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
