Holy Ghost
Bar · Creston-Kenilworth
4101 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Highlights
Agave-focused bar with art-deco design, unique cocktails
Agave-focused bar with art-deco design, unique cocktails
"Holy Ghost — from the team behind the Old Gold, Paydirt, and Tough Luck — is an agave-loving bar located in the space once known as the Pub at the End of the Universe. Despite its penchant for agave-based drinks and fizzes, Holy Ghost boasts a growing spirit-free cocktail menu anchored by Lyres’ nonalcoholic spirits. The No Worries Fizz is a machine-shaken highlight, featuring a faux “gin,” cream, egg white, and orange blossom water. The rest of the menu rotates periodically; the menu may include everything from a nonalcoholic margarita riff to a highball variation with grapefruit and rhubarb." - Emily Venezky, Janelle Lassalle, Thom Hilton
"Holy Ghost opened on Gladstone with an emphasis on tequila, offering a variety of ranch waters and an agave club. Its margarita menu includes cool variations incorporating jasmine-infused tequila, pineapple oleo-saccharum, and Holy Ghost’s own single varietal mezcal; the margaritas come with a choice of salt for the rim, with options like Old Bay or Tajín." - Alex Frane, Eater Staff
"From the bartenders who brought you the Old Gold, Holy Ghost is the only bar of its kind in the neighborhood: spacious, stylish, and an agave fan’s dream, with a wide range of Ranch Waters, margaritas in flavors like elderberry basil or calamansi tamarind, and single-varietal espadín picked out by the staff in Oaxaca. Drinks can get sillier or more serious, depending on the vibe; partiers may prefer Double Bubble-infused vodka shots or large-format cocktails served in teapots; solitary sippers can stick to an Old Fashioned variation or even a nonalcoholic fizz made with faux gin and orange blossom water." - Alex Frane, Eater Staff
"Holy Ghost sets out to prove a bar can achieve peak cool without taking itself too seriously. The gorgeously designed art-deco inspired bar sports aquamarine tiles, leather bar stools, and one of the most eye-catching behind-the-bar murals in town. Simultaneously, Holy Ghost leaves no gimmick behind, offering a “Champagne button” at tables to summon a bottle of bubbly — or a bucket of the Champagne of beers, Miller High Life — along with fun features like an “Agave Social Club” punch card, automated cocktail shakers, a menu with hand-drawn bartender profiles, and group cocktails served in a tea pot. Mezcal is a serious passion here, with dozens of varieties offered straight, in distinctive cocktails, or in refreshing ranch waters. Food is available from the adjoining Electric Pizza Company and 28 Tigers, with whom Holy Ghost shares a patio." - Nathan Williams
"A cocktail bar from the team behind the Old Gold and Paydirt, specializing in gin fizzes. Opened late November." - Eater Staff
