Back Stage Bar

Back Stage Bar is a bar and restaurant operated by McMenamins in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Back Stage Bar
The bar's interior, 2018
Restaurant information
City	Portland
County	Multnomah
State	Oregon
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°30′41.5″N 122°37′31.5″W

Description

Back Stage Bar is located behind Bagdad Theatre in Southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood. The interior has billiard tables,^[1] vaulted ceilings,^[2] three-story oriental rugs, and a sign from the Jockey Club, a defunct dive bar along North Killingsworth.^[3] Portland Monthly says, "If you're not quite ready to run the table, odds are you'll dig the mellow scene at Back Stage Bar, where clusters of cue-wielding Hawthorne hipsters are all in good, groovy moods."^[4]

History

In 2017, the 30-foot (9.1 m) long,^[5] 19th-century bar previously used at the Lotus Cafe was installed at Back Stage.^[2][6]

Reception

In 2014, Samantha Bakall included Back Stage Bar in The Oregonian's list of "Portland's 10 best bars for games".^[7] The newspaper also included Back Stage Bar in a list of the city's 100 best bars.^[8]