Food News

A New York Pizza Star Will Open Her Own Portland Pizzeria

Miriam Weiskind's pizza pop-up, the Za Report, earned high praise from both Kelly Clarkson and The New York Times. Now, she's popping up in Portland.

11/11/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Openings

Is Fancy Baby Portland’s Next Great Wine Bar?

Rarefied champagne magnums fill the overseas-inspired bar in the Pearl. But there are plenty of casual bottles around, too.

10/25/2024 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Michael Novak

Openings

Highly Anticipated Vietnamese American Breakfast Spot Mémoire Cà Phê Opens This Month

The Alberta café comes from the people behind Matta, Portland Cà Phê, and HeyDay, with black sesame cinnamon rolls and pork belly breakfast burritos.

08/23/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Openings

Dirty Rice Arancini Take Their Cues from Sicilian Reds at Parallel Food & Drink

Former Momofuku sommelier Stacey Gibson runs the NE Sandy bar with her husband, Olympia Provisions alum chef Joey Gibson.

08/08/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Openings

Café Olli Is Opening a Combination Bakery & Wine Bar

The Northeast Portland restaurant’s sister café will serve oysters, natural wine, and bread and pastries from its stellar bakery.

07/26/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

DIY

Rangoon Bistro Is Opening a Second Location on North Mississippi

In a former Little Big Burger, the farmers market stall turned brick-and-mortar brings the food of Myanmar to North Portland.

02/13/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Year in Review

9 Hellos and 6 Goodbyes: Portland’s Biggest Restaurant Moves of 2023

Kaede. Lil’ America. Yaowarat. Castagna. Mama Dút. Matta. It’s been a joyful and gutting year.

12/29/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

An Italian Coffee Legend Returns to Downtown Portland

Welcome back Spella Caffè’s impeccable cappuccinos, smooth espressos, and signature caffè shakeratos.

10/18/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Yum

What’s a Botanical Bakeshop? Visit Portland’s Newest

The crowdfunded shop, featuring Filipino-inspired baked goods and houseplants, opens in Woodstock, one of just two Filipino bakeries in the city.

07/07/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Skidbladnir, a Former Rose City Park Food Cart, Is Reopening at Star Bar

Known for its Norwegian meatballs, lamb sandwiches, and Irish spice bags, owner Patrick Carney moves toward late-night burgers and wings.

04/13/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

America’s Best Airport

New Restaurants and Shops Coming to PDX's Main Terminal

Some familiar names are among the storefronts that will appear when the renovated terminal reopens over the next two years.

04/12/2023 By Sam Stites

Restaurant Openings

Gabriel Pascuzzi from Top Chef Reopens Stacked Sandwich Shop April 11

Take a look at the new Slabtown space, plus new sandwiches like green curry fried chicken and pork coppa.

04/07/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Michael Novak

Food News

3 New Asian Dessert Spots Arrive in Portland

Bingsoo from Snowy Village, boba from Milk + T Mini, and Taiwanese shaved ice from Meet Fresh are all on the menu.

03/08/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Restaurant Openings

Reopening or Rebirth? What to Expect from Ava Gene’s After 3 Years Away

The famed Portland restaurant is reopening with new staff and corporate backing, and notably without its founding chef.

03/07/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Food News

Less and More Coffee Will Open a New Location This Spring

A year and a half after the downtown coffee stand opened, it’s already expanding into a second location, a brick-and-mortar by Pioneer Courthouse Square.

03/01/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Breaking News

The Gado Gado Team’s Next Project: A Wild Bar-Restaurant Called the Houston Blacklight

The 1970s-inspired spot will open this summer on SE Clinton, Jell-O shot Bundt cakes and French onion ramen soup in tow.

02/24/2023 By Karen Brooks

Restaurant Opening

Toyshop Ramen Opens February 22

The new spot on Killingsworth offers six different kinds of ramen, playful snacks, cocktails, and toys galore.

02/22/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

First Look

Fermenter Chef Aaron Adams Is Opening a Vegan Cuban Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

Workshop Food and Drink, Adams’s newest project, will open February 18 in Buckman.

01/31/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Eat This Now

Our Favorite Breakfast Sandwich Right Now Lives at Balong, a Filipino American Pop-Up

Stop by the Baon Kainan food cart on Mondays and Tuesdays for house-made sausage on house pan de sal.

01/10/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Year in Review

The Trends That Drove Portland’s 2022 Restaurant Openings

A return to fine dining, two restaurants are better than one, and wine bars galore

12/28/2022 By Karen Brooks, Katherine Chew Hamilton, and Matthew Trueherz