Bars and cocktail lounges in Bend, Oregon

Cabin-style cocktail lounge on Wall Street pouring hand-crafted cocktails made with fresh and local ingredients. The Blue Velvet, made with blueberry-infused vodka, is the signature; the Old Fashioned comes with house-infused honey and an Oregon cherry. Sidewalk fire pits outside, a second bar downstairs on Friday and Saturday, and monthly art shows. 21+.

Speakeasy-style cocktail bar tucked into Tin Pan Alley downtown. Cocktails are built on fresh-squeezed juice, homemade syrups and regional spirits — ask for The Grace — and there are build-your-own charcuterie boards and fire-pit seating in the alley.

A 'vaguely equatorial' cocktail bar from the Trottier team behind San Simón and Olvi: tropical-leaning, high-quality cocktails and light food in a plant-filled room with a patio, open every day from 4 p.m. until late.

Dim, speakeasy-style whiskey bar in Franklin Crossing with more than 400 whiskeys on the shelf, open since 2014. Bartenders build flights to your taste and budget; the Ginger Cube is the named house cocktail, and there is a full dinner menu.

Long-running Bond Street cocktail lounge with one of the largest liquor selections in Oregon and a shelf of community-voted awards for its cocktails and lounge. Martinis lead a full bar, the kitchen turns out burgers, pizza and Astro Mac n' Cheese from scratch, and the week runs on DJs, karaoke and open mic nights, with a big patio out back.

Prohibition-era style cocktails in a vintage room in the Old Mill District, with music of a bygone era, a distinctive wine list and a private chinoiserie parlor for groups. The kitchen is led by Chef John Gurnee.

NorthWest Crossing's neighborhood lounge: craft cocktails — a Spicy Cucumber Margarita, a stirred Black Manhattan — an exceptional wine list, live music in the room and Music Bingo on Wednesdays.

Craft cocktail bar in the historic Pine Shed in Bend's Makers District — the Dogwood Cocktail Cabin's home after nine years downtown, and a Source Weekly Best Bar winner. A wood-clad cabin room pouring some of the most decorated cocktails in town, a courtyard of food trucks outside, and DJs and karaoke at night.

Underground speakeasy beneath Blissful Spoon on Newport Ave, open Thursday to Saturday evenings only. Its own billing is an upscale tapas and cocktail bar: hand-crafted cocktails with hand-squeezed juices and housemade syrups alongside Mediterranean and Moroccan small plates, plus ticketed four-course Journeys dinners. 21+, walk-ins welcome.

Downtown since 1942 and known as the oldest bar in Bend. A true dive: stiff, cheap drinks, all-day breakfast (the D&D Benedict, steak and eggs), video poker and pinball.

Downtown dive open since 1946 — it bills itself as Bend's favorite dive bar and the locals joint. A wall of more than 200 tequilas with flights, live music, Wednesday open-mic nights and free pool on Sundays.

The other old-school door on Bond Street, directly across from the D & D, pouring since 2001. No theme and no craft cocktail list — karaoke, a classic diner breakfast, and long hours from 9 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Everybody's-welcome game bar on Franklin Ave: shuffleboard, foosball, pool, giant Jenga and Connect Four, Big Buck Hunter and video lottery, with 16 rotating drafts and a full bar. Karaoke Mondays come with all-day happy hour and free pool, trivia is Wednesdays, and it stays open till 2 a.m.

Old-school locals' dive just off the Galveston strip. Pool, video poker, outside food allowed, and some of the latest hours in town — the Bend Source once called it Bend's top pick at 1:30 a.m.

North-Bend tavern that bills itself as a live-music spot, with bands up to five nights a week, a dance floor, eight HD screens plus a 12-by-12 screen, Friday-night prime rib and weekend breakfast from 9 a.m.

Eastside regulars' tavern calling itself your new favorite Cheers spot: 40-plus beers on tap (a tavern, not a brewery), pool, Oregon Lottery, a patio with fire pits and daily specials including Prime Rib Thursdays.

South Highway 97 dive with a big patio: pool tables, video poker, a jukebox, budget margaritas, burgers and mini tacos, patio fires in winter and misters in summer.

South-Bend hometown bar since 1998 — locally owned, blue collar and proud of it. Fifty-cent pool tables, video lottery, the Bigfoot Burger, French dip and fish & chips, and happy hour all day on Sundays.

True neighborhood bar on Century Drive, opened in fall 2024 in the former Cabin 22 spot by two sisters who also run The Hook & Plow. Lots of TVs, a pool table, a patio with fire pits, wings, burgers and fish tacos, and Mario Kart on Wednesdays.

Bend's Irish pub and sports bar, opened in October 2025 by Janette Goodship, who was born in Scotland and raised in England. Guinness on draft, 28 Irish whiskeys, 13 screens, shepherd's pie, bangers and mash and fish & chips, weekend breakfast from 7 a.m., and family friendly until 9 p.m.

Honky-tonk country bar in the old Maverick's Country Bar building on Brinson Blvd. Hattie's BBQ serves brisket, burgers and banana pudding; the bar runs live country music and line dancing with free lessons, open till 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Downtown sports bar billed as the biggest in Central Oregon, with dozens of flat screens, a full breakfast, lunch and dinner menu served all day, pool tables and a patio. It opens at 8 a.m., which matters on 10 a.m. NFL kickoff Sundays.

