Vortex Offers a Neighborhood-Feel with a Carolina Only Tapline
Contributor: Jamie Richardson
It’s a rainy Sunday morning and the Vortex Bottle Shop is filled with families, couples, and individuals seated at the bar and the high-top tables spread throughout the restaurant, everyone enjoying Sunday Brunch from the scratch kitchen and drinks from the bar.
Owner Matt Widerman, a resident of Harrisburg, opened Vortex Bottle Shop almost 5 years ago. The shop is a combination of food, music, beer, and wine that represent Matt’s personal vibe.
When he was younger, brewing beer was a hobby and at one time he considered starting a brewery but decided a bottle...