Here’s some ideas for new places and old:
🍽️ Where Chefs Like to Eat
The Portland Mercury asked five of Portland’s best-loved chefs to boost the places they love to eat. And now we all have a list of some places to try out: [Portland Mercury]
🍛🦆 The chefs they asked:
- Earl Ninsom (Hat Yai, Langbaan, Yaowarat, Phuket Cafe, and more)
- Gabriel Rucker (Le Pigeon, Canard)
- Alkebulan Moroski (Dirty Lettuce)
- Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton (Ox, currently closed by a fire until mid-May)
- Peter Cho (Han Oak, Toki, Jeju)
🍕🍣 Some of the restaurants they picked (respectively):
- Kaede (sushi in Sellwood)
- Dimo’s Apizza (pizza in Kerns)
- Mirisata (vegan Sri Lankan in Sunnyside)
- En Vida (South American in Sabin)
- Mekha (pho in Roseway)
🍺🍴 Bar Openings Are the Best Right Now
The pace and dazzle of restaurant openings may have slowed. But Eater Portland says there’s reason to be excited about the new bars — for not just drinks but some quality dining. The Love Shack, Bauman’s cider tasting room, and Take Two are among those that get a mention. [Eater Portland]
🍬 Tidbits
- The specialty foods importer and corner store Wellspent Market is moving to Southeast Division Street from Northeast Couch Street as soon as June 1. [Oregonian]
- Do you want a beer while you browse for records? City Noise Records is moving next month to Montavilla, with a new bar next door: Replicant Bar and Bottle Shop, from the same owners. [Eater Portland]
- Beaverton may get an In-N-Out burger after all, though the timeline is unclear. [Oregonian]
- Ate-Oh-Ate Beaverton is now open. [Eater Portland]
- Related: In case you missed it, Portland’s newest foodie hotspot is… Beaverton! [City Cast Portland 🎧]
