Dante’s – Portland’s hot spot, features live music as well as more extravagant acts

Dante’s, a downtown Portland hot spot, features live music as well as more extravagant acts. Many now famous acts can trace their roots back to Dante’s including Storm and the Balls and the SuicideGirls Burlesque Troupe. The bar has won a variety of awards including the 2008 Willamette Week Best of Portland – Best Place To Hear Live Music and the 2008 AOL City’s Best – Best Live Music Venue.

Dante’s opened in 2000 in an early 20th century building with an illustrious past as a brothel, speak-easy, and a 80’s punk club. Over the past ten years the bar has expanded from 3,000 to 7,500 square feet and features award winning pizza as well as a full bar. It is home to wide variety of music styles from rock and roll to cabaret.

Dante’s features three full bars, and a full restaurant that serves award winning pizza and pasta. The bar is open daily from 11am to 2:30 with pizza by the slice served until 3. It is a free Wi-Fi hot and a VIP balcony is available for rent. Dante’s is located near Old Town at 1SW 3rd and Burnside. For more information check out Dante’s website www.myspace.com/dantesportland. Looking for more Portland music venues? Check out Lizard Lounge at 1323 NW Irving St or East End at 203 SE Grand Ave.

April 17, 2009 · Filed Under Music Venues, Night Life

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