Skip to main content1325 NE Fremont St., 946-8161, freehousepdx.com. 4 pm-midnight daily.
A comfy-chic boîte of blond wood, agreeably burly
bartenders and an equally strapping-though-playful cocktail list—say,
the Southpaw's (bourbon, lemon, aperol, falernum, egg white) reinvention
of lemon meringue pie as perhaps-flammable syrup—Free House boasts a
similarly sized, half-sheltered, largely unadorned patio offering the
same fare but different feel. Outside, cigarettes are lit and beers
drained to the pealing laughter of girls-night-out, decorous interiors
encourage voices to match as couples trade bites from humbly exquisite
small plates (Olympia Provisions shares a co-owner) below framed
metalwork and a giant, glowering portrait of Abraham Lincoln. With
apologies, a Free House divided stands just fine.
Happy hour: 4-5:30 pm daily, $1 off everything.
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