Victoria Bar

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Victoria Bar
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Victoria Bar
Restaurant information
Established2015 (2015)
Owner(s)Lightning Bar Collective
Street address4835 North Albina Avenue
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97217
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°33′29″N122°40′30″W / 45.5580°N 122.6751°W / 45.5580; -122.6751
Website victoriapdx.com

Victoria Bar is a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon. [1]

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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. [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

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

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]

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