Rose City Book Pub

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Rose City Book Pub
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The shop's exterior, 2022
Rose City Book Pub
Restaurant information
Established2018 (2018)
Owner(s)Elise Schumock
Street address1329 Northeast Fremont Street
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97212
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°32′54″N122°39′08″W / 45.5483°N 122.6521°W / 45.5483; -122.6521
Website rosecitybookpub.com

Rose City Book Pub is a bookstore and bar in Portland, Oregon, United States. Owner Elise Schumock started the business in 2018. It was described as the only business of its kind in the city in 2022. [1]

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Description

Rose City Book Pub is a bookstore, bar, and cafe on Fremont Street in northeast Portland's Sabin neighborhood. The business hosts comedy [2] and musical acts, open mics, [3] poetry readings, [4] trivia, writing workshops, and other activities regularly. [5] [6] Rose City Book Pub has indoor and outdoor seating. [7] A sign above the bar reads, "You're allowed to exist!" [8]

The menu includes soups and sandwiches, with gluten-free and vegan options, [9] as well as spaghetti with meat sauce. [4] Drink options include beer, cocktails, [5] wine, [10] coffee, tea, and sodas. [6] Rose City Book Pub has served iftar during Ramadan. Offerings included chicken kebsah with tzatziki, hummus, pita, and tabbouleh, as well as a mezza platter as a vegetarian option. [11]

History

Owner Elise Schumock started the bookstore and bar Rose City Book Pub in 2018, [12] with 7,000–8,000 used books available for sale. She opened the business in a space that previously housed County Cork. [13] [14] Some funds were raised via Indiegogo. [15]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Schumock applied for but did not receive Restaurant Revitalization Fund support from the Small Business Administration. [16] [17] [18] An auction held in 2024 to help the business financially raised approximately $28,000. [19] [20] [21]

Reception

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." [22] Rose City Book Pub was a runner-up in the Best Family-Friendly Restaurant category of the newspaper's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2024. [23]

April Choi included Rose City Book Pub in Eater Portland 's 2022 overview of eight eateries in Portland for "book lovers". [1] The website's Levi Rogers also included the business in a 2023 overview of the "fundamentals" of Fremont Street. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Choi, April (March 15, 2022). "8 Portland Restaurants, Bars, and Cafes for Book Lovers". Eater Portland . Vox Media. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Rogers, Levi (July 13, 2023). "The Fundamentals of Portland's Fremont Street". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ Landeros, Analisa (April 26, 2023). "Portland literary open mic shines spotlight on local writers". Portland State Vanguard . Portland State University. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Uffindell, Carrie (January 22, 2019). "Warm Up at These Cozy Portland Restaurants and Bars". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Portland book pub hosts auction to bounce back". KGW. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Portland Bars for the Sober and Sober-Curious". Portland Monthly . ISSN   1546-2765. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ Wastradowski, Matt (December 5, 2023). Moon Oregon: Coastal Getaways, Craft Beer & Wine, Hiking & Camping. Avalon Publishing. ISBN   978-1-64049-716-0.
  8. ↑ "Rose City Book Pub, at 1329 NE Fremont St., is part coffee shop, part pub, part book store". The Oregonian . Advance Publications. ISSN   8750-1317. OCLC   985410693. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ Swindler, Samantha (November 2, 2018). "Portland's Rose City Book Pub, a bookstore and bar, now open". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ Russell, Michael (September 26, 2018). "Everything you need to know about Portland's first 'bookstore bar'". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ Wong, Janey (March 31, 2023). "Double Mountain Brewery Will Take Over the Former Lucky Labrador Space in North Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  12. ↑ Olson, Karli (March 9, 2024). "Community holds auction to keep Rose City Book Pub open in NE Portland". KPTV. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (September 20, 2018). "Portland's First Real Bookstore Bar to Open in Sabin This Month [Updated]". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Rose City Book Pub turns page on County Cork space in Sabin". Northeast and North Portland Neighborhood News. October 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  15. ↑ "A Combination Bar and Bookstore Is Opening on Northeast Fremont This Month". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  16. ↑ McCurdy, Christen. "Oregon Business - SBA Closes Restaurant Revitalization Fund". Oregon Business. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Elise Schumock of Rose City Book Pub on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund". KBOO. June 22, 2021. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Federal relief money pulled away, hurting Portland businesses". KGW. July 7, 2021. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  19. ↑ Wong, Janey (March 1, 2024). "Vegan Cafe Harlow Is Moving Its Flagship Southeast Location, But Not Far". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  20. ↑ Swindler, Samantha (March 8, 2024). "To save Rose City Book Pub, patrons are offering up whatever they can for an auction". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  21. ↑ Swindler, Samantha (March 13, 2024). "Community auction raises $28,000 for Rose City Book Pub. The top item? A single bean". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Rose City Book Pub is Portland's Cozy New Bar-Bookstore Hybrid". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  23. ↑ "2024 Best of Portland Readers' Poll: Food". Willamette Week. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
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