Went today after work because I was hankering for a good margarita. Good social distancing setup on the patio. Which is just a great patio in general. Margarita was excellent as always. Would have had another but I felt guilty talking a whole table for just myself as it seemed to be getting busier.

Small enough to feel like the band is playing in your living room, but there is a bar. Setting above for a few. Good set up and good feel. Friendly staff. Always enjoy this venue.

Favorite burgers, great service, love the walk up window for ordering. Oh, and beer. Whats not to love? These guys are on it.

Got to see one of my favorite bands here. Big Business was spot on. The sound was really good here. I was a live sound technician in Portland for a decade and I was impressed. They have a Midas analog board that has been kept in good shape. The sound is just right for the smaller intimate venue. I highly suggest catching a show here if you can. Worth it!

What a fun, intimate, and cool location in a super trendy neighborhood. The place is well laid out in an open and inviting space. It is a small space with tons of it. There is a bar and restaurant attached to the bar and stage area. Plus there is an outdoor space. Today was my first time. Easy parking, professional staff and clean space. Cant wait to come back.

Great venue for countless shows and delicious burgers and fries at BarBar. Great start for a night out, will usually grab a bite or a few drinks here before exploring around the area.

Hell of music venue. True Portland royalty, as far as venues go. Everything here is very professional and consistent. Bar service is excellent. The sound system is ace. The room itself is very nice and comfy. The balcony upstairs has seating for folks who don’t want to stand through whole show, and the stage is perfect in many ways. Great venue, one of the best.

Performer was great. But audience was asked to stand for 3 hours- very few chairs. A acoustics were also good.I suppose this is a way to maximize revenue in a small space.

Awesome outside covered area. Next door is a music venue that seems cool. They have great cocktails and beer that are relatively cheap. Get the toasted raviolis! Also love that they have a walk up window for their outside!

Hands down my favorite place to go for a burger. Even if I go just for drinks after work, I smell it and have to have it with large Cajun fries. Drinks are well made. Great outdoor seating as well.

Great venue! Not very big, intimate shotgun space. Good sound, really friendly people. The shows here are always top notch. You can come here any night and know youre going to see something good. They serve beer and wine in the venue, there is a full bar connected. This is one of the best venues in Portland.

Great venue. I was visiting from out of town to see a band. Super nice employees. Restaurant/bar connected to venue.

The bar and outdoor patio are set up so well. Groovy atmosphere and live music on the other side. Went to see The Lower Dens. Excellent show and sound as well.

This place is a gem. A cool music venue and cool bar are rare things to have in one place. The bar had a cool vibe to it. The staff was nice and professional. Mississippi Studios was a nice venue to enjoy the Blackwater Holylight show. Sold out and still comfortable. Nice beer selection even though they have 4 to 6 IPA on the list. Not hating just saying. I flew in from Minneapolis for the show and definitely will tell my friends to stop by if they ever plan on going to Portland. To the people of Portland appreciate the venue/bar combo you have they are not that many as cool as Mississippi Studios and Bar Bar.

Cozy venue perfect for an up-close show with the smaller bands you really love. I can’t count the number of times an artist has come down to the floor to perform among the crowd! If you like someone that’s performing here, definitely go, it’s a great spot

Great burgers. Dog friendly patio. Fire pit and music most nights!

This bar has fantastic outdoor seating. Most of the area is covered and Bar Bar has installed heaters and a fireplace to keep you warm. I also think the window into the bar is a nice feature for collecting your drinks while outside.The inside is a little narrow so I would not eat or drink in there unless you cannot bear the outdoor conditions. Restrooms are easily accessible which has me liking a place more for some reason.Now Mississippi Studios and on a whole ‘nother level. Stadium style seating upstairs, huge area downstairs to mingle around, nice bar and great for shows. Go to a show sometime!

Small intimate venue, saw chvrches do a 3 song acoustic set there last month. Great place!

Great location for live music and a bite to eat.

One of the best places in Portland to see a show, and Ive heard from my friends who have played there its also one of the best places to play. Great stage. Great sound. Lots of different areas to hang out. Cool balcony seating too.

