Portland Cocktail Bar Dirty Pretty Opens on East Burnside | Eater Portland

"Opening across the river on East Burnside, Dirty Pretty (638 E Burnside Street) aims for a 'whimsical but moody' middle ground between Nicholas's other bars, with wooden beaded curtains that evoke the 1970s, camel-colored banquettes, dark woods, and a custom patterned wallpaper by Lonesome Pictopia that up close resembles hands emerging from a pod. The cocktail menu—led by Ben Purvis and informed by Nicholas's culinary training—features inventive, pantry-driven drinks like a hyper-elevated screwdriver with kumquat, orange, saffron, and vanilla; a botanical gin and Cocchi Americano with a pho fat wash for silkier texture; and a mezcal margarita built on a falernum with star anise and clove, a basil-infused aperitif, and sweetness from kiwi shrub and pineapple. Chef Alex Wong's menu bridges Pink Rabbit's bar snacks and Fools and Horses' Hawaiian influences with items such as scallion pancakes stuffed with Shaoxing pork, fried saimin with fish cakes, jojos dressed with shoyu, furikake, and spicy mayo, and a rabbit confit spring roll called Love Story to a Pink Rabbit, all reflecting Nicholas's emphasis on a full sensory, unfussy, and fun guest experience." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden