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Welcome to our end-of-the-year roundup of top posts on Bridgetown Bites in 2025—we have chosen the ten most-visited for the year. These posts were about restaurant openings, both happening at the time or at a future date; and roundups focusing on dumplings, anticipated restaurants, Thanksgiving, and SNAP meals (no questions asked). Fun fact: That prior year (2024) our Thanksgiving roundup also placed in the top 10.
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Welcome to the summary of our coverage of Portland restaurant openings and closings, 2025. Our Portland Restaurant Openings and Closings List is the source (here is the 2025 archive), which we update throughout the year. It’s fun and interesting to look back and get that broader view of just exactly what restaurants did open and close. Here are our thoughts and observations.
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Estes is moving to Concordia. The’ve been in residency at Broder Nord since January 2025, and in January 2026 they’ll be moving into their own brick-and-mortar space. Their final day of service at Broder was Wednesday, December 31 and they hope to open at the new location in the second week of January.
That new location is located on NE 30th Avenue just north of Killingsworth, “in the old Nonna space.” But this location has had a more recent tenant, which leads us to …
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Via Tinto, a new wine bar, opened their doors earlier this month in downtown Troutdale. Previously this space was home to Grateful Coffee and Flowers, a coffee + plant shop. Via Tinto offers wine, beer, mocktails, nibbles, with the option for guests to bring local dishes in with them from nearby restaurants—all while providing a welcoming and warm atmosphere .
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I was over on NE Alberta to catch some of December’s special ice cream flavors at Salt & Straw (Almond Brittle with Salted Ganache FTW), and on my way I noticed paper up and a sign affixed to the door a few storefronts to their west: Bobadochi. They offer boba drinks, mochi donuts, and Korean-style corn dogs (AKA K-dogs).
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