This month, tables were set out and shelves were stocked at Nebbiolo, on the corner of 8th and Main Streets in downtown Oregon City. The restaurant Nebbiolo takes its name from an Italian grape. This refinished space in the old Weinhard Building at 800 Main Street includes a new wine bar, gourmet specialties and wine market, European style deli and bistro.
Nebbiolo occupies 2,000 square feet of newly renovated space carved out of what was the old corner showroom of the Busch Furniture store in the historic Weinhard Building. Featuring a full, state of the art kitchen with all the equipment necessary for the production of fresh home made pastry, breads and desserts, soups, sauces and fresh salads, as well as artisan hand-made sandwiches.
Nebbiolo will also feature a New York Italian style deli and salumeria, boutique market and wine shop offering area residents and visitors a truly unique, friendly, fun, casual Old World style dining and shopping experience. Joe and Yvette have spent the last 12 months designing, renovating and outfitting this new location in order to fulfill their life-long dream of owning and operating their very own family run restaurant and bar.
The Nebbiolo menu includes a salumeria – with cured meats, sausages, cheese, pasta and antipasto. Patrons will be able to dine in or take out. Owner-Chef Yvette Kirwin is also planning an extensive “Dolce” or dessert menu. True to its name, Nebbiolo, will also feature wines from local and international sources.
Local entrepreneurs Yvette and Joe Kirwin are what make the downtown marketplace unique. Between the investment in the space by Joe and Yvette and the Busch Family and the hard work of these new business owners we’re seeing a transformation physically and economically in a prime corner of downtown Oregon City.
Joe and Yvette bring more than 25 years of experience in the restaurant business, both worked at Pastini Restaurants as Director of Operations and Director of Kitchen Operations respectively, prior to venturing out to pursue their dream of owning a small, family-run business in their own neighborhood.
“I’m so proud of our family’s selfless contributions of time, passion, creativity, and moral support and I can’t thank them all enough. They have all repeatedly given Yvette and I the strength and courage to continue when we got down and needed a hand; and a smile to lift our spirits and inspire us to keep the dream alive,” said Owner Joe Kirwin. “There is immense satisfaction in actually seeing what was once just a vision and an idea become this physically real thing and knowing that we did it all ourselves as a family from scratch makes it that much more rewarding. We are so looking forward to sharing our beautiful space, our art and food, and our dreams with folks from all over the surrounding community.”
Located across from the Clackamas County Courthouse, outdoor seating at Nebbiolo will also provide evening views of the recently lighted Singer Falls and “moontrap” sculpture by Lee Kelly.
