Departure Restaurant + Lounge

WHO: Chef Bryan

WHAT: Departure Restaurant + Lounge

WHERE: 525 SW Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon 97204 P 503-802-5370

WHEN: Serving Dinner: Tuesday – Thursday 4pm-12am, Friday and Saturday 4pm-2am
Happy Hour: Tuesday – Saturday 4pm-6pm

WHY: Up on the hotel's top floor, you'll find Departure, a sleek lounge and modern Asian restaurant helmed by former Nobu chef Bryan Emperor. This is as much a destination for cocktails as for food - the bar is presided over one of the Northwest's most celebrated mixologists, Sean Skvarka (who also happens to be gay). Try his Tasho Macho (Thai chili-ginger vodka, muddled Thai basil, lemon, lime, and cock 'n' bull ginger beer), while enjoying views of the city skyline from the outdoor rooftop patio.

The dinner menu is perfect for sharing a selection of Emperor's beautifully executed, creative delicacies, which fall into several fun categories, such as dim sum and kushiyaki (skewers grilled over Japanese charcoal). There's a knockout pork-bone ramen, hamachi sashimi with white truffle oil, ethereal Kobe meatballs with foie gras, and pork-belly skewers with Mongolian mountain salt. Save room for a lightly sweetened coconut panna cotta with honey caramel.



Exquisite modern Asian Cuisine to Please the Palette



Chef Bryan Emperor creates modern, accessible Asian cuisine using tradtional techniques he learned in the kitchens of the Far East. We are committed to offering Portland diners the most authentic ingredients from the Mongolian steppe to the ancient capital of Kyoto for the most unique Modern Asian cuisine in Portland.


Enjoy Distinctive Drinks at our Portland Lounge



Take a journey with a glass from around the world at our downtown bar in Portland. Experience hand crafted sake from the largest selection in Portland, a signature cocktail crafted with exotic fruits, a Schochu fresh from Korea, or a wine from the far reaches of the globe. Departure offers many unique libations to escort you on a new adventure at our lounge in Portland.



Signature Cocktails

Kalamansi Margarita 9
Tequila, shucho, grand marnier, kalamansi juice, satsuma orange, yuzu.

My Shy Geisha 8
Sparkling sake, croft pink port, tonic, orange zest, orange bitters

Perfect Ten 10
10 Cane rum, fresh citrus, mango, pineapple, blackberry puree

A.E. Doyle 8
Departure’s modern interpretation of the manhattan. Shucho rinsed with yamazaki, orange bitters

A China Sea 8
In honor of Clark Gable - shucho, sake, muddled cucumber, fresh citrus

Skylab 10
Chopin vodka, fresh satsuma orange, lemoncello

Hatori Hanzo 10
Belvedere, junmai daiginjo sake, cucumber, thai chili

Happy Lucky 9
Bomby gin, cointreau, absinthe, lime, finished with prosecco.

Tasho Macho 8
Thai chili ginger vodka, muddled thai basil, lemon, lime, cock ‘n’ bull

Sea Captain 9
Muddled shiso, kumquat, silver tequila, fresh citrus
Szechuan coffee 9151 rum, Stumptown coffee, kahlua, cointreau, godiva, whipped cream, house mixed spices

New Horizons9
Bulleit, muddled cucumber, ginger, cock’n’bull

Spring Awakening9
Belvedere Pomeranza, fresh citrus, mandarin and mango

Emperor’s new clothes16
Shochu, soda, yuzu honey, shiso, ginger