Willamette Week

A Trio of New Restaurants Have Opened in Downtown Portland Hotels. We Went to All Three.

A trio of new hotel-bound concepts—one entirely new, the other two reboots—are making a strong case for the hotel lobby as the next great place to wine and dine when you’re downtown.

Salt & Straw Yanks Its Ice Cream From Provenance Hotels, the Chain Founded by Gordon Sondland

The decision comes one day after a congressman called for a boycott.

Portland Deli Staple Kenny and Zuke’s Is Closing Its Northwest Portland Bagel Shop

Last month, Gordon told investors that Kenny and Zuke’s was preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to keep the business afloat. But Gordon tells WW that decision is unrelated to close the Bagelworks location.

The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week

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New Jewish Deli Beetroot Doesn’t Quite Live up to Its Promise

The selection of traditional Jewish deli favorites at Beetroot is limited, and most items offered are purchased from elsewhere.

Little Bird, Gabriel Rucker’s Second Restaurant, Will Close at the End of the Month

James Beard award-winning chef Gabriel Rucker is closing Little Bird, the sibling restaurant to his lauded East Burnside landmark, Le Pigeon. Rucker and co-owner Andy Fortgang announced the decision to shutter the bistro on Southwest 6th Avenue, which was first reported by The Oregonian, in an email this morning.

Popular Cully Pizza Spot Red Sauce Is Changing Locations

Red Sauce, the much loved Cully neighborhood pizzeria serving loaves of sourdough and sauced-up pan pies on Mondays, is on the move. For locals, it’s good news—the new location is at the corner of NE 47th and Fremont, only one mile south of the old spot.

The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week

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1927 S’mores Gives the Campfire Classic an Artisanal Upgrade. But Do We Really Need This?

If you take your order to go, it will cement to the bottom of its cardboard boat and you will have to go at it face-first, or opt for the blasphemy of a knife and fork.

Magna Is like Being Teleported into a Filipino Family’s Sunday Dinner

It’s past time for a food city like Portland to have its own great Filipino restaurant. And with Carlo Lamagna’s Magna, we’ve got one.

Pear Season is Upon the Northwest

The Top Five Places to Eat for Beaverton Restaurant Week

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With Broths Served in Test Tubes and a David Bowie-Themed Restroom, Berlu Is One of Portland’s Most Unique Fine-Dining Experiences

Chef Vince Nguyen elevates fine dining to the astral plane: delicious, mysterious, stylish without pretension, invariably thoughtful and focused. But it’s not just the food that makes this one of Portland’s best new restaurants. A meal here is a fully formed experience, where everything from the music to the restroom plays a part.