The first car Quinn Matthewstearn’s owned was a 1979 Cadillac Eldorado. One of Cadillac’s most popular models, the sleek car represented compact luxury, which Matthewstearn drove for 15 years. “It was awesome,” he says.
Behind the wheel once again, Matthewstearn’s newest bar owes its namesake to the Eldorado. “We wanted the place to feel like luxury is accessible for everyone, and nothing screams that for us like an old Cadillac,” he says. Eldorado joins Matthewstearn’s portfolio of bars around Portland, which includes Jackie’s, Side Eye and Sugar Hill.
Opening in early summer 2026, Eldorado will be located on 736 SE Grand Ave. in East Portland, which held the recently closed Lollipop Shoppe, and Dig a Pony before that. “It’s such a great corner and such a beacon of Portland nightlife for a long time. We really wanted to put our hat in the ring to bring that back,” Matthewstearn says. He’s opening the bar alongside long-time partner David Hall and Nathan Theobald, the same team that owns Panther Club around the corner…