bagels Archives - Bridgetown Bites

October 30, 2026October 31, 2026

Small Bites: Cobra Dogs, Tambayan, Pau Hana, and More

An example of Cobra Style at Cobra Dogs. — Cobra Style at Cobra Dogs from earlier this summer.

UPDATE: Cobra Dogs soft opens Saturday, November 14. New date! Their new brick and mortar presence at See See Motor Co./One Moto Cafe starts off on Saturday, November 14. This is another case of two businesses using the same space—coffee from 7am to 3pm, and hot dogs from noon to 9pm (til 10pm on weekends).

They’ve got a lot of interesting flavor combos for their dogs, but I do love the Cobra Style dog—cream cheese, Cobra sauce, sauerkraut, and celery sauce. I was dubious at first, but now I’ve seen the light. 1642 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland

October 29, 2026November 4, 2026

Spielman Bagels Will Open in Old Jim & Patty’s Space on NE Fremont

A bagel sandwich at Spielman Bagels, which will open in the old Jim & Patty's space on NE Fremont. — Spielman Bagels makes bagel sandwiches that are very popular. Photo credit: Spielman Bagels

Interesting news in light of the renaming of Spielman Bagels on SE Division as Ricky’s—indeed the old Jim & Patty’s on NE Fremont will become … a new Spielman Bagels location. I predicted it earlier this year and it’s satisfying to see that come true.

October 21, 2026November 4, 2026

Ricky’s Is a New Bagel Shop Taking Over the Division Spielman Location in Portland

Bagels at Spielman, later at Ricky's. — Photo credit: Spielman Bagels.

Earlier this month I learned that the SE Division location of Spielman Bagels & Coffee will soon have a new name: Ricky’s. The source of this news? Owner Raf Spielman himself. We chatted on the phone about what’s to come, and learned a bit of Spielman history, as well. Here’s what we talked about.

January 2, 2026January 2, 2026

Small Bites: Estes Is Moving, Dame, Hey Luigi, and More

Estes is moving and bringing their spaghetti and meatballs with them. — Spaghetti and meatball at Estes. Photo credit: Estes.

Estes is moving to Concordia. The’ve been in residency at Broder Nord since January 2025, and in January 2026 they’ll be moving into their own brick-and-mortar space. Their final day of service at Broder was Wednesday, December 31 and they hope to open at the new location in the second week of January.

That new location is located on NE 30th Avenue just north of Killingsworth, “in the old Nonna space.” But this location has had a more recent tenant, which leads us to …

December 5, 2025December 7, 2025

Small Bites: Fiery Crab, Lost Lounge, Krampus, and More

Seafood boil at Fiery Crab. — Photo credit: Fiery Crab.

Fiery Crab is coming to Portland. A reader wrote us with this tip, “The old Shari’s on NE 122nd near San Rafael and in the Winco parking lot is becoming a new restaurant. It looked like some work had been happening there, but it had been quiet for a while. Today I saw a sign going up that I think said Fiery Crab.” That matches this Google listing—“temporarily closed” likely means it’s just not open yet.