Fantastic food. The salmon nicoise salad was delicious. Loved the kalamata olives and capers in it. Service was impeccable! Leon was on his game and just warm and friendly. Just a genuinely good guy. He should teach a masterclass on his profession. Tosh was very sweet. Jazz band was great.
Brian Atwater
The strawberry salad was just what I needed after a long day of travel. Sweet, crisp, and delicious. Corey & Gemma were an absolute delight to chat with, and the strawberry/cucumber/gin cocktail was so incredibly refreshing. Thank you for a wonderful first meal in Portland!!
marsha sleeth
I love Jo Bar! I’ve been going every week for several months to listen to live jazz and have seldom been disappointed. Great bartenders, Helen, Gemma and Cory as well as server Leon. Terrific ravioli and I’ve tried and loved several desserts, my current favorite is the Passion. Also good wine choices and they stock Hennessy, my favorite cognac. I hear the happy hour is wonderful but I get there too late for it. Do yourself a favor and check them out!
Rino Nicholas
Traveler in town for a long weekend. Just walking around the area and saw the little three person jazz band setting up and I love a casual bit to eat. We got there early, usually it seems a reservation is needed but my friend and I got a seated at the bar immediately. The music was great and according to signage, they have jazz bands regular. The food was great! Had the Fondue and the garlic bread appetizers and the scallops for the main course. Definitely highly recommend.
chris campbell
Had a fun dinner catching up with old friends
Y H
I love their salmon salad, wines, deserts and the beautiful live music. The hosts and waiter/waitress are always kind. I love going to this place. Thank you!
April LaCombe
Fantastic happy hour! Food is unique and delicious and the service was OUTSTANDING. The hostess and the two servers we had we all friendly, relaxed, attentive and super fun. Highly recommend Jo Bar!
Dietary restrictions: I can’t eat wheat and was delighted to find many dishes that were delicious and unique. The sage squash and carrot soup were fabulous and the fries are not breaded!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fall Seasonal Salad
Maya McCants
Everything here was absolutely divine. Maybe not any one thing stood out, but the combined elements of the live blues jazz band, the well balanced seasonal ginger cocktail with tasteful garnish, the ravioli pillows of goodness offset with the crunch of pumpkin seed, the seasonal maple cake that was not too decadent but just... enough. Nothing here tipped the scales too far in any direction, and pleasantly surprised me. Jo, you are doing it right. Hats off to your patisserie.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ceviche
Bruce Wayne
The jazz nights have an excellent atmosphere
Magali Thibault
Went at Jo bar side on a not busy Wednesday with husband for drinks and casual food. Reservation for 5:30 but arrived at 5:55 (we called to let them now). No HH menu offered; kind of okay it was 5 min to the end it. Nice and attentional staff, N/A cocktails are correct, Rasberry lemon drop is good . Food depends on the dish. We got The soup of the day: salmon chowder: was okay, lot of potatoes, lack of salmon, tasted good but not really the salmon - beet salad: very tasted, big and well balance tastes - Duck: very good and perfectly cook but very disappointing by the quantity for a $36 ( that they seems to now charged $38; menu not updated yet as told) for a 2 small pieces that in addition was 2 sides ( not the tender middle!) and a barley and corn rissoto that was fine but not noticeable. - banana ice cream with Dulce de lèche and creamy meringue dessert: huge part and very good
We tried but for same price range we prefer other spot. We may give a try for their HH .
I went their with my wife and it was ok. DO NOT order the duck. It’s $38 for two small slices, mine were both from the extremities of the breast, and the risotto is filled with corn so you taste anything else. The meat was good though and well cooked. But this dish feels like a scam. My wife had the beet salad and it was good. Drinks were good too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Jeanette Kotecki
Omg best happy hour in Portland….the best ravioli I’ve ever had…and desserts to die for…$9 espresso martini ….tastes like a dessert
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brant Bickley
Great Cubano sandwich and raspberry lemon drop drink was awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ankita S
Racists of the top order. Such a humiliating experience; I made advance reservations. We were not greeted on walking in. We were seated in a corner table which was completely hidden from the rest of the place. When we requested another table in an half empty place we were told it would be another hour. Heartbroken!We took our business down the block to another restaurant who were delighted & happy to serve us (Fireside)!
