The Box Social is as close as you'll get to a classic speakeasy in Portland: small, nondescript, with curtains drawn, you'll wonder if you need a secret password to enter. This intimate establishment in the Boise neighborhood makes dark and romantic the calling card, serving well-crafted cocktails and a thoughtful menu of drinking snacks like bread with pimento cheese, parmesan popcorn, and hummus plates. Portland has long considered this candlelit cube a quintessential date spot, and Thrillist named it among Portland's best cocktail bars for romance.