Bear Paw Inn

The Bear Paw Inn is a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Bear Paw Inn
The bar's exterior in 2021
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Nathan Dewey
CityPortland
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.4998°N 122.6545°W / 45.4998; -122.6545

Description and history
Front exterior, 2021

Owned by Nathan Dewey,[1] the Bear Paw Inn is located in southeast Portland's Brooklyn neighborhood.[2]

An armed robbery occurred at the bar in 2020.[3][4] Jerry's Pizza began operating out of the bar in 2021.[5][6][7]

Reception

In 2000, the Portland Mercury said, "Some nights this place is a ragged party. I've seen skinny, drunk women stand on chairs and preach the virtues of wearing men's underwear, and swaying dancers outfitted in the shine of halos meant to protect a broken neck. During the day it's a meditative spot; drinkers line the bar quietly sipping. Decorations range from the glory of darts trophies to beer signs, an old suit of armor, a wide angle mirror in the women'sbathroom, and an Escher-esque piece of computer generated art on five feet of glass. If they offer food, I wouldn't eat it."[8] The newspaper included the bar in a 2018 list of the city's best 13 places for karaoke.[9]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Armed robber strikes SE Portland's Bear Paw Inn; no arrests in string of bar stickups". The Oregonian. 2020-02-25. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  4. "Armed robbery makes SE Portland dive bar 12th tavern targeted since November". The Oregonian. 2020-02-26. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  5. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-03-18). "Portland's Most Anticipated Restaurant, Bar, and Pod Openings, Spring 2021". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  6. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-03-05). "Instagram's Tavern-Style Pizza Sensation, Jerry's, Is Moving Into the Bear Paw Inn". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  7. "First Look: Jerry's Pizza, the Chicago Tavern-Style Pizza Instagram Sensation Turned Dive Bar Brick-and-Mortar". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  8. "DIVE! DIVE!". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  9. All-Stars, The Mercury’s Karaoke. "If You Want to Sing Out..." Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
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