Kay's Bar is a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Description and history
Kay's Bar is located at the intersection of Milwaukie Avenue and Bybee Boulevard in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood. The business was established in 1934. Spouses Edward "Ed" H. MacGregor and Sharon Ruzicka MacGregor purchased Kay's in 1963.[1] Patrick Morton became the owner in 2006. The interior features wood panelling and a mural painted by an employee. The restaurant is reportedly haunted. According to Morton, at least three people have died at Kay's.[2][3] Outside the bar is an 11 x 60 foot mural by Andrew Young.[4]
Reception
In his 2016 overview of "Where Portland's Best Bartenders Go on Their Rare Nights Off", Thrillist contributor Alex Frane said Kay's has a "surprisingly good cocktail program".[5] In Eater Portland's 2019 list of "Where to Imbibe and Dine in Sellwood and Westmoreland", Frane wrote, "Kay's Bar, with its divey, diner-like atmosphere, is bustling most nights, with reliable food, affordable well drinks and pints, and a modest-but-creative cocktail menu. The kitchen puts out classic, well-made bar staples, including a variety of burgers, burritos, and mac and cheese, and offers many dishes on the happy hour menu from 3 to 6 p.m. Notably, the bar has been open in some form or another since 1934, making it significantly older than most of its guests."[6]
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