Victoria Bar
{{Short description|Bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| street-address = 4835 North Albina Avenue
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Victoria Bar is a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon.{{cite web |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2015/09/29/victoria-bar-review/ |title=Victoria Bar: Review |last=Korfhage |first=Matthew |date=2015-09-29 |website=Willamette Week |access-date=2022-02-21 |archive-date=2021-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818013305/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2015/09/29/victoria-bar-review/ |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2016/05/10/victoria-bar/ |title=Victoria Bar |last=Korfhage |first=Matthew |date=2016-05-10 |website=Willamette Week |access-date=2022-02-21 |archive-date=2021-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818011241/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2016/05/10/victoria-bar/ |url-status=live }} The interior has backlit shelves,{{Cite web|title=100 Portland Happy Hours: North|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/100-happy-hours/2019/03/28/26220961/100-portland-happy-hours-north|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Portland Mercury|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814193947/https://www.portlandmercury.com/100-happy-hours/2019/03/28/26220961/100-portland-happy-hours-north}} hobnail lamps, wooden benches, and a "hulking" painting of the RMS Lusitania.{{Cite web|title=Victoria Bar|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/bars/victoria-bar|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Portland Monthly|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818013156/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/bars/victoria-bar}} Cocktail names are inspired by the film The Princess Bride.{{Cite web|last=Bamman|first=Mattie John|date=2015-10-16|title=Drink This, It's Friday: Victoria's Storming the Castle|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2015/10/16/9553597/drink-this-its-friday-victorias-storming-the-castle|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221145933/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/10/16/9553597/drink-this-its-friday-victorias-storming-the-castle|url-status=live}} The bar's most popular cocktail is the Florin, which has gin, strawberry, basil, lime, and soda water.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Bartender's Choice: Portland's Top Cocktails from the People Who Make Them|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/drinks-2020/2020/03/12/28134240/bartenders-choice-portlands-top-cocktails-from-the-people-who-make-them|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Portland Mercury|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111100822/https://www.portlandmercury.com/drinks-2020/2020/03/12/28134240/bartenders-choice-portlands-top-cocktails-from-the-people-who-make-them}}
History
Owned by the Lightning Bar Collective (Bye and Bye, Jackknife Bar, Sweet Hereafter),{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Michael|date=2016-08-25|title=Portland's Bar Group of the Year: Lightning Bar Collective|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/drinks/2016/08/portlands_bar_group_of_the_yea.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-18|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420184252/https://www.oregonlive.com/drinks/2016/08/portlands_bar_group_of_the_yea.html}} Victoria Bar opened in 2015.{{Cite web|title=Inside Victoria Bar, Now Open on Albina|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2015/08/slide-show-inside-victoria-bar|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Portland Monthly|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818014525/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2015/08/slide-show-inside-victoria-bar|url-status=live}} Russell Van der Genugten was the chef, as of 2016. The bar hosted a Puppy Bowl watch party in 2020.{{Cite web|last=Turnquist|first=Kristi|date=2020-01-30|title=When are 2020 'Puppy Bowl' and 'Kitten Bowl' on?: Date, time, TV channels, how to stream|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2020/01/when-are-2020-puppy-bowl-and-kitten-bowl-on-date-time-tv-channels-how-to-stream.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-18|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818012639/https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2020/01/when-are-2020-puppy-bowl-and-kitten-bowl-on-date-time-tv-channels-how-to-stream.html}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-02-01|title=Portland rescue puppy takes the field in Puppy Bowl XVI|url=https://katu.com/news/local/portland-rescue-puppy-takes-the-field-in-puppy-bowl-xvi|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-18|website=KATU|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818011241/https://katu.com/news/local/portland-rescue-puppy-takes-the-field-in-puppy-bowl-xvi}}
Reception
In 2015, Victoria Bar ranked second on The Oregonian{{'s}} list of the city's best new bars,{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Michael|date=2015-10-14|title=Portland's best new bars of 2015 -- No. 2: Victoria Bar|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/bars/2015/10/victoria-bar-portlands-best-bars.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-18|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818011241/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/bars/2015/10/victoria-bar-portlands-best-bars.html}} and the bar was nominated in the Stone Cold Stunner category at Eater Portland{{'s}} Eater Awards.{{Cite web|last=Bamman|first=Mattie John|date=2015-11-16|title=Eater Awards 2015: Announcing the Portland Winners|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2015/11/16/9677810/portland-winners-2015-eater-awards|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603114027/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/11/16/9677810/portland-winners-2015-eater-awards|url-status=live}} Victoria Bar ranked third in the Best New Bar category in Willamette Week{{'s}} annual readers' poll in 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2016/07/18/bop2016/ |title=Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners |author= |date=2016-07-18 |website=Willamette Week |access-date=2022-02-21 |archive-date=2019-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055341/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2016/07/18/bop2016/ |url-status=live }} Thrillist's Alex Frane included Victoria Bar in a 2018 list of "The Best Bars to Drink with Your Dog in Portland".{{Cite web|title=The Best Bars to Drink With Your Dog in Portland|url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/dog-friendly-bars-in-portland-or|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Thrillist|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818012249/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/dog-friendly-bars-in-portland-or}}
In 2021, Portland Monthly{{'s}} Katherine Chew Hamilton included the bar in a list of "Our Favorite Patios for Drinking & Soaking Up Sun",{{Cite web|title=Our Favorite Patios for Drinking & Soaking Up Sun|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/portland-bar-patios-for-drinking-soaking-up-sun|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Portland Monthly|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818011241/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/portland-bar-patios-for-drinking-soaking-up-sun|url-status=live}} and Willamette Week included Victoria Bar in a list of "Our Favorite Portland Patios for Dates".{{cite web |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2021/04/21/our-favorite-portland-patios-for-dates/ |title=Our Favorite Portland Patios for Dates |author= |date=2021-04-21 |website=Willamette Week |access-date=2022-02-21 |archive-date=2021-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206052048/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2021/04/21/our-favorite-portland-patios-for-dates/ |url-status=live }} 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".{{Cite web|last=DeVona|first=Michelle|date=2017-06-19|title=13 Dynamite Dog-Friendly Bars and Restaurants in Portland|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portlands-best-dog-friendly-restaurants-bars|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111173601/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portlands-best-dog-friendly-restaurants-bars|url-status=live}}
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{{Portal|Oregon}}
- {{Commons category-inline|Victoria Bar (Portland, Oregon)}}
- {{Official website|https://victoriapdx.com}}
- {{TripAdvisor|10324222}}
{{Humboldt, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:2015 establishments in Oregon
Category:Drinking establishments in Oregon
Category:Humboldt, Portland, Oregon
Category:Restaurants in North Portland, Oregon