Portland food news and views
Last month I meet up with Arlen Kallunki, who is opening Mayger Coffee in the southwestern corner of the Madison South neighborhood. He’s taking over the space that used to be home to a Vientamese bakery and deli called TM Banh Mi. We met up at Futura Coffee on NE Glisan and had a very nice chat about the new cafe. Here’s what I learned.
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There’s a little food cart pod over at 3700 NE 82nd Avenue (the northeast corner of 82nd Avenue and NE Beech) called Rip City Food Carts—I mentioned it back in September 2022 along with a bunch of other Portland food news. Currently, it’s home to the Salt & Pepper Peruvian food cart (there used to be a Mexican food cart there, too, but it left a few months ago). And now it looks like, via an Early Assistance permit listing (set up May 2, 2024), that the pod could go kaput—with a mixed-use building going up in its place.
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After a pop-up (2018), a monthly market (2019), a COVID break (2020), and three years of weekly markets (2021 to 2023), the Rocky Butte Farmers Market returns in 2024 with another season of weekly markets—at a new location.
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Future home of The Snug at 6806 NE Broadway (second door from the left). Photo credit: Google Maps
A new bar/restaurant called The Snug is preparing to open up on NE Broadway in that little corner of Madison South near the Pacific Market and next door to Budding Culture, a black-owned and operated cannabis shop. The Snug will offer a family-friendly space serving food and drink, as well as games and live music.
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Last night as I opened my Instagram app, I saw the news from James Helms, owner of Rocky Butte Coffee Roasters: “We are being evicted from our espresso bar on 12/31.” I could hardly believe it. The espresso bar is an important part of the Madison South community, it’s hard to imagine it not being there.
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