Good food. Fast and friendly service. We went here for a concert had a bite to eat and some drinks before the show. Awesome venue for a concert! Food and drinks seemed a bit steep, but overall excellent experience. I will be back!

I absolutely loved watching Charlie Hunter play here! The seating is a little tight (rubbing shoulders with the people sitting next to you), which is no big deal for me, but it might bother others. I didnt eat here, but I did try ordering a whiskey drink called a Smoking Gun. When I asked the bartender if she knew how to make that drink, she looked at me like I was bothering her and told me no. She didnt offer to make me something else, didnt apologize for not being able to give me what I wanted, nothing. I ended up just ordering a beer on tap. I walked away feeling like that bartender had few drink-mixing skills and even fewer customer service skills. That one bartender notwithstanding this place has a comfortable, funky and jazzy atmosphere and I very much enjoyed my evening!

Rating based off the overall including music. Opening act way a goofy modgepodge of near covers without a distinct sound. Dustbowl Revival was on another level and brought the house down.Great place to bring an out of town guest for an evening out, or catch your favorite touring act.

Cool bar with an awesome outdoor patio.

DTY best and most refreshing Pimms cocktail

This place is pretty cool. The drinks arent cheap but they make em nice and strong. The music was great and they have the best outdoor smoking lounge in town

A few seats above and standing room only for the entire show? Crazy! Why pay good money to see and hear performers and then stand in a crowd and hear crowd talk and view peoples backs? Worst experience

This is a nice and intimate venue for a concert. I went here for the Penguin Prison concert and at the end, the lead singer, Chris jumped down and hugged people in the crowd and talked to them. It was awesome!! There’s an upstairs with rows of seating if you didn’t feel like standing or dancing. The drinks are fairly priced and I love the location because it’s the east side and you can find parking!!

Probably my favorite venue in town. The sound is incredible and they get a wide variety of interesting acts.

One of 9f Portlands best venues

I don’t think many people realize that one of the best craft cocktail makers in Portland works here. If you’re lucky enough to find Lauren behind the bar when you visit she can unquestionably deliver cocktail bliss like few others in the city. Right up there with Rum Club and Clyde Common. She was previously one of the lead bartenders at Angel Face and has really impressive skills. Pro tip: ask for Lauren cocktail lovers.

Excellent burgers and a cozy venue for smaller bands. Large patio for outdoor seating.

Absolutely love going here after a good night of music! The fries are sooooo good, as well as their burgers! Can be a bit crowded sometimes.

Always a great time. Large outdoor seating with heaters during winter. Drinks are fairly priced and food is good!

Saw a show here. The food was good, the drinks were good, and the venue was good. If you get there early, you can get seats in the balcony, but beware the far left side was very cold.

Best venue in town for live music hands down!!! I highly recommend it!

Both as a performer and as an audience member, this might be the best venue in Portland. The sound is always very good: clear, balanced, not overly loud but present. The staff run the bookings and logistics very professionally. The space is beautiful. Also, being able to watch a band from above (or upstairs in the seating area, which is not too far from the stage, like the one in the other awesome venue, the Wonder) in addition to the regular way (up front, downstairs) is a great option.The burgers good, too.Ive seen some great music there: Doldrums, Michael Gira, Deantoni Parks, Empty Space Orchestra, and Curumin.

Fantastic venue for live music. Cashd Out sounded superb and the staff here were very friendly and accommodating. I love it when the occasional show is routed here!

Great venue with fun concert stage area, multi room bar, back area with benches table and a fireplace. Went to see some local live music and it was absolutely incredible for the sound quality and the preformance. I plan to go back to check out more food and drinks. Great place to see a show.

We were served quick and our food was amazing!! The drinks were even better!

Cozy venue with amazing acoustics. The balcony has a great view of the stage if you dont want to be up close to the action.

Rip roaring good time if there for a concert. Great vibes and food to boot!

Went here for a benefit and show. Great atmosphere and decent beer selection.

Always a good time, good music and drinks. The patio makes it better.

They have some really good food and omg their brownies!!! Delicious. But one major thing, the people are pretty awesome in there!!

Love the spot! Had pretty good drinks, and the food was surprisingly good.I would say the place was understaffed for a weekend night. Overall a good experience.

