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August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

Small Bites: Paradox Cafe, Field Day, Rhinestone, and More

A plate of food at Paradox Cafe - there's kale and pesto, a ground meat substitute and what I believe to be a waffle, pancake, or fries. — Farewell, Paradox Cafe. Photo credit: Paradox Cafe.

Paradox Cafe has closed. After over 30 years in business, Paradox Cafe and its plant-based menu has closed at their longtime spot on SE Belmont and 34th Avenue. They posted on both their website and social media:

“Like so many other food service businesses, we can no long sustain operations and have served the final plate. So many contributing factors, that have been intensifying since COVID, have made this a necessary decision….” You can read more here. Very sorry to see them go. 3439 SE Belmont Street, Portland

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

After Ours Officially Opens Today in Portland

Food and Drink at After Ours, including plates and bowls of food, and some cocktails. — Food and drink. Photo credit: After Ours.

A new bar called After Ours will officially open today in Northeast Portland. Located in the former Scholar space on NE Broadway, they are a vinyl bar with a modern Vietnamese-influenced menu, “a gathering space rooted in Vietnamese culture and analog nostalgia.”

August 5, 2025August 4, 2025

A PDX Food Pod Update in Portland

PDX Food Pod update: A dollhouse (overhead) view of the building that is on the site, with seating, vendor space a bar, and decorative auto elements. — Dollhouse view of the interior of the PDX Food Pod building.

Last September I reported that a new food cart pod called PDX Food Pod was going to open in outer East Portland on NE Halsey at 162nd Avenue. I hadn’t heard much about it lately, so I reached out to Roya Baradar, my contact at the pod, for more information. Here is our PDX Food Pod update.

July 31, 2025August 1, 2025

The Portland Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe Soft Opens This Weekend

Images from Trung Nguyen Legend. — Photo credit: Trung Nguyên Legend.

It’s very satisfying to publish here on Bridgetown Bites that the long-awaited Portland Trung Nguyên Legend cafe is finally opening. They will soft open this weekend there on SE Powell Blvd just a little bit east of SE 82nd Avenue. Here is our previous coverage. Note: We have updated this post with a number of photos and new details since it first published.

July 30, 2025August 28, 2025

Frontera Sur Will Open Soon in Portland

Some of the dishes you might find at Frontera Sur in Portland Oregon. — Photo credit: Frontera Sur.

A new restaurant will open in the old RX Coffee space—also known as the old Zell’s location—on SE Morrison. Called Frontera Sur, they offer Mexican and Guatemalan food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.