Santé Bar
Bar in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Santé Bar was an LGBTQ-friendly bar in Portland, Oregon, United States.
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 The venue's exterior in 2019 | |
 Interactive map of Santé Bar | |
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| Owner | Veronique Lafont |
| Location | 411 Northwest Park Avenue, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97209, United States |
| Coordinates | 45.5261°N 122.6793°W |
Description
Santé Bar was an LGBTQ-friendly bar along the North Park Blocks in northwest Portland's Pearl District. The business was owned by Veronique Lafont, a queer Black woman.[1][2][3] Eater Portland's Brooke Jackson-Glidden said the bar was "known for its highballs and pretty cocktails served in coupes, ideal for a sunny day".[4]
In a 2021 overview of the city's "wildest" gay bars, she and Conner Reed described Santé as a "narrow, elegant space" with "solid" drinks,[5] and the website's Alex Frane called the bar "cozy and low-key" in a list of "essential Portland cocktail bars where you can sip something exceptional".[6] In 2020, Frane described Santé as an LGBTQ bar with "elegant" cocktails.[7]
In his 2019 overview of the city's "best in LGBTQ+ nightlife, bars, parties, comedy, and more", the Portland Mercury's Andrew Jankowski described Santé as a piano bar "serving cocktails, live jazz, TV musical viewing parties, and open mics with everything from storytelling and poetry to live, music".[8]
History
The bar was burglarized in 2018.[9] In 2021, Santé Bar hosted a beer garden during My People's Market.[4]
Reception
In 2019, Willamette Week said, "This swanky cocktail bar might not look like much from the outside, but its vintage vibe, romantic lighting and fancy drinks are a welcome shift from the standard westside LGBTQ bar experience."[10] Kara Stokes and Maya MacEvoy included Santé Bar in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland’s Pearl District".[11]
