Rose City Book Pub

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Rose City Book Pub
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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. 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] 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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