Rose City Book Pub
Pub · Sabin
1329 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97212
Highlights
Bookstore and pub with cozy nooks, beers, and late-night bites
Bookstore and pub with cozy nooks, beers, and late-night bites
"This Fremont neighborhood pub is a bibliophile’s haven, landing somewhere between a used bookstore, a community hub, and a casual cafe. Visitors find tables and chairs tucked among the pub’s shelves to read, or pop in for poetry readings or trivia nights. Meals here stay simple, with things like French dips and spaghetti; many regulars rely on the pub’s taps, which lean heavily on Pacific Northwestern beers." - Carrie Uffindell
"I'm concerned that the Sabin public house and reading sanctuary Rose City Book Pub is currently struggling to stay afloat financially, so they've reached out on social media with a community ask and friends of the pub are organizing an auction to help. The organizers hope to collect over 100 submissions with extremely flexible criteria (examples include a homemade birthday cake, a family recipe, free therapy sessions, or even a bag of chips); interested contributors can drop ideas into the auction idea box at the book pub or email book.pub.auctioneers@gmail.com. The auction will be held on March 11 at 7 p.m." - Janey Wong
"Also in Northeast Portland, the very model of the Rose City Book Pub — part bookstore or library, part bar or restaurant — lends itself to a subdued atmosphere. And the last time I was there, nothing on the menu exceeded $20." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"Portland is a literary city, from bookshops like Powell’s and Mother Foucault’s to publishers like Tin House and Dark Horse Comics. So of course, Portland is a natural home for the Rose City Book Pub, a pub-meets-used bookstore-meets-bar. Meals have a homemade feel, and the drafts feature a nice selection of Northwest beers. Read a book with a beer, sitting among shelves of other carefully curated books, while an open mic or comedy night happens somewhere at the other end of the pub."
"Rose City Book Pub, the Northeast Portland bookstore and restaurant, is serving iftar every Tuesday at sunset during Ramadan." - Janey Wong
