Embers

Gay-friendly Portland club scene is sprinkled with a big helping of entertainment and high-energy crowds.

In Short
Here, you get two clubs for one cover charge. On the dance club side, rainbow flags fly high. DJs swimming in neon lights spin '80s, Top 40 and techno booty-shaking beats, while...

Posted by by Contributor at Citysearch on March 13, 2006. Brought to you by Citysearch.

Awesome Dive

Average Rating

80

"Is this a gay bar?"
"Who cares, it's an awesome bar"
Yes, my friends and i stumbled upon this place during a Saturday afternoon of day drinking. It smelled kinda funky, but there was a pool table and game machines to gamble so we stayed and had several rounds. The bartender was super friendly and so was the clientel. It...

Posted by Dianah R on March 29, 2015. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Awesome Drag bar

Average Rating

80

We came to embers on a recommendation from a friend. We are glad we did. We had some much fun watching the drag queens dance and party. They have a dance club on other side that was also very good.

Posted by fool4travelin on February 21, 2015. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Average Rating

80

Ok, so not sure if I stayed here long enough to give it a solid rating but I had to give a shout out... Lincoln, our bartender, was awesome and friendly...

Posted by Christy S. on August 09, 2012. Brought to you by menupix.

Average Rating

40

This place has SUCH potential! Always has. Great location, groovy front space with small stage, aquarium bar, seating, poker machines.... Back area is a...

Posted by P S. on July 29, 2012. Brought to you by menupix.

A sad decline

Just one creative, fun person in management could turn everything around. But unfortunately the Entertainment Director would be better employed at a funeral home.

The drag queens perform to the most boring depressing music. Like clockwork around 11pm you'll see a fairly large crowd, lots of wedding parties, etc. Then they'll just peel off and start leaving.

Why? Because they are there to party not listen to a drag queen do a slow version of a depressing showtune.

Pros

+ Music is upbeat; although the same mix over and over;

Cons

- Everything else

Posted by by noisycow at Citysearch on July 08, 2012. Brought to you by Citysearch.

Embers can be found at Nw Broadway 110. The following is offered: Night Clubs. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Portland there are 59 other Night Clubs. An overview can be found here.

Posted on August 31, 2015. Brought to you by opendius.

Founded in the late 1950s, Embers conducts its business in the food service industry. Based in Portland, Ore., it provides one of the largest All You Can Eat Prime Rib and Seafood Buffets in the city. The restaurant's food offering includes crab leg, clam, oyster, chicken, beef, pasta and vegetable dishes. Additionally, it serves a variety of appetizers, salads and soups. The Embers restaurant...

Posted on August 12, 2015. Brought to you by mapquest.

This venerable 43-year-old gay dance club has one helluva bar that doubles as a fish tank. About a mile long and as impressive as a movie pimp's shoes, one could literally stare at the little microcosm beneath your beer coaster for hours. Beyond that, there are drag shows and dancing nearly every night in this massive downtown space. Don't come for the food, rather come for the hilarious...

Posted on January 01, 2015. Brought to you by barflymag.

This showbar and gay dance club, one of Portland's best and most popular, features a front bar, that is also an aquarium is referred to as Embers has performances by female impersonators strutting along the catwalk and karaoke on Sunday nights. There is a back bar referred to as Avenue that is a dance club. It's one of the area's busiest dance clubs. Patrons are enticed by the terrific music,...

Posted on June 05, 2013. Brought to you by 10best.

This club is one of Portland's hottest gay and lesbian spots, but fun even if you are straight. Catering to alternative lifestyles, all through the week you are assured quality entertainment, including a nightly cabaret with male and female impersonators. Open for lunch and dinner, the food menu is short and sweet, with basics like the club sandwich, chicken-fried steak or one of the many...

Posted on February 06, 2013. Brought to you by cityseekr.