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June 20, 2025June 20, 2025

Small Bites: Pinolo Gelato, Nam Tao Huu, No Sabo, and More

gelato-duo-hazelnut-chocolate-pinolo-gelato-portland-oregonJPG — The superb Pinolo Gelato.

Pinolo Gelato celebrates 10 years. These guys make some of the best gelato in Portland. It was started by Sandro Paolini, who is originally from Pisa in Italy. He moved to the PNW a while back, but his path eventually led him back to Pisa to learn how to make gelato from his friends and mentors there, Ilaria and Omar of @ioegelato.

June 17, 2025June 18, 2025

Cutie Pie Pizzeria Will Open on NE Fremont in Portland

The neon sign for Cutie Pie Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.

Cutie Pie Pizzeria is opening on the southern edge of the Cully neighborhood on NE Fremont Street. They’ll be sharing a wall with the Mad Hanna bar; Cutie Pie will be in what was once the pandemic-era Hannex cafe and general store.

June 16, 2025August 28, 2025

Peacock Will Open in Old Crush Bar Space in Portland

The front entrance to Peacock, a queer-focused bar in Portland, Oregon. This photo features the building with a progress flag on the door, some rainbow-colored bike racks on the left, and a corner door. — Formerly Crush Bar, will be Peacock. Photo credit: Google.

Peacock is the name of a new dedicated queer bar in the old Crush Bar space. They hope to open in July 2025, but as of mid-July, it’s looking more like mid-August, according to my sources. I spoke to Aaron Grimmer, one of the persons behind the project, and here is what I learned from him.

June 11, 2025June 12, 2025

Opening Soon: Yellow Line Food Cart Pod, Navigator Coffee, and Alma in Portland

A collage of Yellow Line Food Pod, Navigator Coffee Co. and Alma.

A few things have crossed my desk in the past few days that I wanted to tell you about. First, the grand opening of the Yellow Line Food Cart Pod in North Portland—a pod we haven’t covered here before—is this Friday.

Then to catch up with a couple of things we have covered: the opening of Navigator Coffee on Hayden Island on Saturday, and Alma PDX on NE MLK opens on Friday.

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025

Makin’ Groceries Will Open in June, Parish Will Follow, in Portland

Makin' Groceries' red couch, and Parish with the curtains in the background in Portland, Oregon. — Makin’ Groceries’ red couch, and Parish in the background with the curtains.

The pay-what-you-can cafe known as Landing Paper Planes since late last year has made it to the finish line. With the new moniker of “Makin’ Groceries,” they will open their doors in later this week. Their fine dining restaurant, which will help support the efforts of the cafe, is called Parish. Both the cafe and the restaurant will serve a menu of Cajun food.

I wanted to catch up with the folks behind the projects, so I reached out to Jade Fenton for more information. Here is what I’ve learned.