cocktail is the Florin, which has gin, strawberry, basil, lime, and soda water.[6]

History

Owned by the Lightning Bar Collective (Bye and Bye, Jackknife Bar, Sweet Hereafter),[7] Victoria Bar opened in 2015.[8] Russell Van der Genugten was the chef, as of 2016.[2] The bar hosted a Puppy Bowl watch party in 2020.[9][10]

Reception

In 2015, Victoria Bar ranked second on The Oregonian's list of the city's best new bars,[11] and the bar was nominated in the Stone Cold Stunner category at Eater Portland's Eater Awards.[12] Victoria Bar ranked third in the Best New Bar category in Willamette Week's annual readers' poll in 2016.[13] Thrillist's Alex Frane included Victoria Bar in a 2018 list of "The Best Bars to Drink with Your Dog in Portland".[14]

In 2021, Portland Monthly's Katherine Chew Hamilton included the bar in a list of "Our Favorite Patios for Drinking & Soaking Up Sun",[15] and Willamette Week included Victoria Bar in a list of "Our Favorite Portland Patios for Dates".[16] 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".[17]

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. ^ a b 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.

External links

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