The New Best Secret Spot to Watch Sports in Portland

After last night's underwhelming matchup between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, chances are you're not looking to watch a big boxing match again anytime soon.

And maybe you weren't interested in watching this "Fight of the Century" given the champ "Money" Mayweather has a long history of abusing women and fights in a fashion so boring as to be called cowardly by some while Pacquiao is an elected official who opposes marriage equality.

But just in case you do ever want to watch another big fight, you should know about The Street Bar at 3554 Southeast 82nd Avenue. It's that blue building south of Carl's Jr. and is now the only place in Portland that I will ever watch a pay-per-view event in the future.

Like so many other cable-less Portlanders, it took me all day to find a spot to watch last night's fight in Portland. I started with The Oregonian's list and quickly hit dead-ends. The White Owl's showing seemed promising, but the $10 tickets sold out days in advance. Area BW3s were packed out by 3 pm. I lacked sufficient funds to attend Multnomah Whiskey Library's $200 party.

Enter The Street, which occupies the former Greg's Backyard space. It's still under-the-radar—just three Yelp reviews—and has a mix of American and Vietnamese food. Burgers, fish sauce wings and a really surprisingly excellent Bún bò Huế soup.

(Note to less-progressive readers: this is 82nd Avenue and, yes, there was a man experiencing homelessness in the parking lot next door. This is part of urban life.)

The cover at The Street? Just $5. Beers? $3.50 for Corona, $4.50 for Ninkasi or Black Butte Porter. The crowd? Incredibly friendly and pleasantly loud—our table mates insisted we try a few of their wings and no one got too rowdy.

So there you have it: The new best secret spot to watch sports in Portland.

File this information away somewhere, because we won't remind you before the next time you need it.

WWeek 2015