Venti's Cafe + Basement Bar

General information

Venti’s Cafe is an energetic establishment in the heart of Salem, Oregon. We pride ourselves on good, clean food, an inviting yet edgy atmosphere, and a commitment to unique flavor, attitude and culture.

We moved from our original location (in the Reed Opera House) in summer of 2008. Our downtown Salem location is bigger and allows for a full kitchen and a full basement bar. We like to say we “crossed the road.”

While we serve lots of meatless options, chicken teriyaki is the core of our offerings — the original rice bowl at the Reed Opera House was served w/ skewered chicken. By cafe owner Dino Venti’s account, he has prepped 50 tons of chicken. In honor of that feat we redesigned our logo to pay homage to the chicken. The rooster logo is a nod to the glorious cock, an animal loved for its power, boldness and beauty.

Venti’s strives to carry unique craft beer and ciders. At our downtown location (325 Court St), we have four taps upstairs and six taps downstairs and the selection changes as soon as a keg blows. The local beer-drinking crowd is enthusiastic and often gets to help select the next keg. We opt for Oregon and NW brews but occasionally throw something different out there. You can follow our Twitter feed for daily updates.

Beer flows all day and the basement bar opens at 4pm Monday thru Friday, and at noon on Saturday and Sunday. We have a warm, lively, fabulous atmosphere. Come check it out. It is the place to be.

Our South Salem location is conveniently located at 2840 Commercial St S and features a cozy, modern, one-level restaurant and outdoor patio seating. We also have tons of bike parking! Our menu is largely the same as the Downtown location, but we often have different soup du jour, desserts + specials. And for you beer snobs out there, we have 24 rotating taps, including two nitro + two cask engines, and over 100 different bottled beers at our South Salem location.