Portland food news and views
Portland! It’s where I live, work, and play. It’s where the food news happens (at least most of it). This category is one of the real constants on Bridgetown Bites and is probably a part of almost every post on this blog.
Over the weekend I received an email with the news about the upcoming closure of Backyard Social, a bar and restaurant in North Portland. They will close their doors at the end of August 2025.
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It’s true: Spella Caffè at Woodblock Chocolate will close. They are shutting down their cafe operation there (the split is amicable). I’m sorry to pass on this news, since it has been so nice to have them in the Irvington/Sullivan’s Gulch area. Their final day of service will be Sunday, July 27, 2025.
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Over the weekend, the folks at Chin’s Kitchen in the Hollywood District posted on social media, “Good news, everyone! We just opened a bar!” It’s called Chin’s Bar and operates around the corner from the restaurant.
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And there you have it—Salad Week 2025 has come to an end. We had a great time planning, researching, tasting, and enjoying salads in the Portland metro area, and sharing it all with you. Here’s our 2025 Portland Salad Week recap, plus our readers’ salad recommendations.
We hope you enjoyed this salad-centric week!
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Portland’s grocery stores compete fiercely for deli dominance, but which makes the best of the Portland deli salads? When Meg Cotner of Bridgetown Bites reached out about participating in Portland Salad Week, I jumped at the chance to settle this with an old-fashioned taste test.
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