Shizuku by Chef Naoko Editor’s Pick

Cuisine(s)
Japanese, Pacific Northwest, Vegetarian
Price Scale
$$
Description
Japanese families and in-the-know locals come for Naoko Tamura’s Oregon-inspired Japanese comfort foods. Bento is the star of the lunch-only menu: light, healthy, artful, and fashioned with farm-fresh ingredients. The chalkboard overhead reads like a road map of respected Oregon producers. Each lacquered box contains five compartments holding thoughtful bites: sweet omelet, silky tofu, market-fresh greens, rice, and a changing main attraction, from lightly fried wild Oregon lingcod to farm-coddled chicken in a tomato braise. If you’re still hungry, the miso soup is fantastically perfumed, and the browned strips of pressed, gooey, rice-cake “mocheese” are terrific.
Meal Times
Dinner, Lunch
Good to Know
Takeout
Good For
Conversation
Chef Naoko's Bento Cafe
1237 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR, 97201
Downtown
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503-227-4136
Tue-Sat: 11:30am - 2:30pm
Wed-Fri: 6pm - 9:30pm