PastaWorks
Pastaworks features speciality groceries and cheeses from near and far.
Often called a "European style" market, Pastaworks takes its domestic inspiration from Northern California legends Traverso's in Santa Rosa (sadly closed in late 2011) and Lucca's Delicatessen in San Francisco. Our purpose was and is simple: to provide quality foods at fair prices .
Pastaworks features fine cheeses, imported and domestic, its own fresh made pastas and sauces, speciality groceries from around the region and the world, and a broad selection of Italy and Spain's best wines along with hand picked selections from the Pacific Northwest and France.
First established in 1983 in a small retail space on Hawthorne blvd, Pastaworks partnered with Newman's Fish Co. to open City Market in Northwest Portland in 1991. Each store carries Pastaworks' fresh pastas and sauces, and a strong collection of domestic and imported groceries. Each store is also distinct, offering different services to different neighborhoods. Hawthorne, for example, features a meat counter and produce section, while those products are offered by our retail tenants, Chop Charcuterie and Raw Raw Raw Produce respectively in City Market.
Both stores are located in thriving commercial districts and are easily accessible via public transportation, bicycle, auto and just plain old walking.
Evoe, Pastaworks "eating in" space, opened its doors in 2009 and is located within the Hawthorne store.
Pastaworks has been making fresh pasta in Portland since 1983. Our pastas are made following traditional methods and recipes. Shaped pastas are made from flour (semolina in most cases) and water and pressed through bronze dies to give them their individual shapes and textures. Flat, sheet pastas are made from durum patent and semolina flours, water and eggs and then sheet rolled and cut into separate sheets. The sheets then can be cut into four distinct widths---tagliarini, linguine, fettuccine or tagliatelle---or left whole to use for lasagne. Sheet rolled pasta is also used to encase fillings for ravioli and tortellini. Additionally, sheet rolled pasta is used for Pastaworks distinct hand filled ravioli.
Whenever possible local ingredients are used to flavor and/or fill our pastas. Recipes and products rotate seasonally: Chocolate Pasta and Crab Filled Ravioli have become holiday standbys, while Chestnut Pasta signals the the bounty of the basil crop, homage to the classic dishes of the Ligurian coast.
Whenever possible local ingredients are used to flavor and/or fill our pastas. Recipes and products rotate seasonally: Chocolate Pasta and Crab Filled Ravioli have become holiday standbys, while Chestnut Pasta signals the the bounty of the basil crop, homage to the classic dishes of the Ligurian coast.