[1] Established in 2023, Houston Blacklight was named one of the best new bars in the nation by Bon Appétit in 2024.

The bar Houston Blacklight operated on Clinton Street in Southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood.

According to Eater Portland, the bar was "informed by Montreal's culinary scene, with things like cocktails in martini glasses with jell-O shrimp garnishes, French onion soup ramen, and Rhode Island-style salt-and-pepper squid".

[8][9][10] Bon Appétit included Houston Blacklight in a 2024 list of the best new bars in the United States.

[11] Michael Russell included Houston Blacklight in The Oregonian's list of the 21 "most painful" restaurant and bar closures of 2024.