Gold Dust Meridian, Hawthorne
11 people recommendvia r/askportland11 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Many people recommend Gold Dust Meridian, and one says they love it. Several list it in answers to requests for dark, cozy or sexy bars, with one pointing to a back corner booth at the Hawthorne location. Two commenters like its mac and cheese, and one lists its Hawthorne happy hour with food deals and discounted beer and wine.
Address
Gold Dust Meridian, 3267 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/axiomprime in r/askportland · Jun 2026ambience
Recommends this Hawthorne bar and points to a booth at the back as the spot.
- Recommendsu/Life-Cheesecake-1036 in r/askportland · Feb 2026
Names Gold Dust Meridian as a personal favourite, one of two picks.
- Recommendsu/McGeeze in r/askportland · Feb 2025
Lists Gold Dust Meridian as a recommendation.
- Recommendsu/kittybuckmeow in r/askportland · Jul 2025
Says they love it, listed as another pick.
- Recommendsu/Pale-Weather-2328 in r/askportland · Feb 2025
Lists Gold Dust Meridian among their picks.
- Recommendsu/willtodd in r/askportland · Jan 2026taste
Had the bacon mac recently and mildly liked it.
- Recommendsu/Ok-Potential-1167 in r/askportland · Jun 2026
Suggests this bar as a stop near Hawthorne.
- Recommendsu/BitchlessDNA in r/askportland · Aug 2024value
Lists it as a Hawthorne happy hour pick for food deals plus discounted beer and wine.
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- Recommendsu/glittershadows in r/askportland · Jan 2026
Suggests Gold Dust as an answer to the request.
- Recommendsu/Bacontroph in r/askportland · Feb 2024
Also frequents this one, which is convenient for them.
- Recommendsu/6th_Quadrant in r/askportland · Jan 2026taste
Agrees that the mac there is good.
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