Boise Bars and Brewpubs, Northeast (NE) Portland

The remodeled Mississippi Studios that debuted last year was impressive enough, but now the venue has taken over the former Mississippi Station restaurant and amazing patio to create an oh-so-Portland indie fun zone in Boise. The menu is simple: basic (and we hear...

It’s a match made in heaven, err, Portland: bikes and brews—two of the things we do best here. Hopworks BikeBar is a brewpub and restaurant geared (pun intended) towards riders of discerning taste. Located on the North Williams “bike highway,” the...

After a brief setback (a small fire, in fact, which caused minor damage to its second floor dining room), chef John Gorham's (Toro Bravo, Tasty n Sons) and Dan Hart's (Prost) Interurban is officially open for business. With a dozen draught beers on tap (13, if you...

This new neighborhood bar is a few blocks down from the bustling HUB building (Lincoln, Ristretto Roasters), but that lends it a more casual, living room-style vibe. Or maybe it’s the cool blue ocean murals on the walls (owner Steve Mason was in the bar biz in Hawaii...

This neighborhood German pub resides in a gorgeously restored turn-of-the-century building, acting as the anchor to the Mississippi Marketplace food cart lot. They serve authentic food like bratwurst freshly baked Bavarian pretzels to complement the array of imports, but...

Sidecar 11 is so tiny that it feels like a secret—but plenty of people are already talking it up. The speakeasy-style bar serves cocktails influenced by the prohibition era, such as the kentucky peach with bourbon, jittery hick with espresso, the ford cocktail with...