Scotch Lodge is a bar in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1][2][3] It was named one of the best bars in the United States by Esquire.[4]

Scotch Lodge
The bar's exterior at night, 2022
Map
Interactive map of Scotch Lodge
Restaurant information
Location215 Southeast 9th Avenue #102, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97214, United States
Coordinates45°31′17″N 122°39′25″W / 45.521403°N 122.656861°W / 45.521403; -122.656861
Websitescotchlodge.com

Description

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The bar Scotch Lodge operates in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood. It carries approximately 300 domestic and international whiskeys. The food menu has "Modern French-inspired" options such as sticks of pumpernickel-battered fried Brie.[5]

The interior has wood and bronze accents.[6]

History

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Scotch Lodge opened in 2019,[7][8] in the space that previously housed Japanese restaurant Biwa.[9]

Reception

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Scotch Lodge was Portland Monthly's Bar of the Year in 2019.[10] Alex Frane included the business in the magazine's 2025 list of the city's best bars.[11]

Katrina Yentch included Scotch Lodge in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the best restaurants in Buckman.[12] Michael Russell included the business in The Oregonian's 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland.[13] He also ranked Scotch Lodge number 26 in the newspaper's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants.[14]

References

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  1. "Scotch Lodge Appeals to a Range of Whisky Aficionados, from Newbies to Fedora Bros". Willamette Week. 2019-05-22. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  2. Russell, Michael (2018-11-29). "Scotch Lodge brings rare Scotch, modern French to Southeast Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  3. Russell, Michael (2026-06-16). "How Portland's Scotch Lodge became America's most 'outstanding' bar". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  4. "Esquire Names Southeast Portland's Scotch Lodge One of the Best Bars in America". Willamette Week. 2021-06-01. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  5. Lonely Planet:
  6. Emery, Katrina; Guides, Moon Travel (2020-07-28). Moon Oregon Trail Road Trip: Historic Sites, Small Towns, and Scenic Landscapes Along the Legendary Westward Route. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64049-796-2. Archived from the original on 2025-10-24. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  7. "First Look: Scotch Lodge, a Swanky Cocktail Cave from Tommy Klus, Opens May 2". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  8. Frane, Alex (2018-11-29). "Portland Whiskey Maven Tommy Klus Will Open his Southeast Cocktail Bar in May [Updated]". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  9. "The Next Whiskey Bar". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  10. "Scotch Lodge Is Portland Monthly's Bar of the Year 2019". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  11. "Portland's 11 Best Bars". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  12. Yentch, Katrina (2025-03-31). "The Best Restaurants to Eat and Drink Around the Buckman Neighborhood". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2026-05-25. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
  13. Russell, Michael (2024-09-18). "These are Southeast Portland's 21 best restaurants right now". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-04-12. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  14. Russell, Michael (2024-02-26). "Portland's 40 best restaurants for 2025". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
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