Portland food news and views
Photo credit: Dear Sandy
For years, now, I’ve hoped for something to open in this beautiful building on the southeast corner of NE Sandy Blvd at 28th Avenue, and now my hopes have been answered. Dear Sandy, which will offer “coffee, cocktails, and community,” will open there, hopefully before the end of 2022. (Can you believe we are almost to autumn?)
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Photo credit: Aubrey Janelle
Suckerpunch, the “pop-up speakeasy” offering an entire menu of zero-proof cocktails and tasty bites, has a slate of new cocktails and food options. They’ve also expanded their hours of business—and you can walk right in! (Though reservations are still recommended.)
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Photo credit: Carly Diaz
There was a lot of media excitement about zero-proof drinks in this town for a while, but the chatter about them seems to have calmed down, likely due to pandemic woes. So when I got a press release announcing that Suckerpunch, “Portland’s first zero-proof (no alcohol) bar, is opening this weekend,” I was pretty chuffed. They open for guests on Thursday, February 24.
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Photo credit: City Bridge & Tunnel
A new bar opening in downtown Portland? Maybe the pandemic really is slowing down. In any case, it’s a good thing—City Bridge & Tunnel, a cocktail bar in the old Shift Drinks space is looking to open this spring, hopefully in March.
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Flattop & Salamander is coming to the Buckman neighborhood. Photo credit: Flattop & Salamander
Back in 2018, we learned about Flattop & Salamander, a brunch spot that was to open in the Lents neighborhood that September. Fast forward to 2022 and you should see them open in the Buckman neighborhood with a cocktail-heavy menu and brunch stalwarts like french toast and biscuits & gravy.
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