Multnomah Whiskey Library
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Multnomah Whiskey Library

Portland, Oregon

Photo: Katharine Miele

A members-only whiskey bar that also takes walk-ins if there's room — and the room is worth waiting for. Two stories of floor-to-ceiling spirits behind a rolling library ladder, leather club chairs, and bartenders in vests who take their brown liquor dead seriously. It looks like a Wes Anderson set crossed with an Edwardian gentleman's club, and somehow it works.

Insider tip

Put your name on the walk-in list early. Once seated, ask the bartender to build a flight around a region or style — they'll curate something memorable.

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