Gay Bars & Clubs in Portland, Oregon
Portland's LGBTQ+ venues are spread across neighborhoods like the Pearl District, Old Town, and Southeast — from beloved dive bars and dance clubs to queer-owned cafés and restaurants. Explore gay bars, clubs, and venues in Portland.
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Badlands Portland
Old Town's high-energy gay dance and video bar.
Old Town Chinatown · $$

CC Slaughters Nightclub and Lounge
Old Town nightclub and lounge with nightly DJs and drag, since 1981.
Old Town Chinatown · $$

Eagle Portland
North Portland's bear and leather bar, home of the Oregon Bears.
Piedmont · $$

Darcelle XV
Historic Portland drag cabaret, staging shows since 1967.
Old Town Chinatown · $$$

Stag PDX
Gay-owned downtown strip club with nightly male dancers.
Pearl District · $$

Escape Bar & Grill
Queer-friendly Northeast Portland sports bar with karaoke and comfort food.
Northeast Portland · $$

Hawks PDX
Queer-owned bathhouse and wellness space in Montavilla.
Montavilla · $$

Silverado
Two-floor gay strip club and dive bar in Old Town.
Old Town Chinatown · $$

The Nest Lounge
Queer dive bar in a converted Belmont house, with drag and a jukebox.
Sunnyside · $
Steam Portland
Portland's gay men's bathhouse on NE Sandy, since 2003.
Kerns · $$
Q Center
Portland's LGBTQ+ community center, hosting 25+ groups since 2005.
Boise
Triangle Productions
LGBTQ+ theater company at the Sanctuary on NE Sandy, since 1989.
Kerns · $$
underU4men
Downtown men's underwear and swimwear boutique, gay-owned since 2006.
Downtown · $$

Camp
Downtown gay bar in the old Scandals space on Harvey Milk Street
Downtown · $

Peacock PDX
LGBTQ+ bar and back-room stage in the old Crush space in Buckman
Buckman · $

Scandals East
Portland's longtime gay bar Scandals, reborn on NE Alberta
Alberta Arts District · $
Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland
LGBTQ+ welcoming boutique hotel in Portland's West End
Downtown · $$$
Fuse Theatre Ensemble - The Back Door Theater
Queer experimental theater company on SE Hawthorne since 2008
Hawthorne · $$
The Sports Bra
The first bar built to show women's sports — LGBTQ+ welcoming
Irvington · $$
Hampton Inn & Suites Portland-Pearl District
All-suite Pearl District hotel with free breakfast and indoor pool
Pearl District · $$
Woodlark Hotel Portland, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Boutique hotel in downtown Portland with lobby bar Abigail Hall
Downtown Portland · $$$
Sanctuary Club
Portland's BDSM play party space since 1998 in the Pearl
Pearl District · $$
Mis Tacones
Chicano queer-owned vegan taquería on NE Killingsworth
Concordia · $
The Clyde Hotel Portland by Kasa Living
Design-forward boutique hotel on Harvey Milk Street
Downtown · $$
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