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Shift Drinks
Street-Address:1200 SW Morrison Street
City:Portland
State:Oregon
Zip:97205
Country:United States
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Shift Drinks was a cocktail bar in Portland, Oregon. The bar opened in 2015 and closed in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Description

Shift Drinks' interior was described as "spacious and minimalist".[1] Willamette Week Matthew Korfhage said the "monochromatic, airy space is an exercise in minimalism and knowing ironies, down to the giant black-and-white photo of drunken Batman, or another of a beautiful woman having a drink thrown in her face".[2]

The cocktail bar had a wine list with approximately 100 bottles.[3] The food menu included grilled cheese with tomato soup and drink options included the Tijuana Pipe Dream[4] and a collaboration with StormBreaker Brewing on a single-hop pale ale called ShiftBeer.[5]

History

The bar opened in the Terminal Sales Building on May 18, 2015.[6] [7] Anthony Garcia was a co-owner, along with his wife Anne Garcia and Alise Moffat, a chef and bartender, respectively.[8] [9]

For approximately 11 months of 2015–2016, the upstairs area hosted the restaurant Nomad.PDX. In May 2016, Shift branded the area as Makeshift Room for hosting private events.[10] The bar began offering free dinners on Sundays in 2016,[11] [12] followed by all-day happy hour in 2017.[13] [14]

Shift closed permanently in mid 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic,[15] and was replaced by the bar and restaurant City Bridge & Tunnel.[16] [17] Oregon Business attributed the closure to the pandemic.[18]

Reception

Condé Nast Traveler said, "You're here for the excellent and bold drinks, the fresh bruschetta, the sprawling wine list, and the all-day happy hour".[19] Samantha Bakall ranked Shift Drinks number four in The Oregonian list of "Portland's best new bars of 2015".[20] She also included the business in a 2017 list of the city's 10 best new happy hours,[21] and Michael Russell included Shift Drinks in a 2016 list of Portland's 21 "essential" bars.[22] Thrillist's Alex Frane included the business in a 2016 overview of the city's best cocktail bars.[23] He also included Alise Moffatt in a list of "Portland's most influential and kick-ass bartenders of 2016", writing: "Though it took Shift Drinks a moment to find its footing, as of 2016, it offers one of the best and most inventive cocktail programs in the city, raising the standards for everyone. Alise can be found behind the stick almost every night of the week serving creative and delicious cocktails with expertise and an endearing passion."[24]

In 2016, Willamette Week Sami Gaston called Shift "a bartender's bar".[25] In 2019, the newspaper said:

