Vault Cocktail Lounge

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Vault Cocktail Lounge
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Vault Cocktail Lounge
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Street address226 Northwest 12th Avenue
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97209
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′29″N122°40′59″W / 45.5248°N 122.6830°W / 45.5248; -122.6830
Website vaultpdx.com

Vault Cocktail Lounge, previously Vault Martini Bar, was a cocktail bar in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, in the United States.

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Description

In 2016, Matthew Korfhage of Willamette Week described Vault Martini Bar as "a lounge-y refuge serving up umpteen versions of the classic martini, vodkatini or chocolatini". [1] Later operating as Vault Cocktail Lounge, the bar had a Rick and Morty -themed drink menu and hosted disc jockeys. [2]

History

Vault Martini Bar was originally owned by Casey Hopkin. In March 2018, the owners of Vintage Cocktail Lounge purchased Vault Martini Bar. [3] The bar began operating as Vault Cocktail Lounge, starting on June 1, [2] with an updated interior and drink menu. [1] [4]

Vault closed by 2022. [5] Collin Nicholas opened the bar Fools and Horses in the space. [6] [7]

Reception

In his 2014 list of "30 fireplace-equipped PDX drinking spots", Thrillist's Drew Tyson wrote, "One of the premier and priciest cocktail lounges in The Pearl, Vault makes it worth the cost". [8] The Portland Mercury 's 2019 overview of "100 Portland Happy Hours" said:

Vault Cocktail Lounge’s selection of booze is as good as it gets, the staff brings their A-game, and the house cocktails are superlative concoctions... Plus, the happy hour nibbles... are far tastier than your usual happy hours. [9]

In a 2019 overview of the most LGBT-friendly U.S. cities, Robert Deutsch of USA Today called Vault one of the "best LGBTQ hangouts" in Portland. [10] [11]

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