The Sandy Bottom
Portland, Oregon, United States
The Sandy Bottom Lounge is the home tiki bar of Justin DuPre and Greg Clapp who have produced the Tiki Kon in Oregon since 2013.
This basement bar is in northeast Portland, near both Munktiki and another home bar, The Lowbrow Lanai. It was created in 2007, when the couple moved into a house that already had a bar featuring wood salvaged from a Coast Guard ship called the Vance that had been decommissioned in the early 1970s. The room is a blend of nautical and tiki, with much of the decor coming from thrift shops. There is a "hut" area with Chromecraft seating, a kegerator that looks like it might have come from a ship's galley, and a mix of whiskey barrel and bamboo furniture.
The Sandy Bottom’s centerpiece is a fantastical chandelier (reminiscent of the Enchanted Tiki Room) crafted from an upended papasan chair, a grass skirt, and a pendant swag lamp nested with fake tropical birds and flowers—all glowing with a colored LED light system Justin DuPre “Frankensteined” together himself.
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- Portland, Oregon, United States
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DJ Danger – 2 July 2023
Amazing home Tiki hideway. I was fortunate enough to be asked by Justin to DJ at the Sandy Bottom during the last Tiki Kon, as it was one of the stops on the home Tiki bar bus tour. We spent a wonderful day with Justin and a couple of friends hanging out, drinking Tiki concoctions, ready to spring into action at the call of "The bus is here!" from upstairs. Everyone would take their places, I'd slap a slab of vintage Exotica on the turntable, and we'd entertain a gaggle of sightseers for a half hour or so until they were all shepherded back onto the bus for the trip to the next spot. At the sound of the bus' doors closing, air-brakes releasing, and engine receding into the distance, we'd all relax, pour another drink and wait for tge next group to arrive. All in all a wonderful way to spend a day, and I know I'm just one of dozens of Tiki enthusiasts grateful to Justin and Greg for giving us a glimpse into their own.private slice of paradise.
