Bar Loon
Bar · Sunnyside
3326 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214
Highlights
Thoughtful food & beverage, romantic setting, excellent cocktails
Thoughtful food & beverage, romantic setting, excellent cocktails
"A sprawling Belmont Avenue bar that feels larger thanks to mirrors and candlelight, it’s easy to pop in for snacks like fried artichokes and head-on Old Bay prawns paired with local brews from Away Days and Upright. The menu includes small-format cocktails called “Littles” (miniature vespers, half dirty martinis) ideal for grazing, or larger, adventurous drinks such as the Eternal Life, which marries mint-and-tomato‑infused gin with coconut and lime." - ByJordan Michelman
"The second effort from Bellwether Bar co-owner Ansel Vickery offers thoughtfully executed bistro-style dishes by chef Jimmy Askren. Warm lighting and dried flower arrangements provide a romantic ambience for diners to share plates like the tuna nicoise, which delivers the right amount of brine from pickled green beans and caper aioli, further anchored by fried potatoes and a jammy egg. At Bar Loon, cocktails are meant to take a backseat to the wine list that offers a mix of pours from Oregon and Europe, but the corn daiquiri is a must-order." - Eater Staff
"This romantic bar from the team behind similarly charming spot Bellwether puts bright touches on well-known classics. The sherry cobbler, made with a house sherry blend and strawberry syrup, is a must-order. Demure, cutesy drinkers will gravitate towards the menu’s little cocktails, petite-but-strong glasses of Vespers or dirty gin martinis. Bar Loon’s cocktails are best paired with produce-heavy dishes like grilled broccoli with cherry agrodolce and farm greens dressed with herb vinaigrette and fiore sardo." - Rebecca Roland, Janey Wong, Eater Staff
"Opening June 8 in the Southeast Belmont Street space formerly home to Sweet Hereafter, Bar Loon was designed by the team behind Mt. Tabor’s Bellwether Bar to have a European-style brasserie feel; guests can expect small plates reminiscent of Bellwether chef Jimmy Askren’s food, including vegan options, and cocktails take a bit of a backseat to wines by the glass." - Janey Wong
"Replacing the beloved Sweet Hereafter, Bar Loon will open as a cocktail‑and‑wine‑focused brasserie with snacky European‑style dishes; Ansel Vickery of Bellwether Bar is helping shape the food and drink menus. I appreciate that the new spot will include a few vegan dishes as an homage to the predecessor and a riff on a bistro burger, and diners can expect the same sort of enticing weekly specials familiar from Bellwether." - Janey Wong