SRSQ (SeerSqew) was amazing and Mississippi Studiosis the bomb.

Great music venue. Wonderful patio with bar food.

One of the best small venues in town, second only to Doug Fir.

If you cant it beef, youll have fun trying to find something to eat... We were there before 3:00 so was able to get a fried egg sandwich which was pretty good. My great niece ordered a coke & got a glass bottle of coke that was made with cane sugar instead of corn syrup which I considered a great thing. Another of my great nieces ordered fried dill pickles, which was a new experience for most of us to try. My one nephew & all 4 of my great nieces thought the french fries were great - everyone who had the fries finished them off. Those who had the hamburgers liked them. So my nephews will most likely take their families there the next time they come to Portland.

I like the upstairs seating-great for us old folk.

Always fun - great food and spicy drinks.

Such a great venue and perfect with Bar Bar attached to it! Perfect for small and intimate shows.

Good drinks and great food. Staff is friendly but should communicate better. Studio has phenomenal sound. A must visit.

No toilet paper. The place didnt look clean. The staff were kind and helpful though.

I highly suggest having your party here. Great staff plus a private area that is awesome to be in.

I really enjoyed this bar. If youre looking to get away from the clubbing in downtown, but you still want to enjoy a nice social scene with a good crowd, this is it!

A bit of pushing with all the people inside once is full but the music is awesome. Love going in here for New Year’s Eve Party !!!!

I went there during the Mississippi fair. The service was really nice, I had a male bartender and he was very nice to me. The bathrooms were okay clean but I guess theres a lot of traffic so I get that. The food was very weak, $8 for just one sandwich was ridiculous. And it wasnt even that good. It did not come with a side or even an option. Chips would have been just fine. The Drinks were reasonably priced for that area. I will not be going back

Great night seeing Scott Amendola. Also had a tasty burger

Too trendy and everyone is too cool to help or provide good service.

Fried chicken sandwich is soso. Better off getting the cheese burger.

What a fantastic venue with first class entertainment! Saw a band named Those Willows last night and they were the best Ive seen in a long time. Thank you Mississippi studios for sharing great local talent from new Portland area bands with us.

The food here is great. The out good seating has heat lamps overhead for the colder months. The studio area is great for live music. Although small in space, the studio has fantastic acoustics.

Great venue. Small Hall with second story seating but I prefer to stand close to the stage. I am looking forward to going there again.

A very intimate venue with plenty of drink and food options. I felt welcomed by the staff too!

Super fun venue with a well stocked bar and Kitchen. Great prices and they made us out-of-towners feel welcomed. The venue has a unique and awesome set up for watching bands. We saw Shellac, and the audio set up and acoustics were top notch. Id do the 6 hour drive once a month to see all my favorite bands play here, highly recommended!

People love this place - Ive personally never had a great time at this venue... both before and since the remodel. I cant tell you why Im not a fan of this venue - is it the long narrow space with high ceilings? Is it haunted? Or is the feng shui off? Maybe its all the skinny, hipster, midwestern white people? I want to feel as others feel because I love a small venue. Portland has some of the crappiest (bad layout or vibes or sound) venues of any city Ive lived in. This one isnt the worst.

This place was great, my first time, good vibes, I will be back.

Amazing Vibes, lots of hugs, perfect service! Movie and fire pit set the mood! Much love

Great place to see live music, get food & drinks.

The sound PERFECT ️

One of my favorite places to hear music in Portland. The acoustics and the care of the mixers in this stage are amazing. Everyone sounds better here and the devour and ambiance are prime for Portland. A great place to go and see live and local music.

Great sound in a small venue. VERY small venue, which means they often sell out a show. Nearly all standing room but a few seats in the balcony. Parking is non-existent in this neighborhood but thats what bikes and Lyft are for.

Came into Portland to visit friends and go to a benefit show at Mississippi Studios. The place is beautiful. the folks at the front doorwere very nice. The issue a friend and i had was with the bar staff. As she was going to order a drink, one of the bartenders was a little uprupt with her. I went and ordered a drink with a different person. When i tasted my drink i told the bartender that it was weak. He said that he disagreed with me- that, it was the measurement of alcohol that it was supposed to be. I didnt appreciate that comment. I didnt see him measure anything. Ive worked as a bartender, waitress and other positions in the service industry. For me the saying the customer is always right should be a mantra that anyone that works in the service industry should have. You want a person to have a great experience when they go out.Otherwise why bother going out?! In conclusion, Mississippi Studios is a beautiful location but some of the staff can rub you the wrong way. P.s. Try the french fries! So yummy!

