Around the World in 82 Dishes Is Back in 2021

Some of my favorite things on 82nd Avenue.

After being cancelled in 2020, Around the World in 82 Dishes—a celebration of global food options situated on and around 82nd Avenue—is back! This “international food tour” runs three consecutive weekends between Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, November 7, 2021: October 23 & 24, October 30 & 31 and November 6 & 7. This event is produced by the 82nd Avenue Business Association and is really a way to celebrate Portland’s most diverse area through food and drink within the 82nd Avenue of Roses Business District, an almost 5-mile long and 1-mile wide section of Portland—think the Clackamas County line to NE Sandy Blvd, and between SE 80th Avenue to 92nd Avenue.

For Eaters

During the event you can tag photos of your food from any of the participating businesses with #82Dishes on social media for a chance to win $25 gift-card prizes. You can do this as many times as you like. The 82nd Avenue Business Association will select winners at random from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

You can view participating restaurants here, which includes four food cart pods and over 125 independent restaurants, cafes, groceries, bakeries, and bars. Cuisines are vast, including Cajun, Chinese, Hong Kong Dim Sum, Greek, Hawaiian, Honduran, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Russian, Salvadoran, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, as well as American, bagels, and all sorts of fast food.

For Business Owners

For those who own or manage a restaurant, food cart, bar, cafe, bakery, or grocery store in the area, you can contact the 82nd Avenue Business Association to get your business listed in the 2021 passport. This is a great way for you to bring attention to your 82nd Ave area business and encourage more visitors to patronize your establishments. There are a variety of ways to do this:

Sponsor the event, anywhere from $25 to $1,000. Sponsorship funds advertising, printing, and gift certificate prize drawings.
Offer an Around the World in 82 Dishes food or drink special.
Offer a small discount if a customer brings in the ad from the Portland Chinese Times, The Asian Reporter, or 82nd Avenue’s website.

To participate, fill out one of the following forms, whichever language works best for you: Signup (English) – Inscribirse (Spanish) – 注册 (Chinese) – Подписаться (Russian). Submitting it as soon as possible is the way to go.

I’ll continue to update this post as more details become clear. I look forward to seeing which restaurants participate, and eating all the yums on 82nd Ave.

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Around the World in 82 Dishes 2021
Saturday, October 23 to Sunday, November 7, 2021
82nd Avenue of Roses Business District, Portland
Facebook Event post

This post was updated 10/21/21.