Saraveza Bottle Shop & Pasty Tavern

Portland, Oregon

Celebrating craft beer and the Midwest ... in Portland, Oregon

What it is:

Walk into northeast Portland’s Saraveza Bottle Shop & Pasty Tavern on any given night and you’ll find an eclectic mix of neighborhood folk, beer lovers, beer-industry employees, tourists, Packers fans, and Midwest transplants. This crafty beer bar, disguised as a Packers’ bar, sports an even more eclectic beer list—there’s something for absolutely everyone here.

Why it’s great:

“We try to keep a good spread of beers on our ten taps,” Saraveza Owner Sarah Pederson says. “Always our house beer Wisco—an easy-drinking beer made by Breakside Brewing—an IPA or two or three, a lager, a sour, a cider, a malt-forward beer, a Belgian, and then a few taps for experimental, classics, seasonals, or whatever Clark is feeling.” Clark Prather, formerly of legendary Portland beer bar Belmont Station, is the beer buyer at Saraveza. He’s responsible not just for the tap list, but also for the tavern’s selection of bottles and cans that can be opened on-site—about 250 different varieties.

Tyler Auton leads Saraveza’s kitchen, which features Midwest-style pasties, pickles of all sorts, a selection of house meats, and house-baked breads and desserts. Don’t miss the Bellavitano New Glarus Raspberry Tart Cheese on the Meat & Cheese Schmorgasboard ... or the monthly Free Bacon Night (second Monday of the month). — Emily Hutto

Details Hours: 11 a.m.–12 a.m., Monday–sunday Address: 1004 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, OR Web: saraveza.com