Clementine

Clementine opened in March 2026 in the old First Street Public House, and it filled a gap Newberg had been feeling for a while. It’s a partnership between building owners Doug and Lori Petersen, hospitality and music booking manager River Welsh, and Kim Lattig and Corey Taylor — the couple behind Loam Kitchen. If you know Loam, you know the sourcing standards. Clementine is the looser sibling. Lattig has described Loam as the serious, structured first child, and Clementine as the second one they’re letting be a little wild.

That shows up in the room. Booths line one side; the other is counter service with couches and easy chairs. A pool table sits up front — a nod to the building’s history as a pool hall — and a stage fills the back corner. Vintage neon, old bicycles on the walls, a vibe somewhere between a 1960s diner and someone’s very cool basement. The intent was a neighborhood living room: accessible, unpretentious, and open to a broad cross-section of the community.

The kitchen runs new American, with a wood-fired oven at the center turning out flatbreads and dishes like wood-fired mussels. Seasonal produce from local farms and local proteins anchor the menu, at price points deliberately more accessible than Loam’s. The bar pairs a full craft cocktail list with a serious non-alcoholic selection, and the wine list leans toward small producers — particularly local wineries without tasting rooms of their own.

Then there’s the part that makes Clementine genuinely different around here. Families are welcome until 8 p.m.; after that on Fridays and Saturdays, the room turns over to live bands and late-night programming. Tuesday comedy nights have found an audience too. Newberg has wanted late-night options for years — this is the answer.