{"id":15213,"date":"2018-08-21T16:23:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T20:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=15213"},"modified":"2019-09-25T16:13:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T20:13:58","slug":"date-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/date-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Date Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe allowfullscreen allow=\"fullscreen\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:450px;\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?backgroundColor=%23fefefe&#038;backgroundColorFullscreen=%23fefefe&#038;d=sept18_flipbook&#038;hideIssuuLogo=true&#038;pageNumber=48&#038;showOtherPublicationsAsSuggestions=true&#038;u=portlandmagazine\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Who says the <strong>weekend<\/strong> ends on Sunday?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">September 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">By Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15214 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sept18-After-Dark.jpg\" alt=\"Sept18-After-Dark\" width=\"350\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sept18-After-Dark.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sept18-After-Dark-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sept18-After-Dark-200x125.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Portland, meet Monday. You\u2019ve made it through the first eight hours of the work week. Now, let\u2019s have some fun on a night that dares you to go out on the town. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Join <strong>The Inkwell<\/strong> at Portland Press Hotel for their Off the Record Happy Hour. The $5 house wines, well drinks, and 16-ounce local beers lure you in, but the real draw is basking in that early evening sun. The Inkwell\u2019s cool, minimalist interior and white marble bar are designed to offer a crisp start to your evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">The \u201cshares\u201d menu includes easy snacks like the House Made BBQ Chips ($7) and Grilled Flatbread ($12). Looking beyond the well, enjoy one of the signature cocktails, including the Lime Rickey ($6) or the Szechaun Gimlet ($12), a peppery vodka sip sure to give you the kick you need before making your way to Monument Square, where a fabulous dinner awaits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>A Monumental Meal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Few seats in town beat a high-top table at <strong>David\u2019s Restaurant<\/strong>. A window seat showcases the city in motion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Start off with Daily Mussels, which on a recent visit were smothered in a tomato basil broth. You may be hesitant to soak the rest up with fresh garlic bread on your romantic evening, but trust us. Life is too short to not indulge. Just don\u2019t forget the Doublemint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Soon you\u2019ll be on the dance floor, so keep the meal light with a shared Napoletana Margherita pizza ($23) and the Arugula &amp; Beets Salad ($13.50). The entire meal proves you don\u2019t have to break the bank to enjoy a decadent date here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Feel the Funk<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Now that you\u2019re fed, full, and hopefully a little tipsy, it\u2019s time to soar on the dance floor of <strong>Portland House of Music and Events<\/strong>. <strong>Gina &amp; the Red-Eye Flight Crew<\/strong> crank up Monday nights through September 24. From 8:30 p.m. to midnight, the band has all you need to step out of the Mondays and dance your way into the week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">There\u2019s no room for wallflowers at this party, so the two of you had better be prepared to move. The floor is packed by 10 p.m. It\u2019s clear some people wait all weekend for this. But don\u2019t worry, no one is here to judge. You\u2019ll see dancers of all styles getting down to Stevie Wonder like there\u2019s no Tuesday in sight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Whiskey and Chill<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Before calling it a night, take the four-minute walk to the newly opened <strong>Independent Ice Co.<\/strong> on Wharf Street. This cozy, leather-seated bar has enough space to get comfortable and close, and the chandelier and candle lighting offer the ambiance you need to start taking flirtations a little more seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Cool off those dancing shoes with one of the \u201cPure Pours.\u201d The Knickerbocker Ice Boulevardier ($11) is the nightcap you need. The bourbon-based cocktail with a touch of campari, sweet vermouth, and orange peel is the final answer to this night and hopefully loosens you up just enough to ask, \u201cWhat are you doing Tuesday?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 2018<br \/>\nWho says the weekend ends on Sunday?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[228],"class_list":["post-15213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-september-2018"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15213"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16768,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15213\/revisions\/16768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}