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Clyde Common Is Dead. Long Live Clyde Tavern.

A cheeseburger to go is not exactly Proust’s madeleine. But to bite into the Clyde Tavern burger is to be transported back in time—to early 2020, when you could still stop at Clyde Common at the Ace Hotel for pimente de espelette popcorn and a barrel-aged Negroni before heading to a Timbers game, or pop in for a burger, fries and salad after a concert at Crystal Ballroom.

The Top Places to Eat in Portland This Week

Phase 1 Hot Plates, coming through!

Downtown Dining Staple Clyde Common Has Informed Staff It Will Not Reopen

Clyde Common, the downtown restaurant credited with helping transform the Portland food scene over a decade ago, will be closing permanently as a result of financial hardships stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Erizo’s Eco-Conscious Seafood Is Some of the Best Portland Has Seen in Years

These earnest young chefs have made “by-catch,” “invasive species” and multiple varieties of seaweed the center of their culinary universe.

The Best Restaurants in Downtown Portland

Kristen Murray’s twee Kinfolkian “luncheonette” is a world of the bespoke, the pretty and the rustic. There is a daily open-faced smørbrød that may feature watercress, and a daily quiche that may feature squash blossom and chèvre, plus the pastries and cakes she became known for at Paley’s Place, from composed desserts to lovely little scones.

Party With Daiquiris on the Patio Where Bands Used to Party with PBR

Casa Vale is the kind of dim, drunky, comfortably hip tapas and cocktail bar the town's been missing.

Bar of the Year 2017: Bar Casa Vale is a Dream of Spain a Decade in the Making

Nate Tilden's new sherry-fueled bar is a dream of Spain a decade in the making.

Please, Dear God, Stop Making Your Own Bitters

You remember that rack of vanilla or pepper tequila infusions that used to be at every Portland bar? Those are almost all gone now. Housemade bar shrubs are also back in the weeds. You don’t find many bartenders brewing their own beer, either.

The 16 Best Bistro Burgers in Portland

Walking into Portland’s best restaurants and ordering the burger can feel a little boorish. But if you want to sample most of the city’s best burgers, that’s what you’re going to have to do.

Bar Casa Vale Is The Dim, Drunky, Comfortably Hip Tapas and Cocktail Bar Portland's Been Missing

In the backside of the Biwa building, Tilden and a whole mess of partners have made an intimate, upscale tapas spot tinted with firelight, where chef Louis Martinez (Imperial, Clyde Common) is already making some of the finest wood-fired grill meats in town.

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