Portland food news and views
News and reviews of restaurants in Portland, Oregon.
Some of the most written about places on this blog include:
Portland Mercado [Latin American]
Ben & Esther’s [Jewish/Vegan]
Sizzle Pie [Pizza]
Bee’s Cakes [Cakes and Baked Goods]
Salt & Straw [Ice Cream]
Nepali Kitchen [Nepalese]
Vivienne[Bakery, Wine Bar, Bookstore]
Kachka [Russian]
Chin’s Kitchen [Dongbei Chinese]
Arrowood [New American]
Kalesa Coffee celebrates 4 years. Stop by Kalesa Coffee tomorrow from 8am to 2pm for pastries, flowers, ice cream and cake—and, of course, coffee. If you’re new to them, they are “a community-oriented coffee shop centering Philippine flavors and pastries.” Congrats! 722 N Page Street, Portland
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Recently I was invited to have dinner at Bar Nouveau (so, this meal was comped). After thinking about it for a while, I decided I wanted to dine solo. To be honest with you, I’m not that comfortable dining alone at a restaurant for dinner; lunch is a different story. This became an opportunity to work on and sit with my feelings about that and become curious about them, over a meal I expected to be of high quality.
And indeed, this meal was excellent, as was the service. Here is my recollection of what will no doubt be one of my favorite meals of the year.
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We’re back with our September 2026 story updates, from places that have yet to open, to those that are still waiting to open. Enjoy catching up!
Aura Dorada. They’ve been on the search for a new space, as the one they had hoped to open in fell through, as per a colleague in the know. Last week they posted a video hinting at a new location, which was around the intersection of NW Broadway and Everett. Bowery Bagels, John’s Cafe, and the North Park Blocks are all nearby. Could it be the old Stone Soup space? Pearl District, Portland
Previously: Aura Dorada: Bringing Coffee, Cocktails, and Chill To Portland
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Creo Chocolate Cedar Hills has opened. Their grand opening was Thursday, September 10. For the first week they are open, they will be donating 10% of their sales to the Beaverton Education Foundation. BTW, their bars of 100% cacao are delicious, as are their black lava salted caramels. 2855 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton
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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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