Bellwether Bar is a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1]
Bellwether Bar operates in the Thomas Graham Building on Stark Street, in southeast Portland's Mount Tabor neighborhood.[2] The interior has wooden booths and a backyard garden with cherry trees and wisteria.[3][4][5]
The food menu includes a bacon cheeseburger, pan-seared chicken thighs, and curry with creme fraiche,[6] as well as chicken liver mousse,[7] grilled prawns,[8] pork chops with rhubarb and shallots, sour cream and onion deviled eggs,[5] a cassoulet with a turnip-white bean salad, and harissa roasted chicken with dill-coasted French fries.[3] Bellwether also serves beer, cocktails, and wine.[4][8]
Bellwether Bar operates in the space that previously housed Caldera Public House. Ansel Vickery is a co-owner.[2] Alex Yoder and Jimmy Askren have been chefs,[9][10] and Beau Burtnick (Bistro Agnes) has worked the bar.[11]
In 2023, Carrie Uffindell of Eater Portland wrote, "The food here is worth the visit alone; the vibes are just a bonus."[3] In 2024, the website's Brooke Jackson-Glidden and Thom Hilton included Bellwether in a list of recommended romantic restaurants in the city for a date night,[12] and Rebecca Roland included the business in an overview of Portland's "essential" cocktail bars with "exceptional" drinks.[13] Jackson-Glidden and Asia Alvarez also included the bar in a list of "foolproof first date spots for every kind of Portlander",[4] and Nathan Williams recommended Bellwether for the "standout" patio.[5] Karen Brooks and others included Bellwether in Portland Monthly's 2024 list of the city's fifty best restaurants.[14] The business was included in Time Out Portland's 2025 list of the city's eighteen best restaurants.[15]
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