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Indigo District
brimming with originality
A cozy cafe by day and a swanky, all-inclusive bar
by night, the Indigo District caters to a 'full lifestyle'
I take my place at the bar with a
Gap-clad frat boy to my right and a
Pabst-drinking fashionista in
women’s jeans to my left — when
describing Indigo District, I can’t
make up a better anecdote than this.
An important feature in any
nightspot is personality, and Indigo
District has a lot of it, at least on the
inside. Located in the building that
once housed Field’s Brewery, Indigo
District resides inconspicuously on
the corner of 13th Avenue and Oak
Street. There is no sign, no outside
decor, and if you were just driving
by, you might think it was vacant.
However, as soon as you walk
through the massive front doors, it
is a different story altogether. To
your immediate left is the mon
strous and extremely cheesy water
fall known colloquially by frequent
patrons as “Awesome Mountain.”
Across the walkway from this
monolith of kitsch is a palm tree
that reaches to the ceiling.
The decor is centered around east
ern art, tapestries and statues, all of it
broken up by the kind of furniture
you dream of finding at St. Vincent
DePaul. The bar itself has a classic
feel to it, with lots of wood and brass,
and at the rear of the establishment
are two pool tables.
The two most striking elements of
Indigo District, however, are also the
most subtle: the tasteful lighting and
incredible use of space. All the ele
ments come together to create some
thing unique, not simply call eclectic.
It’s more like a perfectly orchestrated
identity crisis, and it really works.
Offering a range of features that in
cludes a full bar, wireless Internet, an
organic coffee bar and a restaurant
that serves a full menu of quality
food on weekends, Indigo District de
fies categorization. It’s more like the
old L&L Market than a bar.
“I wanted to create a place that
accommodates a full lifestyle, not
just a place to party,” 24-year-old
owner Justin Gibbs said. “A place to
study during the day and to have
fun at night.”
During the day, Indigo District as
sumes the persona of a quiet cafe
where a student can read, have a cup
of coffee or order a reasonably priced
lunch. During the night, it becomes a
lively night club, highly prone to im
promptu dance parties. Unlike many
other bars in town, Indigo District
avoids weekly events in favor of a
more sporadic events calendar.
“We were originally thinking about
weekly and nightly events,” assistant
manager Geoff Bradbury said. “But
the way it works now keeps things
from getting redundant.”
Indigo District is perhaps best
known for its musical selection.
While most bars in town pump out
the college jams such as Dave
Matthews, The Grateful Dead and
Jack Johnson, Indigo District adds a
little flair to the night with indie rock,
electronica and punk rock.
Indigo District also offers a full bar,
with what I believe to be the best
Emerald
The Indigo District, at 13th Avenue and
Oak Street, serves a full menu during the
day and opens a full bar at night.
Manhattan in town. From single-malt
scotch to the quintessential Pabst
Blue Ribbon, Indigo District is the
only bar in Eugene where I have nev
er heard the words, “Sorry, we can’t
make that.”
The restaurant serves quality
lunch and dinner at reasonable
prices, and the menu is as eccentric
as the rest of the establishment. The
selection includes everything from
typical bar fare such as french fries,
chicken strips and jalapeo poppers,
to coconut curry chicken and grilled
salmon in a caper olive garlic sauce.
The best part is that the restaurant
serves the full menu until 2 a.m.
on weekends; Gibbs would eventu
ally like to extend that to weekdays
as well.
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