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August 1, 2022August 1, 2022

Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, July 2022

July was a month spent more or less in bizarro world for me because of stupid COVID, so real talk: I did not feel connected to the blog during that month as much as I usually am. So seeing the top posts for July 2022 feels a little like “it’s news to me.” But, nonetheless, it’s still fun to see what readers liked in particular—restaurant news, of course. It’s an interesting group of places. BTW, Bar Cala, Old Pal, and Sugar Hill are now open.

Thanks, as always, for reading.

5. The My-O-My Arrives on NE Sandy Blvd This Summer

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Yesterday I published a speculative post about the old Rocky Butte Pub space on NE Sandy near 86th Ave. Fortunately, a reader tipped me off to what is actually going in there: the new place will be called the My-O-My ,”Your Favorite Bar East of 82nd.” The folks from the White Owl Social Club are behind it.

July 27, 2022July 9, 2024

Water Avenue Coffee Is Opening a New Cafe in the Hollywood District

Photo credit: Water Avenue Coffee

When I was driving home from my first post-COVID massage this afternoon, I glanced over at the old Joule space on NE Sandy and 46th Ave and saw a sign installed indicating Water Avenue Coffee is opening a new cafe there. I’m really glad to see that something is being done with that space; it has been vacant for too long.

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022

Sad Valley, a New Bar, Is Coming to North Portland

Photo credit: Sad Valley

A new bar named Sad Valley—a name apropos in our COVID era—is coming to North Portland’s Humboldt neighborhood. They submitted their liquor license application relatively recently, so the hope is that they will open before the end of summer.

June 29, 2022June 30, 2022

What’s Opening in the Old Rocky Butte Pub Space?

What used to be the Rocky Butte Pub.

On my drives up and down Sandy Blvd, I will pass what has been, for a number of years, the Rocky Butte Pub. A true dive bar (to put it lightly), it was a place that cherished its regulars, was a little intimidating to outsiders, and had the requisit pool tables, stiff drinks & standard bar food, and video lottery. But changes have been afoot, and my research gives me hope as to what could be opening up there.

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Cereus PDX Is Now Open, Offering Worldwide Cocktails, Arepas, and More

A beautiful patacon. Photo credit: Cereus PDX

Recently it appears that Cereus PDX has opened in NE Portland, in one of my favorite little corners of Portland—the buildings that sit on NE Prescott between 14th and 15th Avenues. Cereus is offering a cocktail menu I’m really excited about—even though I don’t drink alcohol right now! Cocktails, including a couple zero-proof (hello, Chicha Morada and Lyre Liar), hail from traditions around the world—from Finland to Peru.