Bar Norman
Permanently Closed
Natural wine bar with Japanese snacks and knowledgeable staff
Natural wine bar with Japanese snacks and knowledgeable staff
"Wine maven Dana Frank’s Bar Norman is a breezy, chic ode to natural wine, and every afternoon sees locals coming in to sip wines and snack on the Japanese comfort foods provided by a variety of fun Portland food vendors (Fulamingo, Olympia Provisions, Cowbell). Its accessibility for casual wine drinkers, as well as its ability to surprise even the most consummate wine-geeks with rare finds and unusual wines, makes it one of the city’s most well-loved wine bars." - Nick Woo, Eater Staff
"This Southeast Clinton bar from local wine celeb Dana Frank is a seafoam-tinged, super-contemporary hotspot for natural wine. Frank was at the forefront of efforts to keep Portland’s wine bar scene alive in the face of COVID-19 restrictions and calamitous wine tariffs, and for a while was forced to convert her bar to a wine shop. Thanks to an elegant new outdoor seating area, she and her crew are back to what they love best—chatting with visitors about the cool natural wines they’re drinking. Those looking for snacks can find some from the likes of Olympia Provisions, cult-fave cheese shop Cowbell, and Japanese grocery Fulamingo." - Alex Frane, Zoe Baillargeon
"If you’re more of a wino, fear not—Portland is (unsurprisingly) a frontrunner in the natural wine movement. The design-lover’s Bar Norman sits at the “intersection” of natural, with a list that features wines made from organic or biodynamic farming, often with low amounts of sulfur and native yeast fermentation."
"As a big ol’ natural wine nerd, I have a crush on Bar Norman." - Eater Staff
"A new wine bar and bottle shop from St. Jack chef Aaron Barnett and sommelier Joel Gunderson." - Eater Staff