Lovely and cozy bar .... and pet friendly

I saw the Make-up here and it was amazing sound wise: seemed they had some difficulty with the lighting but who am I to judge. Beer was pricy but I’m a bartender and may be spoiled living in hella cheep San Francisco. Feels like it’s full of authentic musicians every night I’d imagine. Would definitely recommend !

So this venue has a lot going for it: floor, balcony standing, and balcony sitting seating. Sound is good if youre in the main stage room: at a sold out show you might have to step outside this area and all the bass gets cut out and it sounds like youre listening to the show on a transistor radio. Drinks are in plastic cups so Ive never gotten one. Parking is a dream, lots of options. I will say though, and this is such a frustrating thing to read if youre part of the venue but its how I feel, I consistently get bad vibes and kind of dont look forward to going to shows here. There are a lot of touchy-feely couples on the floor and Ive seen single girls walk out of shows they paid good money for because some guy has started creeping on them relentlessly (and on one occasion the guy followed them out. Who knows what happened there.) I never see stuff like this at Doug Fir or Wonder Ballroom, things just go normally at those venues. I think having some sort of bouncer on the show floor would go a long way here; something weird always happens ten feet away from me at Mississippi studios and mars my memory of the show. Otherwise, good bands, good sound.

Hippest little music club. Clean and intimate

Two of the best live performance Ive ever seen have been here. Wonderful place with a solid sound person.

Excellent!Size is just right with this place.Drinks are never far, the show cant be overcrowded, the people are friendly, and the bathroom is close by and single person/locking.I talked to a stranger at a show I was just at here and it was great 11/10 dont even bother reading more reviews!(But also the food and regular bar side looked great!)

Great partially covered patio, concert venue, and bar. Not as crowded for a Friday night during burger week but still a good energy.

Great live music venue. Bring ear plugs. Bar is not overpriced.

Great sounding venue. Saw an industrial doom show here the other night. Floor is standing only and there is a balcony with decent limited seating. Getting in and getting out was easy, unfortunately finding parking not so much, so give your self some extra time to get situated.

Usually sounds really good for music. I wish the crowd wasnt so chatty, its a music venue. Hang out at the back bar if youre going to talk the whole time and spill your drink on me.

Great sound, chill and intimate atmosphere and a good place to hang out and grab a drink between bands.

Such a fun intimate atmosphere. Great choices for beer. They have a really cool balcony overlooking the stage!

Great smaller venue to see live music. Most shows have very limited seating. Bar bar is attached, and it is fun bar that has great burgers. You can buy tickets for shows at Bar Bar, too.

Grab food at the bar next door/attached (order and wait for it there) and bring it into the venue.Cool space, I enjoyed the show I saw there.

This venue has such a cool vibe! Food is fresh and delicious, staff is all friendly, sound was awesome! It was a great place to see Sister Sparrow & The dirty birds

Seen Matt Andersen. Fantastic show. Great singing and guitar and lots of humour.

Great live venue, good service. Fun!

Reliable drinking establishment. Great staff. Great Bloody Mary. It even came with a pickled brussel sprout!

Saw an acoustic show here. Very nice sound quality but it is very small! Would love to go back when its not as busy and just check out the bar and food. The outdoor patio is huge !

Wish we couldve caught a show here, but oh well. Bartenders were mad quick, and the place just screams party. Patio and front window alike are perfect for people watching.

Awesome neighborhood bar with attached theater. Great music venue.

Good spot, nice outdoor seating area with heat lamps, and a fire pit. Open late. Good veggie burgers. Really cool spot for live shows.

I love how they offer plenty of vegan options!

This venue has an intimate atmosphere. I LOVE THAT.

Multiplace. Pub!! 2 bars, stage, bacony, cool decorations and lights. So affordable price. Great Service and Crew