Enoteca Nostrana

"The glitzy wine bar next to Italian institution Nostrana has transitioned away from regular service and is now more of a private dining space for the original restaurant, with two rooms seating 30 and hosting 40 for standing receptions. Menus can include house-extruded pasta, antipasti buffets, and fun desserts. Those interested can make an inquiry online for more information." - Rebecca Roland, Brooke Jackson-Glidden

"Lauded and spacious Italian restaurant Nostrana reserves its happy hour for late nights only, starting at 9 p.m. with Cathy Whims’ iconic pizzas on offer for less than $10 each. Capellini with the famous tomato butter sauce is $10, the amazing radicchio salad is $6, and glasses of select wine are $6, with bottles at $25. Happy hour ends at 10 p.m. (11 p.m. Friday and Saturdays), but those full of pasta wanting to keep the party going can head next door to the vividly modernist Enoteca Nostrana—happy hour starts there at 10 p.m. with half-priced bottles and glass pours on all wine." - Alex Frane

"Enoteca Nostrana is a splashy wine bar in Buckman with a modern Italian design in the form of soaring ceilings, a quartz bar, geometric floor tiles, cork-topped bar stools, and a two-story glass-encased wine cellar that holds 3,000 bottles. The menu here is short but fabulous. Its strengths are the shareable antipasti plates: the charcuterie plate, a smoked oyster dip, and the burrata served with focaccia and peperonata. And if you arrive early enough to catch happy hour (from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.), you can order $9 pizzas from the fuller Nostrana menu next door. Because of its stylish ambience, this restaurant feels like a quick jaunt to Europe. Come with a date or with friends, sit at the bar, and catch up while sipping on an unusual Canary Island white." - Hannah Wallace

"Enoteca Nostrana stands out for its polished and extravagant design, a departure from minimalist trends. Features like an eye-catching wine cellar and color-changing bathroom make it glamorous and unique." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden

"The high-ceilinged, gasp-inspiring interior of Nostrana’s sibling wine bar, Enoteca Nostrana, incorporates some touches of the bold and polarizing Memphis Group design style with the natural wood touches emblematic of Oregon architecture and interior design. Its show-stopping two-story wine case, chameleon-walled bathroom, and playful champagne-cage bar stools make it one of the most glitzy-glammy spots to drink natural wine in town." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden