A Sultry, Wine-Centric Cocktail Bar Will Open on SE Belmont This Year - Eater Portland
"Bar Midnight, from Portland hard-hitter Estanislado Orona, will incorporate spirits and spices with fortified and aromatized wines like vermouth and sherry. The bar will feature Orona’s style of high-end, botanical and floral cocktails amid dark, romantic vibes and vegetarian tapas. Orona — an alum of places like Raven and Rose, Botanist, and Nomad.PDX’s Ash Bar — is joined by his friend Martin Kraenkel. Bar Midnight will retain the horseshoe-shaped bar from the Liquor Store and will offer a menu of original cocktails, many of which include wines and liqueurs like vermouth, sherry, amari, and port. The venue aims to open with limited outdoor seating and a takeout menu for food and cocktails, with interior aesthetics described as 'sexy, approachable environment' with black wood, black and gold wallpaper, and velvet." - Alex Frane
