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Where to Eat in Portland’s Hottest NeighborhoodsWhere to Eat in Portland’s Hottest Neighborhoods
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Find the best restaurants, doughnuts, and ice cream shops, from Southeast Hawthorne to Northwest

By Eater Staff
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17 Essential Restaurants, Bars, and Cafes in Portland’s Hawthorne District17 Essential Restaurants, Bars, and Cafes in Portland’s Hawthorne District
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From luxuriant cheeseburgers to funky wine bars and destinations for omakase sushi, here’s where to eat and drink well in one of Southeast Portland’s top dining neighborhoods

By Katherine Chew Hamilton
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The Top Spots for Late-Night Dining in PortlandThe Top Spots for Late-Night Dining in Portland
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Where to grab fried chicken, oysters on the half shell, and Vietnamese soups after midnight

By Thom Hilton and Eater Staff
Portland Restaurant Openings
Newly Open Portland Patisserie Champagne Poetry Fills Its Pastry Case With ColorNewly Open Portland Patisserie Champagne Poetry Fills Its Pastry Case With Color
Portland Restaurant Openings

Champagne Poetry, from the founder of La Rose Patisserie in Beaverton, serves pastel-hued cakes filled with guava-grapefruit gelée, macarons in flavors like mango-passionfruit, and raspberry-rose croissants topped with Italian meringue

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Coming Attractions
A Tonkotsu-Heavy Ramen Shop Will Open on Southeast Hawthorne This SpringA Tonkotsu-Heavy Ramen Shop Will Open on Southeast Hawthorne This Spring
Coming Attractions

Baka Umai will serve loaded bowls of ramen with “baka bombs,” or blends of black garlic and jalapeno

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Coming Attractions
A New Restaurant Dedicated to Thai Pork and Rice Has Opened on SE Hawthorne [Updated]A New Restaurant Dedicated to Thai Pork and Rice Has Opened on SE Hawthorne [Updated]
Coming Attractions

A sibling restaurant to Thai Peacock, Khao Moo Dang specializes in the eponymous pork-and-rice dish found on the streets of Thailand

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Eater Archives
A New Vegan Pizza Cart Is Coming to SE HawthorneA New Vegan Pizza Cart Is Coming to SE Hawthorne
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Baby Blue Pizza, a fully vegan pizza cart from a Gracie’s Apizza alum, will serve peach-covered pizzas with cart-made dough starting this week

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Portland Restaurant Openings
There’s A New Spot for Tableside Shawarma on SE HawthorneThere’s A New Spot for Tableside Shawarma on SE Hawthorne
Portland Restaurant Openings

Culture, the new restaurant and lounge from the Trail Blazers DJ, opened in May

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Eater Archives
A New Food Cart Serving Lao Specialties Has Opened in Southeast’s Cartlandia Food PodA New Food Cart Serving Lao Specialties Has Opened in Southeast’s Cartlandia Food Pod
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Corned beef hash hits Killingsworth, lamb-covered Greek fries arrive in Multnomah Village, and all your other food cart news

By Joy Church
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Seven Things to Know About the Hawthorne Neighborhood’s Newest Food Cart PodSeven Things to Know About the Hawthorne Neighborhood’s Newest Food Cart Pod
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Where to eat, drink, and brunch at Hawthorne Asylum

By Joy Church
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Matt’s BBQ Is Opening a Taco Cart on SE HawthorneMatt’s BBQ Is Opening a Taco Cart on SE Hawthorne
Eater Archives

The Eater 38 barbecue cart will serve smoked meat tacos at the former Fried Egg I’m in Love location

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Portland Restaurant Openings
A Huge New Food Cart Pod Is Opening on SE MadisonA Huge New Food Cart Pod Is Opening on SE Madison
Portland Restaurant Openings

It already scored a giant get: Bark City BBQ, Eater PDX’s 2018 Food Cart of the Year

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Coming Attractions
Moberi Opens Its First Cafe in Southeast This SpringMoberi Opens Its First Cafe in Southeast This Spring
Coming Attractions

Moberi is moving into the former Rachel’s Ginger Beer space, with design-your-own, made-to-order soft serve

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Portland Restaurant Openings
Absurdly Popular Brunch Cart Fried Egg I’m in Love Opened its Restaurant in SoutheastAbsurdly Popular Brunch Cart Fried Egg I’m in Love Opened its Restaurant in Southeast
Portland Restaurant Openings

Fried Egg I’m in Love will take over Blue Star’s SE Hawthorne spot

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Portland Restaurant Closings
Crepe Cart Perierra Will Close After 10 Years in PortlandCrepe Cart Perierra Will Close After 10 Years in Portland
Portland Restaurant Closings

The Cartopia crepe cart will become Wild Mountain Honey, a breakfast and lunch sandwich cart

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Portland Restaurant Openings
Beloved Bagel Cart Bundy’s Has Reopened on SE HawthorneBeloved Bagel Cart Bundy’s Has Reopened on SE Hawthorne
Portland Restaurant Openings

After seeing the news of the closure, Bowery Bagels owner Michael Madigan offered up his bakery to get things back on track

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Coming Attractions
Raw Kelp Noodle Bowls Are Coming to SE Hawthorne Friday [Updated]Raw Kelp Noodle Bowls Are Coming to SE Hawthorne Friday [Updated]
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Wholism, a new vegetarian and gluten-free cafe, checks off all those health nerd boxes, from grain-free to organic

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
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After the Chef Was Fired, Poke Mon Staff Walked Out in ProtestAfter the Chef Was Fired, Poke Mon Staff Walked Out in Protest
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Poke chef Colin Yoshimoto was let go last week; his coworkers soon followed him out

