Portland food news and views
Restaurant, bar, cafe, and food truck openings is the subject some of the most read Portland food news on Bridgetown Bites.
A new snack shop is coming to Portland’s Central Eastside district of the Buckman neighborhood in SE Portland: Sweet & Salty PDX. Their soft opening in pop-up form will take place tomorrow, Friday July 26. As their name indicates, they will be offering sweet and salty things to snack on, as well as a few more substantial items.
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The other day—actually, it was on my birthday—I stopped in at Northport in the Kenton neighborhood in North Portland. I was eager to check it out, as I’d been following the progress of the restaurant for many months. An early July media tasting had to be postponed, so I caught up with them a couple weeks later, for a nice solo lunch.
Note: This meal was comped but opinions are my own.
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Many of us have been wondering what has been going on with the Chaat Wallah cart at the Upright Beer Station in Cully/Roseway. Well, wonder no more—turns out Chaat Wallah is retiring, and an outpost of DesiPDX is opening in the same cart.
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I recently came across a new business opening in the Richmond neighborhood called “Caseus Diem.” I love the intriguing name, and it turns out it’s all about cheese. I reached out to the owner, Han Schmidt, to learn more, and here is what they shared.
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I’ve learned that a new dessert spot called Nam Tao Huu is going to open in the old Blue Star Donuts location on NW 23rd Avenue by Lovejoy (they closed in 2020). According to the signage, the focus is soy milk.
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