Food News

closings report

The Show Is Over at Lollipop Shoppe

The music venue has closed its doors, while food truck pizzeria Reeva goes on indefinite hiatus.

12/12/2025 By Alex Frane

Fine Dining

Why Portland Chefs Are Going All In on Omakase

Local Japanese restaurants are turning more and more to the traditional tasting-menu format.

12/10/2025 By Andrea Damewood

Holiday Guide

The Best Takeout, Dine-In, and Pop-Ups for the Holidays

Where to find holiday-themed bars, latke parties, Feasts of the Seven Fishes, and restaurants open on Christmas.

12/03/2025 By Alex Frane

openings report

Revived Vegan Restaurant Epif Brings Brunch to Kerns

Plus, Bangkok Belly arrives on SE Belmont Street.

11/25/2025 By Alex Frane

History Lesson

Dining Out in the Ancient World

Two Portland restaurants are turning to the distant past for inspiration today.

11/19/2025 By Ben Coleman

Closing Report

A Beloved Division Street Bar Has Served Its Last Cocktail and Handpie

The Richmond Bar, Cider Bite, Grand Amari, and Doc Marie’s join the list of 2025 closures.

11/17/2025 By Alex Frane

Food History

The 25 Restaurants That Made Portland

Portland was not a food city in the year 2000. Over the past quarter century, these restaurants changed that.

11/14/2025 Edited by Matthew Trueherz By Portland Monthly Staff Illustrations by Max-O-Matic

Opening Report

A Michelin-Starred Texan Barbecue Restaurant Is Now Open at Tough Luck

October was a stacked month for Portland restaurant openings, including Lil’ Barbecue, Bar Nouveau, and Sunday Sauce.

10/28/2025 By Alex Frane

Superfan

Gino’s Restaurant in the Genes

It’s hard to eat in when you live so close to this Italian favorite.

10/28/2025 By Margaret Seiler Photography by Michael Raines

Restaurant Review

What to Order, or Skip, at Portland’s Newest Vegan Fast-Food Spot

With recipes designed by Molly Baz, Swan Island’s Face Plant wants to overthrow the McDonald’s empire.

10/23/2025 By Alex Frane

Openings

In a Sea of New Italian Spots, Sunday Sauce Floats on Family Recipes

The upcoming New Jersey–style pasta shop comes from the team behind Normandie.

10/16/2025 By Alex Frane

Closing Report

Portland’s Best Vegan Burger Shop Has Served Its Last Meal

Gnarly’s, Assembly Brewing Annex, and Hit the Spot Burger have all shuttered.

10/09/2025 By Alex Frane

Openings

Slabtown’s Next Cocktail Bar Is—You Guessed It—Italian

Hey Luigi, from chef Gabriel Pascuzzi, proves Portland’s growing Italian scene can’t be stopped.

10/08/2025 By Alex Frane

In Memoriam

Longtime Castagna Chef Justin Woodward Has Died

He was once called “the only Portland chef cooking Michelin-level food.”

10/07/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Opening Report

Sun Rice Has a Permanent Home, and Other Fall Restaurant Openings

Filipino brunch, a new cider house, and a Mexican diner come to town.

09/30/2025 By Alex Frane

Eat Your Veggies

In Defense of the Pizzeria Salad

Portland goes far beyond the uninspired, half-wilted salads of days past.

09/25/2025 By Alex Frane

dining news

Portland’s Most Hotly Anticipated Restaurants for Fall 2025

A Chicago tavern-style pizzeria, rockabilly bar, and new Thai restaurant come to town.

09/18/2025 By Alex Frane

Fun with Fungi

A Beginner’s Guide to Mushroom Foraging in Oregon

Intimidated? Don’t be. Here’s all you need to know to get started—including the ultimate hack for finding the freshest intel.

09/17/2025 By Emma Marris Illustrations by Michael Novak

Superfan

At Chin’s Kitchen in Hollywood, It’s Always Soup Season

Patrick Herlihy is working his way through the menu at the Chinese restaurant, but a steaming bowl is a must.

09/12/2025 By Margaret Seiler Photography by Michael Raines

Bar Closures

(Almost) Last Call for a Wildly Innovative Cocktail Bar, and Other Closures

By the end of the year, Deadshot will join Backyard Social and Slow Bar in watering hole heaven.

09/05/2025 By Alex Frane

Portland Monthly

Food News

The Show Is Over at Lollipop Shoppe

Why Portland Chefs Are Going All In on Omakase

The Best Takeout, Dine-In, and Pop-Ups for the Holidays

Revived Vegan Restaurant Epif Brings Brunch to Kerns

Dining Out in the Ancient World

A Beloved Division Street Bar Has Served Its Last Cocktail and Handpie

The 25 Restaurants That Made Portland

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Gino’s Restaurant in the Genes

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