Category: Restaurants

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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]

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Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, January 2025

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Welcome to our first monthly summary in 2025 of top posts on Bridgetown Bites! As usual, it’s restaurant status heavy, but also our Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day roundups did well. The hope is these kinds of posts help you out when you are looking for things to do during those celebratory times.

To be honest, I was expecting the start of the year to be a little slower than last month, as January tends to be slow in a lot of sectors. So imagine my surprise to see the numbers had a nice bump since December: Close to 31,000 unique visitors generated 43,000 page views. That’s approximately a 9% and 11% increase, respectively.

Thanks for reading, sharing, commenting, and of course—sending tips. And Happy Year of the (Wood) Snake, everyone!

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82 Acres Will Open in the Old Quaintrelle Space in Portland

Will Preisch at Abbey Road Farm, which supplies produce to 82 Acres.
Will Preisch, Executive Chef at 82 Acres, in the fields at Abbey Road Farm. Photo credit: Carter Hiyama.

As you may be aware, a new restaurant called 82 Acres is opening soon in the space that used to be home to Quaintrelle, which closed at the end of last year. I had a chance to speak with Emily Everett, the General Manager, and Will Preisch, Executive Chef, to learn more.

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Fat Milo’s Will Open a Second Location in NE Portland

The location of Fat Milo's on NE Fremont Street in Portland, Oregon. This is the old Morchella space.
The old Morchella space will become Fat MIlo’s. Photo credit: Fat Milo’s.

A Bridgetown Bites tipster reached out to tell me they had come across a posted liquor license application for a restaurant called Fat Milo’s. They will open up in the old Morchella space, bringing comforting diner food— with ingredients sourced from local farmers and makers—to NE Fremont and 13th Avenue, one of my favorite corners of the city.

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First Look: Flock Food Hall in Portland (Photos)

Walking toward the Flock Food Hall in Portland, Oregon.

Earlier today I was able to attend a media preview of the Flock Food Hall, located on the ground floor of the Ritz-Carlton hotel at SW Alder and 9th Avenue. There are eight vendors there offering a variety of cuisines, from Korean fried chicken, to birrieria, to pastries. Plenty of seating, too. Many thanks to Genesis Burton of the Qué Chilero Group, who invited me in connection to her client Pan Roast.

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