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]
Ramen from Wu-Rons, a new ramen spot coming to SE Portland. Photo credit: Wu-Rons
Wu-Rons, a very popular ramen spot from Charlotte, NC, announced late last year that they were pulling up stakes and heading to Portland. Their new home is in the old Noraneko/Nanban location on SE Water Street. They describe themselves as a Nagahama ramen shop.
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Black sesame rice balls on the winter 2022 menu at Cloud Pine Tea + Culture. Photo credit: Cloud Pine Tea + Culture
Late last year I met up with a friend from my music performing days to have dumplings and tea at Cloud Pine Tea + Culture in Milwaukie. Proprietor Emily Lau has put together two new dim sum menus for the winter season that look enticing, with both sweet and savory items available, along with delicious hot and cold teas.
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Photo credit: Five Guys
A tipster alerted me to a sign posted about a new tenant coming to the 1200 NE Broadway building (aka Lloyd’s Station), with the name “Burgers & Fries.” Another sign posted indicated the space is leased to “NW Burgers & Fries,” which is Five Guys. Looking at the list of locations on their website, this seems to be the first location in Portland proper (there are locations established in the surrounding suburbs).
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A truly excellent dessert at Tabor Tavern.
On New Year’s Eve, my household has established a tradition of eating at Tabor Tavern, a gastropub on E Burnside in the North Tabor neighborhood. It’s an extension of our previous tradition of eating at one of our favorite gastropubs in Queens, Sweet Afton. After a meal at Tabor Tavern that featured one of their excellent burgers and fries with an addictive malt vinegar aioli, we got this dessert, Pumpkin Spiced Bread, which is one of the best things I ate in 2021.
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I took a look at the posts that got the most traffic this year and found an unexpected mix of results. Many of the posts were written this year, but a couple of oldies made it in. Here are the top 10 posts from the year, with accompanying updates and thoughts.
10. Farewell Heim, Hello Bee’s Cakes and Cafe. Bee, AKA, Rebecca Powazek-Anderson, has been making custom cakes and throwing pop-ups in this space at the intersection of NE Sandy Blvd and Fremont Street. She has indicated that the cafe part “is set to open January.” We’ll bring you more details when they become available.
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