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If You Go
A Coff ee Girl regular, she frequently
overheard visitors on the p ier ponder
where to buy Astoria or coastal souve-
nirs. When she discovered a space tucked
behind the coff ee shop was available, a
light bulb went off .
She recalled thinking, “That’s it. Let’s
open a store.”
Three months later, Menagerie on Pier
39 held a grand opening.
The shop features eclectic gifts, art,
home goods, games and quirky souve-
nirs, most with Astoria or coastal themes,
including T -shirt designs Boyce created.
The store’s merchandise comes from arti-
sans living in the coastal Pacifi c Northwest
and Northern California.
“The store is small and most of our
things are small, angling on the delightful
and the whimsical,” said Stahl. “Anyone
can walk out of the store with a gift.”
The business hopes to be a destina-
tion for holiday shoppers, and is hosting a
handmade and curated goods market Sat-
urday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event
will feature live ukulele music.
The shop, which overlooks the river,
is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Products in the souvenir vending machine
outside the shop are available 24/7. Cus-
tomers will also be able to order directly
The Vineside
100 39th St #39, Astoria
Open Thursday through Friday 3 to 9 p.m.,
Saturday 1 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 1 to
7 p.m.
thevineside.com/
from Pier 39’s website, which will off er
shipping anywhere in the U.S.
A move in the Astoria direction
A second new business, The Vineside,
rounds out the p ier’s coff ee and beer off er-
ings with wine. A mother-daughter duo,
Delaree Reilly and Autumn Haile opened
the wine bar last month in a dedicated
space across the walkway from the Han-
thorn Cannery Museum.
The Vineside may be a familiar name to
the North Coast wine afi cionados: the bar
operated in Seaside for six months this year.
“We had a great summer and love the
community there,” Haile said . “But this is
a dream spot.”
Pier 39’s historical character helps to
create the ambience Haile desired.
“We want it to feel like a speakeasy,
something dark and cozy and calm and
quiet,” said Haile.
Peter Korchnak
Delaree Reilly and Autumn Haile, center,
stand inside their new wine bar on Pier 39.
The Vineside features a bar, a rentable
adjacent event space and assorted seating
areas in between.
“Wine is about conversation, about
gathering,” Haile said . “I want to make
this a really easy place for people to
do that, like you’re sitting in your best
friend’s living room over a glass of wine.”
Away from downtown’s abundance, the
wine bar is also unique to the eastern part
of Astoria. Haile aims to fi ll an additional
gap on the North Coast.
“I love Oregon wines, but if you want
something diff erent, it’s a little hard to
fi nd,” she said . The Vineside’s focus will
be international and off beat wines, particu-
larly French and Italian, in addition to tra-
ditional Oregon and California off erings.
“I scour wine magazines to see what’s
new and diff erent, and that’s the stuff we
want to do,” she added.
To Haile, wine is also about education.
She and her mother come from Southern
California, where wine tasting was one of
their favorite family activities.
“I fell in love with the educational
aspect of wine tasting and got geeky about
it,” Haile said . “If someone doesn’t know
anything about wine, I want to help them
fi nd something they really love, and not
feel intimidated.”
The shop will sell select bottles, wine
by the glass and fl ights. The Vineside will
also serve locally sourced small bites,
cheese and charcuterie platters, paninis,
soups and chocolates. The owners also
have plans to off er classes.
Floyd Holcom, the owner of Pier 39,
appreciates the new tenants both from the
economic and destination standpoints.
“It’s going to add a whole new profi le and
a new dynamic to the p ier,” he said . “You
can have coff ee in the morning and wine
and beer later, and we can continue being
a destination on this side of town that peo-
ple will enjoy.”
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