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January 7, 2025January 6, 2025

Top Posts on Bridgetown Bites in 2024

Welcome to our end-of-the-year roundup of top posts on Bridgetown Bites in 2024. Aside from our Thanksgiving article, the top posts were about openings and closings—restaurant, cafe, bar, and food cart news. And topping the list this year is a double-header: East Portland’s Wooden Chicken Pub! It if hadn’t been for this duo, the closing of 3 Doors Down would have taken spot number 10.

From an analytics POV, traffic had a healthy increase from 2023 to 2024. With 205,100 unique visitors up from 106,000 last year, that’s an increase of 93.3%. Page views were 142,000 last year and 265,000 this year, which is an 86.6% increase. I’m proud of the hard work that has gone into nurturing this site, and serving as a quality resource for those interested in Portland food news—all as an independent shop.

And while Bridgetown Bites is run by one person, our tipsters and readers who pass on news are invaluable to my work here, so thank you very much, friends! Additional thanks to all who read the site, comment, share articles, and send feedback. I look forward to continuing to bring you Portland food news and views in 2025.

So without further ado, here are the top 10 posts on Bridgetown Bites in 2024.

October 9, 2024December 7, 2024

Visiting the Brooklyn Carreta Construction Site in Portland (Photos)

The OG signage for La Carreta restaurant in Portland, Oregon. — At this point in time they are planning on keeping the original sign.

Last month I got an invitation to visit the Brooklyn Carreta construction site, where a new food cart pod is being developed. Today I headed over, put on a hardhat, and saw the progress they’ve done. They are still on target to open in the first quarter of 2025. Read on for more details and lots of construction photos (click images to enlarge).

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, September 2024

Welcome to our (mostly) monthly roundup of top 5 posts on Bridgetown Bites. September’s top articles were an interesting mix of stories last month, and writing them involved my implementing both seasoned and new communications strategies. I’m grateful to those who shared information with me so readily.

September 2024 was the most successful month on Bridgetown Bites to date, from a traffic standpoint. Close to 22,000 unique visitors generated over 27,000 page views. Thanks to all of you for reading, sharing, and commenting—and extra thanks to my tipsters, who have quite the eagle-eyes in this town.

5. The Wooden Chicken Pub Returns

As we reported in June, Argay favorite the Wooden Chicken Pub closed after over 40 years in business. But recent paperwork filed with the City of Portland gives indication that this popular watering hole could come back from the dead. In answer to that speculation, I heard confirmation on August 1 that this is indeed true—The Wooden Chicken is returning! Note: This article has major updates.

September 24, 2024October 29, 2024

Brooklyn Carreta, a New Food Cart Pod, Will Open SE Portland

Artist rendering of Brooklyn Carreta, a new food cart pod in SE Portland. — Photo credit: Brooklyn Carreta

Back in August 2022, I reported on a food cart pod that was in development on the former site of the La Carreta Mexican Restaurant. Turns out, it’s happening! They have named it Brooklyn Caretta and the plan is to open the pod in the first quarter of 2025.