NEW OPENINGS
Gach Viet Tea House
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This Vietnamese cafe, which hosted its grand opening last week, slings beverages like honey lemon tea, milk tea, and cà phê in addition to light bites like spring rolls, sticky rice, and air-fried tofu.
Downtown
Taqueria La Bamba
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Bridgetown Bites reports that this new Mexican restaurant is now open in the former Three Fifty Cafe
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location in Cully, serving specialties like empanadas, chilaquiles verdes, and chile relleno.
Cully
Silk Road
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The team behind LULU
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and Jarana
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debuted this new bar in the Pearl District last week.
Pearl District
FUTURE OPENINGS
Nick’s Italian Cafe
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We love a comeback: The James Beard Award-winning restaurant beloved for its handmade pasta will reopen under new ownership (the team behind the Carlton-based restaurant Earth & Sea) in early May or later this year.
McMinnville
Pfriem
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The popular Hood River brewery plans to expand with a taproom in Milwaukie’s city hall building in April 2025.
Hood River
CLOSURES
Petisco
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The European restaurant in the basement of a Victorian house closed in mid-February after 15 years of business.
Irvington
POP-UPS AND EVENTS
Remind
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In a dual celebration of International Women’s Day and Women in Wine Day, Cafe Olli will honor the shimmer of four leading female winemakers with a seasonal brunch accompanied by sparkling wines. Jeanne Feldkamp of Corollary Wines, Jessica West of Harper Voit & Approachment, Kate Payne Brown of Dolores & Vinovate and Shelby Perkins of Perkins-Harter will be present to pour their effervescent offerings.
Cafe Olli, 9 am-2 pm
Remind
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Love it or hate it, tartare holds a special place in the culinary pantheon, beloved for its rich umami flavor. Westward Whiskey will spotlight the meaty, savory delicacy with bespoke tartare specials and whiskey-based cocktail pairings at five of Portland’s favorite dining destinations, including Olympia Provisions, Fools & Horses, Scotch Lodge, Bellwether Bar, and Lechon. A portion of proceeds from the sale of each cocktail will support a charity of each restaurant’s choice.
Various locations
SPECIALS
Berlu Bakery
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It’s rhubarb season! The award-winning Berlu Bakery is embracing spring with its bánh khoai mì nướng, featuring caramelized Winter Farms rhubarb and cassava.
Buckman
Coquine
In a lunch rut? Chef Katy Millard’s charming restaurant is now offering three varieties of picnic-ready panini: mortadella with black pepper ricotta and parsley-walnut pesto, ham and provolone with spicy olive relish, and spring raabs with fromage blanc, lemon, and pickled peppers.
Mt. Tabor
Sugarpine Drive-In
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In a nod to the iconic feat of food engineering that is the Toaster Strudel, the retro Troutdale drive-in is now serving up a plant-based spring sundae, featuring a strawberry sorbet and vanilla-oat swirl with roasted strawberry sauce, mini puff pastry strudel bites, strawberry-cashew “cheesecake,” and vanilla icing drizzle.
Troutdale
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