This spacious bar in St Johns offers some of the best cocktails in the neighborhood, generally spirit-forward and strong. Diners can enjoy them on the premises — including at a bar with an open window along one wall — or they can take them home. Only the classics list (which also tend to lean spirit-heavy, with sazeracs and negronis filling the menu) are available, but those often work well alongside the stunning pizzas from next door’s Gracie’s or a bowl of steaming ramen from the excellent neighboring Mikasa Sushi and Ramen.

A destination bar for all whiskey lovers, the Old Gold has the advantage of a large front patio space for its guests, but for those preferring to drink at home, it’s got that covered too. The Old Gold has a selection of Old Fashioneds for its takeout menu, most of which are made with whiskey and one made with mezcal. All of them are solid takes on the essential classic, and are priced at a very reasonable point. For the required food item, the Old Gold serves some stellar sandwiches. Diners can order online for pickup.

One of Portland’s preeminent cocktail lounges, the dark and cozy Expatriate was not suited well for pandemic-era dining, and its service remains solely takeout and delivery. Each day of service, diners can find the cocktail offerings on the bar’s Instagram posts—they generally involve numerous, top-shelf ingredients leading to drinks that would be difficult to make at home, and always well-executed by the passionate bar staff. Like every other place on the list they require a food order, but that’s a great excuse to try the Expatriate wonton nachos. Pickup orders can be made via Instagram, and delivery options can be found at the website. 

This Victorian-esque house on Mississippi Avenue is home to Psychic Bar as well as chef Diane Lam’s fried chicken wing pop-up Prey & Tell. The spacious, covered side patio is open for dining, or diners can grab some gluten-free wings, rice covered in edible glitter, and drinks to go. The cocktails here pair well with the Cambodian wings, with flavors like cardamom and mango in the Old Fashioned and the gin colada with pineapple and coconut. For even more convenience, diners can order cocktails for home delivery directly on the Psychic Bar website.

A consummate neighborhood haunt just off of Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Cliff’s has a modest, comfortable patio, a menu of hearty bar food, and a robust, lengthy cocktail menu of original drinks. With smoky mezcal drinks, tropical rum concoctions, punches, and bold, spirit-forward whiskey drinks, there’s sure to be something for everyone. Orders can be made in person or placed online, but keep in mind that for takeout, fries and tots do not count as a full food order, here.

Part of the still-nascent-but-growing trend of distilleries with full restaurant menus, Aimsir sports an Irish food menu, gin, and whiskey. Its many drinks are available in cute bottles for pickup, including the excellent coffee-infused Remember the Maine, a lush, rich, and slightly caffeinated version of the classic. The house martini is an great introduction to the distillery’s gin, and there’s usually a collaboration drink with the neighboring Culmination Brewery. The cocktails —along with the Irish cooking like savory pies and pickled vegetables— are all available for pickup orders online. 

A longstanding part of Portland’s casual fine-dining scene, Papa Haydn is well known for its modern French and German cooking and its incredible array of desserts, especially its cakes. Diners can skip the white tablecloths of the dining room and take their meals home, though, including cocktails — the Northwest location has more offerings than the Sellwood location, like a rich, coffee-infused boulevardier; a summery, spicy margarita with a peach shrub; and The Bartender, a take on the Manhattan with Fernet Branca. Orders can be placed online.

Casual Kashmiri restaurant Bhuna is mostly known for excellent rice bowls and snacks like fried lotus root and chickpea-battered calamari from chef and owner Deepak Kaul. However, the restaurant also offers an array of cocktails like negronis, palomas, old fashioneds, and rum lassis bottled in monogrammed containers and ready to go. Beyond takeout, Bhuna also offers delivery on its food and drinks within a limited area; both ordering forms are available online.

Blank Slate is a chic cocktail bar disguised as a cozy neighborhood lounge in Montavilla. The approach to drinks here is familiar but comfortable: a wide range of classic drinks, made with a steady, practiced hand. This includes some drinks less commonly seen on cocktail menus, like a mai tai, paper plane, and last word, as well as more recognizable drinks like Manhattans and margaritas. Each is available to go with a $2 bottle deposit; bottles can be returned for the credit. Orders can be placed by calling in, and delivery is available via DoorDash.  

An Italian restaurant and market, Montelupo specializes in takeout meals, bake-at-home meals, and Italian cooking essentials like fresh pasta, jarred sauces, and pantry items. For those looking for a complete Italian dinner at home, the market also has a number of bottled cocktails, including Manhattans, daiquiris, a rotating seasonal cocktail, and, of course, negronis. Shoppers can stop in and order, or peruse the website, complete with a digital market. 

The stylish, creative cocktail bar Deadshot is no longer teamed up with Ping, which sadly means no delivery on its inventive and unorthodox drinks. Luckily, though, visitors can still enjoy them out on the expanded patio seating or take them home—stirred drinks go in portable little drink bags that look like they should be packing juice, and shaken cocktails are served in plastic juice containers. The signature Who Is Jack Nance?, a kind of whiskey sour with the strange-but-welcome additions of mustard and sesame (it works, but it needs to be tried to understand) shouldn’t be missed; neither should the clarified daiquiri, a bright, austere version of the Cuban classic. Deadshot’s food is now handled by new-generation Filipino restaurant Pulu by Sunrice.