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Joe's Cellar is a diner and dive bar in northwest
Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
. Former names include Nimar Cafe, the Dinner Bell, the Ace of Diamonds, and the Smoke Stack.


Description

'' Portland Monthly'' has described the Northwest District business as "a classic Portland dive bar with unmatched longevity". In 2021, ''
Willamette Week ''Willamette Week'' (''WW'') is an alternative weekly newspaper and a website published in Portland, Oregon, United States, since 1974. It features reports on local news, politics, sports, business, and culture. History Early history ''Willame ...
'' said, "Dive bars are generally good places to hide from the sun, but Joe's Cellar seems designed to make you forget sunlight exists. It's windowless and mostly lit by the glow of lottery machines, TVs and neon beer signs. And there's always a sweaty tallboy waiting for you behind the bar."


History

Established in 1941, the business closed temporarily for repairs in 2013.


Reception

In his 2017 overview of "Portland's 10 Best Scumbag Breakfasts", Pete Cottell of ''Willamette Week'' wrote, "No amount of cheap eggs and ham steaks covered in flat-top ashes can overcome the lingering pee smell and disorienting windowlessness that makes Joe's what it is. Not to mention, the sad $7.50 breakfast of eggs, toast, hash browns and bacon wasn't even cheap. The food is best ignored unless you show up before 10 and opt for the $3 "working man" special of biscuits and gravy with a coffee." In 2018, ''
The Oregonian ''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 185 ...
'' Grant Butler included Joe's Cellar in an overview of "30 great Portland bars that are still going strong".


See also

* List of dive bars


References


External links


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