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Small Bites: Estes Is Moving, Dame, Hey Luigi, and More

Estes is moving and bringing their spaghetti and meatballs with them.
Spaghetti and meatball at Estes. Photo credit: Estes.

Estes is moving to Concordia. The’ve been in residency at Broder Nord since January 2025, and in January 2026 they’ll be moving into their own brick-and-mortar space. Their final day of service at Broder was Wednesday, December 31 and they hope to open at the new location in the second week of January.

That new location is located on NE 30th Avenue just north of Killingsworth, “in the old Nonna space.” But this location has had a more recent tenant, which leads us to …

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Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, August 2025

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Welcome to August 2025’s review of top posts for the month. This month it was a combination of what’s here and what’s coming as far as cafes, restaurants, markets, and food cart pods go. One thing I noticed is that most of these articles involved more photos than I’ve included in the past—this may or may not be a determining factor but it’s something worth thinking about.

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The Portland Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe Soft Opens This Weekend

Images from Trung Nguyen Legend.
Photo credit: Trung Nguyên Legend.

It’s very satisfying to publish here on Bridgetown Bites that the long-awaited Portland Trung Nguyên Legend cafe is finally opening. They will soft open this weekend there on SE Powell Blvd just a little bit east of SE 82nd Avenue. Here is our previous coverage. Note: We have updated this post with a number of photos and new details since it first published.

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Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe Update, Summer 2025

Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe update: new signage along SE Powell Blvd.
New signage up by the incoming Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe on SE Powell. Click to enlarge.

We’ve got a Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe update!

For whatever reason, I had the urge to go check out the status of the Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe that’s going to open on SE Powell Blvd just east of 82nd Avenue. So I stopped by Sunday afternoon, and it turned out to be a timely visit—I was able to see the interior, see the uncovered signage, and speak to the owner of the franchise, Dume Tran.

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Update on the Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe in Portland

One of the creative drinks at Trung Nguyên Legend.
Their marketing photos are so pretty. Photo credit: Trung Nguyen Legend.

Back in June 2024, I noticed that a modest building on SE Powell was set to become a Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe. As I mentioned in that article, “Trung Nguyên is a major name in Vietnamese coffee, and along with their manufacturing and retail efforts, their cafes are some of the most popular in Vietnam.” I have a few updates to share.

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