Neighborhood:
Division & Clinton When Portlanders wax ecstatic about what a precious, unique flower our city is, we usually offer up Hawthorne or Mississippi as proof. (read more) However, the neighborhoods that most embody Portlandness are those lovely streets where houses, industry, classy retail and restaurants comfortably rub shoulders. Case in point: Division and Clinton streets, where some of the citys best restaurantstop-notch Thai joint Pok Pok and Whiskey Soda Lounge (3326 SE Division St., 232-1387), classy comfort-food stalwart Savoy Tavern (2500 SE Clinton St., 808-9999) and Lauro Kitchen (3377 SE Division St., 239-7000), David Machados Mediterranean gemshare blocks with Lambretta-dealing Ptown Scooters (3347 SE Division St., 241-4745) and the Village Merchants resale shop (3360 SE Division St., 234-6343). Swill drinks at swanky Victory (3652 SE Division St., 236-8755) or lesbian nightspot The Egyptian Club (3701 SE Division St., 236-8689), and catch a flick at the masterfully curated Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St., 238-8899) or the flesh-tastic Oregon Theater (3530 SE Division St., 232-7469), where a raincoat is a must to fit in with the crowd. Aaah, sweet harmony.
Ben Waterhouse.
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It’s three days after I quit smoking. I love (well, loved) this beery Reed College hangout—it’s relaxed, distracting, dark, smoky, and plays all my favorite albums from high school (Slanted and Enchanted tonight). But everyone here is smoking. I want to kick each of them squarely in the face and steal their beautiful little boxes of death and inhale until my lungs explode. Instead, I’ve been sitting on my hands for two hours, talking about sex. It’s proving remarkably unhelpful. I’ve never craved a carrot stick in quite so loving a way.
Perfect Patron: I’d gnaw off my right arm for someone to walk in and give me one of those individual bags of carrot sticks. I’d buy you 40 drinks, sir. (HN)
FOOD SPECIALS, GAMES (POOL, PINBALL), TELEVISION.
HANNA NEUSCHWANDER