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In his 2019 overview of the city's "best in LGBTQ+ nightlife, bars, parties, comedy, and more", the Portland Mercury 's Andrew Jankowski described Santé as a piano bar "serving cocktails, live jazz, TV musical viewing parties, and open mics with everything from storytelling and poetry to live, music". In 2020, he described Santé as an LGBTQ bar with "elegant" cocktails. In a 2021 overview of the city's "wildest" gay bars, she and Conner Reed described Santé as a "narrow, elegant space" with "solid" drinks, and the website's Alex Frane called the bar "cozy and low-key" in his list of "essential Portland cocktail bars where you can sip something exceptional". The crowd generally skews older and is far more laid-back and unaffected than its better-known. Eater Portland 's Brooke Jackson-Glidden said the bar is "known for its highballs and pretty cocktails served in coupes, ideal for a sunny day". Mostly though, it gave LA its best new gay bar in years. The business is owned by Veronique Lafont, a queer Black woman.
Santé Bar is an LGBT-friendly bar along the North Park Blocks in northwest Portland's Pearl District.