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
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Pho Dalat on SE Hawthorne Appears to Have ClosedPho Dalat on SE Hawthorne Appears to Have Closed
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Its Facebook and Yelp accounts report the restaurant has shuttered

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Coming Attractions
A Brand-New Vietnamese Place Is Coming to the Matterhorn Building in SEA Brand-New Vietnamese Place Is Coming to the Matterhorn Building in SE
Coming Attractions

XinhXinh Bistro will serve classics like pho and bun, as well as satay noodle soup

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
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Customer At Center of Alleged Racist Food Cart Incident Shares His Story [Updated]Customer At Center of Alleged Racist Food Cart Incident Shares His Story [Updated]
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The police have also come to Eater Portland with new information

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
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Amid Controversy, Chicken & Guns Puts Co-Owner Dustin Knox on LeaveAmid Controversy, Chicken & Guns Puts Co-Owner Dustin Knox on Leave
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The company says it’s doing an “internal investigation”

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Portland Restaurant Openings
Straight From New York Pizza is Headed to HawthorneStraight From New York Pizza is Headed to Hawthorne
Portland Restaurant Openings

The late-night pizza parlor is opening a new location blocks from the Belmont shop

By Alex Frane
Eater Archives
The Co-Owner of Chicken & Guns Allegedly Called the Cops on a Black Customer [Updated]The Co-Owner of Chicken & Guns Allegedly Called the Cops on a Black Customer [Updated]
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A Facebook post circulated Wednesday describing the alleged incident.

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Look Inside Cheerful Wine Bar OK Omens, Now Open With Jaw-Dropping Bottle Prices
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Slurp strawberry balsamic blizzards or gnaw on breathtakingly beautiful fried chicken

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
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It’s Game Over for Loaded Bao Spot BaoserIt’s Game Over for Loaded Bao Spot Baoser
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The spot closed, but the team says something new is coming soon

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
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The Analog Owner Donnie Rife Leaves Amidst Sexual Harassment ClaimsThe Analog Owner Donnie Rife Leaves Amidst Sexual Harassment Claims
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Rife says he’s pursuing legal counter-measures

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Pop-Ups
A New Record-Happy Brunch Pop-Up Is Coming to SE HawthorneA New Record-Happy Brunch Pop-Up Is Coming to SE Hawthorne
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DJs spin while guests guzzle tomatillo bloody marys

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Coming Attractions
Pho Tacos Are Coming to Southeast HawthornePho Tacos Are Coming to Southeast Hawthorne
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A new bar from the folks behind Church will open April 27 with saintly cocktails and chorizo dumplings

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Eater Archives
Peruvian Favorite La Leña Has Closed, and Cafe Castagna Is NextPeruvian Favorite La Leña Has Closed, and Cafe Castagna Is Next
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The bloodbath continues on SE Hawthorne

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Eater Archives
The Mercury Food Critic Is Really, Really Into Sushi Restaurant NimblefishThe Mercury Food Critic Is Really, Really Into Sushi Restaurant Nimblefish
Eater Archives

Meanwhile, The O’s is dreaming of Rose VL at Hem 23.

By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Take a Tour of Nimblefish, SE Hawthorne’s New Sushi Restaurant
Eater Inside

The owners somehow got their hands on old growth Oregon cedar from an old logging bridge

By Mattie John Bamman
Portland Restaurant Openings
Hokusei Sushi Follow-Up Nimblefish Starts Slicing TodayHokusei Sushi Follow-Up Nimblefish Starts Slicing Today
Portland Restaurant Openings

Meet the Hawthorne neighborhood’s new sushi spot

By Mattie John Bamman
Portland Restaurant Openings
East Side Delicatessen’s Fifth Location Starts Stuffing Hoagies November 3East Side Delicatessen’s Fifth Location Starts Stuffing Hoagies November 3
Portland Restaurant Openings

A “grown-up” version of the popular deli takes over former Mad Sons venue

By Mattie John Bamman
Eater Archives
See The Lotus Cardroom’s 130-Year-Old Bar in New Home at McMenaminsSee The Lotus Cardroom’s 130-Year-Old Bar in New Home at McMenamins
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“When you take something that old it starts talking with you,” says Brian McMenamin

By Alex Frane
Pop-Ups
Pop-Up Restaurants From Around the Country Are Coming to PortlandPop-Up Restaurants From Around the Country Are Coming to Portland
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Feastly is bringing a taste of NYC, DC, LA, and SF to PDX

By Mattie John Bamman
Coming Attractions
One of Portland’s Top Sushi Chefs Makes His ReturnOne of Portland’s Top Sushi Chefs Makes His Return
Coming Attractions

Nimblefish is poised to bring a solid sushi option to the Hawthorne neighborhood

By Mattie John Bamman
Portland Restaurant Openings
Meet SE Hawthorne’s New Greek RestaurantMeet SE Hawthorne’s New Greek Restaurant
Portland Restaurant Openings

Kouzina at Angelo’s brings well-priced, fast-casual gyros and more

By Mattie John Bamman
Portland Restaurant Openings
Look Inside La Leña, Now Open on SE HawthorneLook Inside La Leña, Now Open on SE Hawthorne
Portland Restaurant Openings

Expect Peruvian dishes like ceviche, stir-fried beef and spit-roasted chicken

By Chad Walsh
Eater Inside
Peer Inside Short Round, Opening on July 17Peer Inside Short Round, Opening on July 17
Eater Inside

Get ready for balut, fried ribs, chojang oyster shooters and five spice crispy pork belly

By Chad Walsh