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Coordinates: 45°33′29″N 122°40′30″W / 45.5580°N 122.6751°W / 45.5580; -122.6751
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Victoria Bar
The bar's interior, 2022
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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

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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

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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

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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

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