Eat & Drink

2010 Best Bars

How to Drink Alone

Sipping solo can actually be a rewarding experience, a chance to sit back and quietly absorb the events of the day.

11/17/2010 By Kasey Cordell

2010 Best Bars

How to Buy a Lady (or Gent) a Drink

Want a phone number? Start with a drink.

11/17/2010 By Alexis Rehrmann

2010 Best Bars

Straight Up

Three of Portland’s bartending best serve up stories from behind the bar

11/17/2010 By Nicole Morales

2010 Best Bars

Classic Drinks to Try Before You Die

According to Portland Monthly’s 2008 Bartender of the Year, Daniel Shoemaker from Teardrop Lounge

11/17/2010

2010 Best Bars

Rules of the Juke

Guidelines for putting together your playlist, from a jukebox junkie

11/17/2010 By Zach Dundas

2010 Best Bars

Bar Basics

Rules of engagement for pubs, clubs and lounges

11/17/2010 By Ali Moran

2010 Best Bars

Best Bars to Eat Well

Cocktail Recipes

11/17/2010 By Rachel Ritchie

2010 Best Bars

Best Bars to Take a Date

Cocktail Recipes

11/17/2010 By Kasey Cordell

2010 Best Bars

Best Bars to Score a Deal

Cocktail Recipes

11/17/2010 By Zach Dundas

MIX IT

Cocktail Recipes from the Best Bars of 2010

Whether you want to play mixologist at home, or just want to be enticed, these recipes let you in on some of the secrets of signature cocktails from some of Portland's best bars.

11/17/2010

2010 Best Bars

Best Bars to Play

Cocktail Recipes

11/17/2010 By John Chandler, Gretchen Holzgang, Ali Moran, and Georgia Perry

2010 Best Bars

Best Bars to Become an Expert

Cocktail Recipes

11/17/2010 By Martin Patail

Food Carts

Celebrate the Release of Cartopia

Check out tomorrow night’s free book release party and revel in Portland’s food cart revolution.

11/17/2010 By Anna Sachse

2010 Best Bars

Best Bars to Hide Out

Whether off the beaten path, underground or out-of-state, these regional haunts are great for ladies' nights, discreet encounters or silently lurking in the shadows.

11/17/2010 By Kasey Cordell and Rachel Ritchie With Brian Barker