Mint/820 in Portland | Travel + Leisure
820 North Russell St.
Mississippi Avenue Arts District
Portland, Oregon
www.mintand820.com
(503) 460-0820

On the edge of the up-and-coming Mississippi Avenue Arts District, Mint/820 features the artful elixirs of mixologist Lucy Brennan, whose strangely refreshing avocado daiquiri and sublime Bella martini (vodka, blackberry purée, and lemon-lime juice) have completely altered the Portland cocktail landscape. The lounge occupies a dimly lit, high-ceilinged vintage storefront with cheery seasonal patio. The crowd is eclectic—artists, gays and lesbians, foodies, hipsters—but most of them tend to be in the twenty- and thirtysomething age range.

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From Food & Wine, Jan 2006

“Lucy Brennan's improbably delicious drinks at Mint/820—avocado daiquiris, beet martinis—have inspired local bartenders for more than a decade and helped make Portland, Oregon one of the country's most dynamic cocktail towns....” MORE>>

–Rob Willey, “Leaders of the American Cocktail Revolution”

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