Hey Love
Bar · Buckman
920 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Highlights
Tropical bar with lush plants, fun slushies & creative cocktails
Tropical bar with lush plants, fun slushies & creative cocktails
"This plant-filled, ’70s-vibed hotel bar fills with locals on Friday nights who into booths for colorful slushies and salty mango oolong mai tais. The bar’s Oaxacan Sunrise has been a menu stalwart since the bar opened: Served in a cutesy cactus glass, the cocktail balances the smokiness of mezcal with the bright acidity of passionfruit, topping the drink with a strawberry slushie float. The touch of hibiscus salt on the rim reins in the sweetness of the overall drink, which packs enough of a punch that bartenders won’t serve more than two to any given visitor." - Alex Frane
"This lush, tropical bar within the Jupiter Next hotel is the spot for a boozy brunch: Bartenders spike coffee with Golden Graham bourbon, pour bloody marys with a heady mix of Old Bay and mushroom bouillon-spiced tomato, tamarind, and Valentina Hot Sauce, and mix choose-your-own-adventure mimosas with orange, grapefruit, or pineapple juice. The food is far from an afterthought, however, with cochinita pibil chilaquiles, scallion pancake hash, and sweet chile shrimp and grits. Brunch is available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays." - Zoe Baillargeon
"Hey Love enhances the roster of Buckman bars crushing food service, whose plant jungle interior makes even the rainiest days in Portland feel like the season for salty mango oolong mai tais and strawberry daiquiri slushies. Executive chef Roscoe Roberson tackles brunch and dinner by covering classic modern American comforts with globally influenced twists; Portland’s favorite fried potato wedges are doused in gochugaru seasoning with crunchy garlic, while hot pastrami and caraway sauerkraut can be found tucked inside steamed bao buns. A boozy weekend brunch of soft serve Irish coffees and tamarind-mushroom bouillon “Bloody Miriams” gets paired with Hawaiian roll French toast grilled in a vanilla-cream cheese frosting custard. Scallion pancakes are wrapped around a kimchi-potato hash and topped with a creamy sesame dressing." - Katrina Yentch
"With a dining room decked out in live plants and festooned with vintage lanterns, Hey Love evokes the atmosphere of 1970s fern bars. Its drinks are executed with modern style and techniques but harken back to a similar era, never taking drinking too seriously. For instance, the refreshingly sweet-tart slushies have been on the menu since opening, and the pro move is still to go with the Utah, Gimme Two!, two slushies blended together into a beautiful dichromatic swirl. Other drinks follow the same party vibes — mango oolong mai tais, spicy margaritas, cucumber vodka sodas on draft, and the Oaxacan Sunrise, a passion fruit margarita topped with a strawberry slushy, served in cactus (naturally). However, fans of more spirit-forward drinks may prefer the bar’s take on a classic Old Fashioned, made with Hey Love’s own single barrel of Maker’s Mark." - Rebecca Roland
"Jupiter Next’s lush, plant-filled cocktail paradise Hey Love is bringing back its “Sleigh Love” holiday season setup through December 30. Along with colored lights, hanging baubles and ornaments, and other over-the-top holiday decor, diners have a special lineup of festive libations to choose from, like the Toboggan Time, a take on frozen Irish coffee topped with a Rumple Minze float, whipped cream, and candy cane sprinkles. On December 23, Sleigh Love will host a “Festivus for the Rest of Us” celebration for those of the Seinfeldian faith, with a special food menu referencing famous moments from the show like matzo ball soup and fried kosher wieners." - Ben Coleman
