Glammy Girls Night
Every now and then, a girl needs an excuse to put on her Jimmy Choo knock offs and a dress that’s probably too short, do her makeup just like the MAC girl did when you bought all that eye stuff you never wear because it looked really good on Scarlett Johanssen in Elle magazine, and kick up the aforementioned killer knockoff heels at a place as dazzling as she. Add a few gal pals, cosmos, and a spritz of sass and you’ve got a recipe for trouble–the fun kind. Here are a few eateries/drinkeries for a psuedo-starlet out on the town–places where your expertly applied eye makeup won’t be taken for granted.
23 Hoyt
With ceilings as high as a Christian Louboutin platform pump, banks of windows as glittery as the pavé diamonds in a Bulgari bracelet, and a sexy trendy feel that’s more Pink Elephant than Portland, the bar at Northwest 23rd’s 23 Hoyt is a satisfyingly glamorous destination for you and your gal pals, with elegant Pomegranate Cosmos and tall flutes of Prosecco for sipping, and cheese, charcuterie, and other “bites” like cured olives, fried almonds, and deviled eggs for nibbling.
Bluehour
If the Sex and the City girls were meeting you for Cosmos ‘n gossip tonight, you’d take them to Bluehour–the Pearl District’s sleekest and sexiest excuse to don your new pair of Manolos.
- Location: 250 NW 13th Ave. Portland Map it!
- Phone Number: 503.226.3394
- Hours: Sun-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm * Happy Hour nightly 4:30-6:30pm (Sat from 5:00) & 10pm-close
clarklewis
The droves of tea lights flickering within this foxy former warehouse turned enchanted glass-walled dining room serve to adequately illuminate the way to your Manhattan #12 and pan-fried Oregon razor clams, while casting only the most flattering of glows on your primped and polished countenances.
- Location: 1001 SE Water Ave. Portland Map it!
- Phone Number: 503.235.2294
- Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm, Dinner Mon-Thu 5-9pm, Fri-Sat 5-10pm * Happy Hour Mon-Sat 5-6:30pm
Departure
Perched atop downtown’s luxurious Nines Hotel, space-agey Departure Lounge’s incomparable outdoor terrace, excellent drink list, constant stream of dressed-to-kill Audrina and Paris lookalikes, and pricey small plates make it the ideal destination for a band of see-and-be-seen fashionistas watching their weight.
- Location: 525 SW Morrison St. Portland Map it!
- Phone Number: 503.802.5370
- Hours: Tue-Thu 4pm-12am, Fri-Sat 4pm-2am * Happy Hour Tue-Sat 4-6pm
Gilt Club
If you’re in the mood for a touch of decadence, Oldtown’s sexy Gilt Club seduces you and your girls with its sanguine decor, sleek bar, and ever-popular outdoor tables. Toast your health, beauty, prosperity, and oh, yes, friendship, with Moscow Mules, Manhattans and Appletinis, then order provisions like warm focaccia bread with arbequina olives and creamy burrata cheese with pine nuts, tomato jam and crostinis, because there is still plenty of evening ahead of you, and you shall need sustenance.
- Location: 306 NW Broadway, Portland Map it!
- Phone Number: 503.222.4458
- Hours: Mon-Sat 5pm-2am * Happy Hour Mon-Fri 5-6:30pm
- Fare: Cocktails, wine, small plates, full dinner menu, dessert
Nostrana
Portland’s East Side is a food lover’s haven, but isn’t always a dolled-up damsel’s first thought when pondering how best to paint the town San Marzano red. The Buckman neighborhood’s Nostrana is an excellent choice for a group of hungry hotties, however, with some seriously sexy cocktails like the Green Smoke (Tanqueray, Green Chartreuse, lime, smoked salt rim) and the Joy Ride (Stoli Citros, Campari, lemon & lime) , a pretty L-shaped bar that could easily claim your attention long into the evening, and good upscale Italian fare. I’d recommend wearing your little red dress, because even a glamourpuss is expected to cut their own pizza at Nostrana and sauce splatters can be murder on a pastel pink mini.
- Location: 1401 SE Morrison St. Portland Map it!
- Phone Number: 503.234.2427
- Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm, Dinner Sun-Thu 5-10pm, Fri-Sat 5-11pm * Happy Hour daily 9pm-close
Portland City Grill
Spritz on the Chanel No. 5 and spray on the sleazy investment banker-repellant–you and your girls are headed to the top of downtown’s Big Pink, because there’s no view like a Portland City Grill view. Grab a window booth, order a bottle of bubbly, clink to your comraderie, share a few small plates, and entreat the piano player to play a rousing rendition of Madonna’s Material Girl… twice.
- Location: 111 SW 5th Ave. Portland Map it!
- Phone Number: 503.450.0030
- Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-12am, Fri 11am-1am, Sat 4pm-1am, Sun 10am-12am * Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4:30pm-6:30pm & 10pm-12am, Sat 4:30-6:30pm & 10pm-1am, Sun 4-11pm
Saucebox
Glossy, saucy downtown hotspot Saucebox is everything you and your little black minidress could want–a creative cocktail list, trendy decor, live DJ Friday and Saturday evenings, and a waitstaff that is never hard on the eyes.
- Location: 214 SW Broadway, Portland Map it!
- Phone Number: 503.241.3393
- Hours: Tue-Fri 4:30pm-close, Sat 5pm-close * Happy Hour Tue-Fri 4:30-6:30pm, Sat 5-6:30pm
Teardrop Lounge
Get glammed up and meet your posse at seductively stylish Teardrop Lounge, where you can sip a Love in the Afternoon or a Sophia Loren and nibble spiced edamame and spicy lamb meatballs whilst admiring the chiseled jaws laboring behind the bar and steadfastly ignoring the not so chiseled jaws laboring to get your phone numbers.
- Location: 1015 NW Everett St. Portland Map it!
- Phone Number: 503.445.8109
- Hours: Mon-Sat 4pm-1am * Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4-7pm
Urban Farmer
That Marc Jacob’s dress you ordered fresh off the runway has arrived, you’ve fought your way through the ruffles and squeezed all 11 toes into your new Dolce and Gabbana wedge sandals, and you’re itching for a pretty cocktail and stylish decor to match your own stunning countenance. Meet your girls downtown at Urban Farmer, in the Nines Hotel, where you’ll feel quite at home amongst the fashionably attired mannequins, white leather furniture, attractive crowd, and luxurious glass rooms you can claim as your very own glammy see-through VIP lounge.
- Location: 525 SW Morrison St. Portland Map it!
- Phone Number: 503.222.4900
- Hours: Sun-Thu 6:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 6:30am-11pm
