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.
Cosmopolis Coffee, a small Portland roaster, is opening a cafe on NE Broadway on the south edge of the Irvington neighborhood. They’ll be taking over the old Saint Simon space; Saint Simon left there this past June. I spent a little time chatting with Conor Carrigan, Cosmpolis’ owner, to learn more about what’s to come for them.
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What once was a popular spot for donuts on NE Alberta Street—Angel’s, Tonalli’s—is getting new life … as another donut shop! They’ll be offering “craft donuts + specialty coffee.” Alberta Donut Cafe will open in this location later this fall. Here is what we know.
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Dinger’s Deli is now at Wayfinder Beer. They have brought their vegan sandwiches there, and their menu will co-exist with the regular Wayfinder menu. “Dingers is famous for recreating classic, absurdly delicious, glorious NY-style meat sandwiches entirely from plants. Their house-made vegan meats are so convincing, so delicious, and so heavily praised that at some point we stopped asking questions and just started eating.” 304 SE 2nd Avenue, Portland
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Back in early summer I was invited by Richard Matusow, owner and co-founder of Carioca Bowls, to stop in to the restaurant to check it out and try some things. They recently celebrated 11 years in business there on NE Alberta and 9th (Alberta Market is right across the street from them). I’d heard about this place for a number of years but never made it over. That was an unforced error.
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Rosh Hashanah 2026 kind of snuck up on us this year, seemingly kind of early, starting the evening of Friday, September 11. This also means that Rosh Hashanah falls on the sabbath/shabbos, which for some Jewish communities can mean that the shofar will not be blown on that first night, and will be delayed to the following day of Rosh Hashanah (the holiday lasts until Sunday, September 13).
It’s the Jewish New Year, which means apples and honey, honey cake, and other things to mark the wishes for a sweet year to come. Here are some ways to enjoy a delicious Rosh Hashanah. We will update this as new things come online. Big thanks to Judith for adding her holiday knowledge to this roundup.
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