Altabira, the new beer-forward restaurant perched atop the Lloyd District's newly christened Hotel Eastlund (née Red Lion Hotel) officially opens for business today.
Today's opening follows the opening of Citizen Baker, Nel Centro Chef David Machado's artisan bakery-breakfast-and-lunch spot, which opened on the Eastlund's ground floor on the first of the month.
Altabira's design takes advantage of of a couple of natural amenities: a view of downtown and the West Hills and, via plenty of floor-to-ceiling windows, all the natural light a restaurateur could hope for.
If you include the bar, the dining room seats nearly 100 guests—a number that more than doubles if you consider Altabira's 103-seat open-air rooftop patio, complete with fire pits for when the weather turns cold.
As fas as drinks and eats go, expect 16 taps, all of which are dedicated to Oregon beers, as well as dishes like beef tartare, braised rabbit and vegetable pie, pork cutlets with potato-arugula salads and sides like onion rings served with green goddess dressing.
Altabira City Tavern: 1021 NE Grand Ave., (503) 963-3600, Hours: Lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; Tavern, 2:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 2:30 p.m. to midnight on Fridays, 4 p.m. to midnight on Saturdays and 4 to 10 p.m. on Sundays; Dinner, 5 to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 5 to 10 pm., Fridays and Saturdays, 4 to 9 p.m., on Sundays
All photos by Dina Avila
