Rose City Book Pub
Rose City Book Pub | |
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Restaurant information | |
Owner(s) | Elise Schumock |
Street address | 1329 Northeast Fremont Street |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97212 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°32′54″N 122°39′08″W / 45.5483°N 122.6521°W |
Website | rosecitybookpub |
Rose City Book Pub is a bookstore and bar in Portland, Oregon.
Description and history
Owner Elise Schumock started the bookstore and bar Rose City Book Pub in 2018, with 7,000–8,000 used books available for sale. She opened the business on Fremont Street in northeast Portland's Sabin neighborhood, in a space which had previously housed County Cork.[1][2] Some funds were raised via Indiegogo.[3] The menu has included soup and sandwiches, with gluten-free and vegan options,[4] as well as beer and wine.[5]
Elise Herron of Willamette Week wrote, "Rose City Book Pub has all the makings of a Portland cliché—craft brews, staged poetry readings, rows of old and obscure books and bargoers chatting in hushed tones about their favorite James Joyce and Virginia Woolf novels. But don't be deterred by appearances. The simple bar manages to fuse two of the city's trademarks—beer and used books—without a drip of pretension."[6]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Schumock applied for but did not receive Restaurant Revitalization Fund support from the Small Business Administration.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-09-20). "Portland's First Real Bookstore Bar to Open in Sabin This Month [Updated]". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "Rose City Book Pub turns page on County Cork space in Sabin". Northeast and North Portland Neighborhood News. 2018-10-25. Archived from the original on 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "A Combination Bar and Bookstore Is Opening on Northeast Fremont This Month". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ Swindler, Samantha (2018-11-02). "Portland's Rose City Book Pub, a bookstore and bar, now open". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2018-09-26). "Everything you need to know about Portland's first 'bookstore bar'". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "Rose City Book Pub is Portland's Cozy New Bar-Bookstore Hybrid". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ McCurdy, Christen. "Oregon Business - SBA Closes Restaurant Revitalization Fund". www.oregonbusiness.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2022-09-01.