Century Bar

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Century Bar
Restaurant information
EstablishedJune 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)
Food type American
Street address930 Southeast Sandy Boulevard
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′16″N122°39′21″W / 45.5210°N 122.6558°W / 45.5210; -122.6558
Seating capacity318
Website centurybarpdx.com

Century Bar, or simply Century, was a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The business began operating in 2016 and had closed by mid 2021.

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Description

Century Bar was a 318-seat sports bar housed in a former printing shop on Sandy Boulevard in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood. [1] Vegan options include mushroom tacos to buffalo artichoke wings. [2]

History

Jacob Carey, Ian David, Liam Duffy, Ben Hufford, John Janulis, and Clyde Wooten opened Century Bar. [3] Nathan VanDeventer managed the bar operation and Russell Van der Genugten served as chef. The bar opened on June 16, 2016, [4] slightly later than previously reported target dates of November 2015 and February 2016. [5] [6] [7]

Century Bar hosted the Negroni Social to kickoff Negroni Week in June 2016, [8] and has also hosted screenings by Church of Film. [9] [10] Century closed temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening a few weeks after Multnomah County reached Phase 1. [11] The bar had closed permanently by mid 2021. [12]

Reception

Century Bar was nominated in the Design of the Year and Most Stunning Restaurant of the Year categories for the 2016 Eater Awards, presented by Eater Portland ; [13] the bar was named editor's choice in the former category. [14] In 2016, Willamette Week 's Sophia June wrote, "Century is the sports bar Portland has been waiting for", [15] and the newspaper's Martin Cizmar said in 2017, "Watching a big game at Century feels like you're ringside for a prizefight—the energy exceeds any other sports bar I've been to, and I've been to a few." [16] [17] In 2020, Eater Portland's Alex Frane included Century in his list of "Portland's 10 Ideal Rooftop Patios For Views, Drinks, and Sun". [18]

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