Service: 1
John Dees
Wish there were more than 2 jazz nights. That would increase my going there by 50%.
Fantastic food. The salmon nicoise salad was delicious. Loved the kalamata olives and capers in it. Service was impeccable! Leon was on his game and just warm and friendly. Just a genuinely good guy. He should teach a masterclass on his profession. Tosh was very sweet. Jazz band was great.
The strawberry salad was just what I needed after a long day of travel. Sweet, crisp, and delicious. Corey & Gemma were an absolute delight to chat with, and the strawberry/cucumber/gin cocktail was so incredibly refreshing. Thank you for a wonderful first meal in Portland!!
I love Jo Bar! I’ve been going every week for several months to listen to live jazz and have seldom been disappointed. Great bartenders, Helen, Gemma and Cory as well as server Leon. Terrific ravioli and I’ve tried and loved several desserts, my current favorite is the Passion. Also good wine choices and they stock Hennessy, my favorite cognac. I hear the happy hour is wonderful but I get there too late for it. Do yourself a favor and check them out!
Traveler in town for a long weekend. Just walking around the area and saw the little three person jazz band setting up and I love a casual bit to eat. We got there early, usually it seems a reservation is needed but my friend and I got a seated at the bar immediately. The music was great and according to signage, they have jazz bands regular. The food was great! Had the Fondue and the garlic bread appetizers and the scallops for the main course. Definitely highly recommend.
Had a fun dinner catching up with old friends
I love their salmon salad, wines, deserts and the beautiful live music. The hosts and waiter/waitress are always kind. I love going to this place. Thank you!
Fantastic happy hour! Food is unique and delicious and the service was OUTSTANDING.
The hostess and the two servers we had we all friendly, relaxed, attentive and super fun. Highly recommend Jo Bar!
Dietary restrictions: I can’t eat wheat and was delighted to find many dishes that were delicious and unique. The sage squash and carrot soup were fabulous and the fries are not breaded!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fall Seasonal Salad
Everything here was absolutely divine. Maybe not any one thing stood out, but the combined elements of the live blues jazz band, the well balanced seasonal ginger cocktail with tasteful garnish, the ravioli pillows of goodness offset with the crunch of pumpkin seed, the seasonal maple cake that was not too decadent but just... enough. Nothing here tipped the scales too far in any direction, and pleasantly surprised me. Jo, you are doing it right. Hats off to your patisserie.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ceviche
The jazz nights have an excellent atmosphere
Went at Jo bar side on a not busy Wednesday with husband for drinks and casual food. Reservation for 5:30 but arrived at 5:55 (we called to let them now). No HH menu offered; kind of okay it was 5 min to the end it.
Nice and attentional staff, N/A cocktails are correct, Rasberry lemon drop is good . Food depends on the dish. We got
The soup of the day: salmon chowder: was okay, lot of potatoes, lack of salmon, tasted good but not really the salmon
- beet salad: very tasted, big and well balance tastes
- Duck: very good and perfectly cook but very disappointing by the quantity for a $36 ( that they seems to now charged $38; menu not updated yet as told) for a 2 small pieces that in addition was 2 sides ( not the tender middle!) and a barley and corn rissoto that was fine but not noticeable.
- banana ice cream with Dulce de lèche and creamy meringue dessert: huge part and very good
We tried but for same price range we prefer other spot. We may give a try for their HH .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I went their with my wife and it was ok.
DO NOT order the duck. It’s $38 for two small slices, mine were both from the extremities of the breast, and the risotto is filled with corn so you taste anything else. The meat was good though and well cooked. But this dish feels like a scam.
My wife had the beet salad and it was good.
Drinks were good too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Omg best happy hour in Portland….the best ravioli I’ve ever had…and desserts to die for…$9 espresso martini ….tastes like a dessert
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Cubano sandwich and raspberry lemon drop drink was awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Racists of the top order. Such a humiliating experience; I made advance reservations. We were not greeted on walking in. We were seated in a corner table which was completely hidden from the rest of the place. When we requested another table in an half empty place we were told it would be another hour. Heartbroken!We took our business down the block to another restaurant who were delighted & happy to serve us (Fireside)!
Service: 1
Wish there were more than 2 jazz nights. That would increase my going there by 50%.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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