My beloved Clyde Common named one of 2008's Best Bar Esquire's Best Bars names

I totally concur with Wondrich's assessment of Clyde Common as one of the Best Bars in the country. That it got unaccountably cut from my story on Portland, OR in the June/July OUT bummed me out, but these things happen in late night pre-deadline crunch edits at mags. When that story goes online sometime in the next week I'll be posting my own expanded version here, but for the moment here's what I wrote about CC:

CLYDE COMMON DOMESTIC & FOREIGN COOKING
1014 SW Stark St
503-228-3333
clydecommon.com

A perfect bar and restaurant combo. The space is airy with tall windows and ceilings and the communanal seating at long wooden tables fosters conversations with fellow diners.  Chef Jason Barwikoski’s close relationships with local farmers means unbelievably fresh ingredients that he presents with simplicity and savvy, letting the flavors speak for themselves. As good for lunch as it is for dinner, when the mellow Northwest light casts a calm glow over the dining room.

The bar is on par with any of the serious cocktail bars in the country but with an special emphasis of fresh ingredients and homemade tinctures. With a amazing wine list and one of the best whisky walls around, you could easily spend the rest of your life at the Clyde Common sipping scotch or  original cocktails and grazing on appetizers. A cool crowd of web and marketing people, foodies and artists fill the bar after dark, and plenty of ‘em gay. The later it gets the sexier it gets. Do not miss this one.