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Bottled cocktails at Montelupo Italian Market
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14 Portland Bars and Restaurants Still Offering Cocktails To-Go

Takeout and delivery mixed drinks, from daiquiris to Manhattans

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Bottled cocktails at Montelupo Italian Market
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Almost immediately after the pandemic shut down on premise-dining in March 2020, restaurant workers began a lengthy campaign to legalize takeout cocktails. In late 2020, it finally happened, and bartenders across the city leapt into production bottling, canning, and finding any way to get drinks into the hands of takeout customers.

Now, after nearly a year of takeout service, to-go cocktails are a permanent fixture. The novelty may have worn off, and many bars have open and re-opened over the last year, but there are still numerous spots serving bottled, canned, and bagged cocktails as takeout and delivery.

Don’t see your favorite spot on here? It’s worth calling them up to find out if they’ve got drinks to go, and then let us know in the comments. As usual, this list is organized geographically, not by ranking.

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The Garrison

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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.

The Old Gold

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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.

Expatriate

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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

Eem - Thai BBQ & Cocktails

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The lauded Thai barbecue and cocktails restaurant Eem has not yet welcomed its diners back indoors, but it does have a large number of outdoor cabanas. However, for those looking to skip the wait or eat and drink at home for any reason, Eem still offers its colorful, rum and agave-focused menu as takeout and delivery through third party apps. Even the blended drinks like the beloved Jesus and Tequila — with tequila, mezcal, and lime froyo — travel fairly well, and while they don’t come with the playful fish-shaped mugs or hurricane glasses, they do include the fun garnishes like flowers and citrus slices.

A gold bold on a wooden platform holds three bottled cocktails with labels from Eem
Takeout cocktails from Eem
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Psychic Bar

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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.

Cliffs PDX

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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.

WedgeHead

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Part of the charm of drinking at Wedgehead is being able to play through the plethora of vintage and contemporary pinball machines that fill the bar. However, for those who would rather take their drinks home, Wedgehead has it covered. Unusual for a pinball bar, it actually features a star cocktail bartender with KaCee Solis-Robertson, whose cocktails tend towards bright, juicy, and summery with a focus on tequila and rum. For takeout, the cocktails are canned with the Wedgehead label and come as a double–the bar even offers delivery on orders over $30, which is easy to do with a double-cocktail and an order of burgers or nachos. 

The Aimsir Distilling Company

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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

Papa Haydn

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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.

Six glass bottles with black screw caps have a variety of colorful cocktails within.
Bottled cocktails at Papa Haydn
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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.

Tropicale

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It’s always summer at this ode to tropical drinks, as Tropicale makes what might be the best piña colada in town. While those imbibing on the patio can enjoy this frothy drink out of a pineapple shell, those looking to take one home will have to settle for a bottled version. It still drinks just as good, as do the agave-based cocktails that are also available. For those looking to mix up their own piña coladas at home, ordering a bottle of Tropicale’s custom mix means there’s no need to order food, too — not that there’s any compelling reason to skip the excellent tacos. Takeout orders can be placed online.

Blank Slate

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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.  

Montelupo Italian Market

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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

A cooler holds a number of small, squat, corked bottles, each with a different cocktail within.
Bottle cocktails at Montelupo
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Deadshot

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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.

The Garrison

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.

The Old Gold

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.

Expatriate

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

Eem - Thai BBQ & Cocktails

The lauded Thai barbecue and cocktails restaurant Eem has not yet welcomed its diners back indoors, but it does have a large number of outdoor cabanas. However, for those looking to skip the wait or eat and drink at home for any reason, Eem still offers its colorful, rum and agave-focused menu as takeout and delivery through third party apps. Even the blended drinks like the beloved Jesus and Tequila — with tequila, mezcal, and lime froyo — travel fairly well, and while they don’t come with the playful fish-shaped mugs or hurricane glasses, they do include the fun garnishes like flowers and citrus slices.

A gold bold on a wooden platform holds three bottled cocktails with labels from Eem
Takeout cocktails from Eem
Eem/Official

Psychic Bar

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.

Cliffs PDX

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.

WedgeHead

Part of the charm of drinking at Wedgehead is being able to play through the plethora of vintage and contemporary pinball machines that fill the bar. However, for those who would rather take their drinks home, Wedgehead has it covered. Unusual for a pinball bar, it actually features a star cocktail bartender with KaCee Solis-Robertson, whose cocktails tend towards bright, juicy, and summery with a focus on tequila and rum. For takeout, the cocktails are canned with the Wedgehead label and come as a double–the bar even offers delivery on orders over $30, which is easy to do with a double-cocktail and an order of burgers or nachos. 

The Aimsir Distilling Company

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

Papa Haydn

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.

Six glass bottles with black screw caps have a variety of colorful cocktails within.
Bottled cocktails at Papa Haydn
Marielle Dezurick/Official

Bhuna

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.

Tropicale

It’s always summer at this ode to tropical drinks, as Tropicale makes what might be the best piña colada in town. While those imbibing on the patio can enjoy this frothy drink out of a pineapple shell, those looking to take one home will have to settle for a bottled version. It still drinks just as good, as do the agave-based cocktails that are also available. For those looking to mix up their own piña coladas at home, ordering a bottle of Tropicale’s custom mix means there’s no need to order food, too — not that there’s any compelling reason to skip the excellent tacos. Takeout orders can be placed online.

Blank Slate

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.  

Montelupo Italian Market

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

A cooler holds a number of small, squat, corked bottles, each with a different cocktail within.
Bottle cocktails at Montelupo
Montelupo/Official

Deadshot

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.

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