In 2020, the Portland Mercury Suzette Smith described the Moffatt's Physically Forgotten as "a standard and favorite".[26] Following the bar's closure, Eater Portland Brooke Jackson-Glidden called Shift "beloved" and "iconic".[27] [28] Frane mentioned the bar in the website's list of the "saddest Portland restaurant closures of 2020".[29]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: How to Get Booze Delivered to Your Door in Portland. Seiji. Nanbu. March 31, 2020. Eater Portland. February 27, 2021. November 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123065235/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/31/21199337/alcohol-delivery-portland. live.
  2. Web site: Korfhage. Matthew. June 23, 2015. Shift Drinks: Bar Review. Willamette Week. 2021-02-27. 2020-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127171339/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-24936-shift-drinks-bar-review.html. live.
  3. Web site: Walsh . Chad . 2015-02-10 . Anthony Garcia and Alise Moffatt Aim to Make Shift Drinks Your Post-Work Pit Stop . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908002212/http://pdx.eater.com/2015/2/10/7999429/shift-drinks-bar-downtown-portland-garcia-moffatt . 2015-09-08 . 2021-02-27 . Eater Portland . en.
  4. Web site: City in a Glass: Portland, Oregon . 2023-05-09 . Paste Magazine . en-US . 2022-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630190726/https://www.pastemagazine.com/travel/portland/city-in-a-glass-portland-oregon/ . live .
  5. Web site: 100 Portland Happy Hours: Downtown . 2023-05-09 . Portland Mercury . en . 2023-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201132132/https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2019/03/28/26220765/100-portland-happy-hours-downtown . live .
  6. Web site: Centoni. Danielle. 2015-05-18. Shift Drinks Bar is Now Open; Take a Look Inside. 2021-02-27. Eater Portland. en. 2015-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912230429/http://pdx.eater.com/2015/5/18/8622405/shift-drinks-now-open-photos. live.
  7. Web site: Korfhage. Matthew. May 23, 2017. Shift Drinks Is Maybe the Smartest Bar in Portland. Willamette Week. 2021-02-27. 2019-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406161236/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2017/05/23/shift-drinks-is-maybe-the-smartest-bar-in-portland/. live.
  8. Web site: Frane. Alex. 2020-06-30. Quintessential Industry Bar Shift Drinks Will Close Permanently. 2021-02-27. Eater Portland. en. 2021-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210224185437/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/6/30/21308538/shift-drinks-closing. live.
  9. Web site: Shift Drinks . 2023-05-09 . Thrillist . 5 October 2017 . en . 2022-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225164319/https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/portland/bar/shift-drinks . live .
  10. Web site: Bamman. Mattie John. 2016-05-11. Industry Bar Shift Drinks Launches Private Event and Dinner Space. 2021-02-27. Eater Portland. en. 2019-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190519070051/https://pdx.eater.com/2016/5/11/11658164/shift-drinks-launches-private-event-space-makeshift-room. live.
  11. Web site: Bamman. Mattie John. 2016-11-18. Downtown's Shift Drinks Unleashes Free Sunday Dinners. 2021-02-27. Eater Portland. en. 2017-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170427092406/http://pdx.eater.com/2016/11/18/13678452/shift-drinks-free-sunday-dinners. live.
  12. Web site: March 11, 2020. Eight Crazy Portland Meal Deals and Delicious, Inexpensive Cocktail Recipes. Willamette Week. 2021-02-27. 2020-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024212021/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2020/03/11/eight-crazy-portland-meal-deals-and-delicious-inexpensive-cocktail-recipes/. live.
  13. Web site: Shift Drinks Unleashes Insane All-Day Happy Hour. Alex. Frane. February 20, 2017. Eater Portland. February 27, 2021. February 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223210129/http://pdx.eater.com/2017/2/20/14674220/shift-drinks-launches-happy-hour-all-day. live.
  14. Web site: Shift Drinks Extends Happy Hour . 2023-05-09 . kgw.com . 21 February 2017 . en-US.
  15. Web site: Anderson. Micah. 2020-10-14. If Oregon Wants to Keep Its Bars Alive, It Needs to Legalize Takeout Cocktails. 2021-02-27. Eater Portland. en. 2021-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108053733/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/10/14/21510149/op-ed-takeout-cocktails-oregon-legalized-covid-bars. live.
  16. Web site: Jackson-Glidden . Brooke . 2021-01-27 . A Guide to Portland's Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings . 2022-04-07 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429234837/https://pdx.eater.com/22251525/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-openings . live .
  17. Web site: McConnell . Ryan . 2022-05-11 . Get outside and eat! . 2023-05-09 . Vanguard . en-US . 2022-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519092309/https://psuvanguard.com/137130-2/ . live .
  18. Web site: 2022-03-18 . A Tale of Two Cities . 2023-05-09 . Oregon Business . en-US.
  19. Web site: Shift Drinks, Downtown Portland, Portland, Oregon, United States - Bar Review . 2023-05-09 . Condé Nast Traveler . en-US . 2022-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811173806/https://www.cntraveler.com/bars/portland/shift-drinks . live .
  20. Web site: Bakall . Samantha . 2015-10-14 . Portland's best new bars of 2015 -- No. 4: Shift Drinks . 2023-05-09 . . en . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814125540/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/bars/2015/10/shift-drinks-portlands-best-bars.html . live .
  21. Web site: Bakall . Samantha . 2017-04-17 . Portland's 10 best new happy hours . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030730/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/04/portlands_10_best_new_happy_ho.html . 2020-11-12 . 2023-05-09 . The Oregonian . en.
  22. Web site: Russell . Michael . 2016-08-26 . Portland's 21 essential bars . 2023-05-09 . The Oregonian . en . 2019-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043412/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/08/portlands_21_essential_bars.html . live .
  23. Web site: The Best Cocktail Bars in Portland . 2023-05-09 . Thrillist . 13 July 2016 . en . 2019-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044707/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/cocktail-bars-portland-oregon . live .
  24. Web site: Portland's Most Influential & Kick-Ass Bartenders of 2016 . 2023-05-09 . Thrillist . 9 November 2016 . en . 2022-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225151820/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/best-bartenders-of-2016-in-portland-oregon . live .
  25. Web site: May 10, 2016. Shift Drinks Is a Bartender's Bar. Willamette Week. 2021-02-27. 2020-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925140348/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2016/05/10/second-place-shift-drinks/. live.
  26. Web site: Smith. Suzette. March 12, 2020. Bartender's Choice: Portland's Top Cocktails from the People Who Make Them. live. 2021-02-27. Portland Mercury. en. 2021-01-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111100822/https://www.portlandmercury.com/drinks-2020/2020/03/12/28134240/bartenders-choice-portlands-top-cocktails-from-the-people-who-make-them.
  27. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2021-01-20. Beloved Beer Bar Bailey's Taproom Has Closed For Good. 2021-02-27. Eater Portland. en. 2021-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121191206/https://pdx.eater.com/22240842/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-closings. live.
  28. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2020-10-14. Drinking in Portland During the Coronavirus Pandemic. 2021-02-27. Eater Portland. en. 2020-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20201106205037/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/10/14/21516378/bars-cocktails-wine-beer-portland-covid-19-adapt. live.
  29. Web site: 2020-12-29. The Saddest Portland Restaurant Closures of 2020. live. 2021-02-27. Eater Portland. en. 2021-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112170452/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/12/29/22205001/saddest-portland-restaurant-closures-2020.

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