Sports bar whose food is the draw — the owners call it Food Network meets ESPN, and it is a sister restaurant to The Victorian Cafe. The original on SE 2nd Street runs 15 TVs, NFL Sunday Ticket and UO Ducks watch parties, and pours the 23-ounce Proud Mary. Hideaway Empire on the north side adds about 20 TVs, a multi-screen video wall and 20 taps. Weekend breakfast at both Bend spots, minors allowed, and a third location in Redmond.

• Original — SE 2nd St939 SE 2nd St, Bend, OR 97702(541) 312-9898Directions
• Hideaway Empire — north side63130 Lancaster St, Bend, OR 97701(541) 797-0545Directions
• Redmond507 SW 8th St, Redmond, OR 97756(541) 526-5989Directions

Logging-heritage saloon in the Box Factory: a giant projector plus smaller screens (it hosts USA World Cup watch parties), Western Wednesday line dancing, trivia, weekend brunch from 10 to 1, a bison burger and a wood-fire patio, open until 1 a.m. daily.

Upscale westside wine shop and bar founded by sommelier Benjamin Richardson. Rotating global wines by the glass, charcuterie and caviar plates, and a patio.

Downtown specialty wine bar and boutique shop pouring natural wines, fine wines, Champagne, ports and dessert wines by the glass, in the shop or on the patio. Five wine clubs and weekly tastings.

Bottle shop and wine bar for organic, biodynamic and sustainably farmed wines. It calls itself Central Oregon's original vermouth bar, with a full aperitif menu, blind tasting flights on Thursdays and ticketed wine-education classes.

Small, intimate wine and oyster bar on Galveston Ave. All of the wine is on tap, made in small batches with winemaker Tim Colla, alongside house vermouths and East and West Coast oysters. Run by the same operators as San Simón and The Flamingo Room.

Neighborhood wine bar and bottle shop in Discovery West, opened in August 2025 by owner Ron Harris. Boutique Pacific Northwest producers by the glass or bottle, charcuterie, and chef pop-up dinners.

Lobby bar at the Waypoint Hotel on NE 3rd Street, built around a 16-foot epoxy-and-maple bar shaped like Hosmer Lake. Every cocktail starts zero-proof and you add the spirit if you want it; drinks are named for Cascade lakes. Beer, wine, paninis and flatbreads too, with MidCity SmashedBurger parked outside. Not the same business as Waypoint by Bend Brewing Co., which is in the pubs guide.

Lobby bar of the 23-room Westman Hotel, in Bend's restored 1930s downtown post office. It is named for Minnie Westman, the first woman to carry mail west of the Mississippi. A fireside parlour with cozy alcoves and small plates; signatures include the Smoking Revolver, an Air Mail, a Marionberry Bramble and an Espresso Martini Affogato.

Tetherow Resort's pub, open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a late-night menu after 9. Twelve beer taps, 30-plus bottled and canned beers, an American and Scottish-inspired menu (Scotch eggs) and scratch cocktails including a house pisco sour.

A modern cowboy steakhouse-bar from Top Chef finalist Brian Malarkey and his brother James, built on beef from the family ranch in Tumalo with whole-animal butchery in-house. Signature cocktails like the Rhinestone Cowgirl and the I'm Your Huckleberry, a wood-fired oven, and a patio facing Cascade sunsets; live music Fridays.

The Oxford Hotel's downtown restaurant and bar: creative signature cocktails, a broad wine list and a large whiskey selection, with a pet-friendly patio — shade and heaters — for late-night drinks.

The Riverhouse Lodge's riverfront lounge: house-made cocktails on a heated patio right on the Deschutes River, signature pours like the Current Crush and the Endless Summer, and Live Music Fridays from 7 to 9.

Downtown Cajun and Creole fine dining where cocktails are half the name: a full bar pouring Hurricanes and jalapeño passion fruit margaritas, with about ten first-come seats at the bar. Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in 2021.

The downtown little sibling of Rancher Butcher Chef, in the former Dogwood Cocktail Cabin space: a chef-driven Spanish tapas restaurant and bar. A5 wagyu seared tableside on a Himalayan salt block, bacon-wrapped dates, tinned fish, and cocktails like the Vale Vale Vale, with Gompers gin and oloroso sherry. No reservations; 21+.

Northern Mediterranean restaurant in the former DRAKE space on Wall Street, opened in spring 2026. A scratch kitchen at its heart, with craft cocktails and a curated wine list to match — saganaki, goat cheese ravioli, mushroom pappardelle and bavette steak.

Intimate, 21-and-over restaurant on Brooks Alley from chef Jonny Becklund and his wife Irene. A gold-accented bar and back lounge pour the namesake Dear Irene (vodka, house olive brine, vermouth, celery bitters), an Al Pastor Mezcalita and a zero-proof NOgroni, beside seasonal Northwest small plates. Its Places primary category is, in fact, Cocktail Bar.

Chef-owned European bistro in a westside craftsman bungalow, and Bend's big-night restaurant. The bar is the insider seat: the full menu or the chef's tasting served at the bar, an extensive Oregon and Washington wine list and signature cocktails. The bar and garden patio take walk-ins; bar seats for one or two can be booked on Tock.

Downtown upscale sushi and Asian-fusion restaurant whose bar draws people in for the cocktails alone — the Rosemary Blueberry Smash is the named favorite. A mezzanine overlooks the bartenders, and there are sake pairing dinners.

Chef-driven steakhouse with a fully stocked bar, a whiskey selection reviewers single out and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence wine list. The Bend dining room sits in the downtown firehall across from the Oxford Hotel, and there is a second dining room in downtown Redmond.

• Bend — downtown firehall5 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703(541) 728-0334Directions
• Redmond412 SW 6th St, Redmond, OR 97756(541) 526-1782Directions