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Kachinka, the Sister Restaurant to Kachka, Will Not Reopen Following a Lengthy Closure

Kachinka, the spinoff from renowned Russian food purveyor Kachka that was located in the latter’s original home, has permanently shut its doors. Owners Bonnie and Israel Morales announced the closure today in a subscriber newsletter, and Eater PDX was first to report the news. The couple says that the business’s lease was coming to an end, and with continued uncertainty surrounding the restaurant industry because of COVID-19, it just made sense not to renew.

Drink Mobile: For Its Baba Sima Tonic, Kachka Provides the Earl Grey Brandy, Rum and Sugar Cube. You Provide the Fire.

It’s both the curse and blessing of a to-go cocktail: You can’t sit at the bar, but at least somebody who’s much better at making drinks than you did the work. With Kachka’s Baba Sima Tonic, though, there’s also a job for you.

Kachka Has Reopened for To-Go Orders, Including Premade Cocktails

Both Bonnie Morales’ restaurant and adjacent market, Kachka Lavka, have reopened for online orders.

Kachka Has Closed Its Alfresca Parking Lot Pop-Up but Is Preparing to Reopen Its Russian Market

Kachka Alfresca’s cabanas saw their last dinner service earlier this month, but you can now purchase the restaurant’s famous dumplings at 18 Portland-area New Seasons Markets. Morales is also preparing to reopen Lavka to in-person shopping rather than curbside pickup and online ordering only. Additional safety precautions are still being put in place, but in the coming weeks you can expect new offerings, like mushroom stroganoff meal kits and Ruskie Zakuski Experience trays that recreates the prix fixe procession of small plates that should be paired with vodka, generously, that was available in the restaurant.

Kachka Is Serving Belarusian Potato Pancakes to Help Support Democracy in the Former Soviet Republic

The U.S. isn’t the only place where free and fair elections are threatened. The people of Belarus have been protesting their autocratic president, who brutally suppressed those demonstrators, for weeks, and now you can help support their efforts by ordering a special dish at Kachka.

Where to Eat in Portland This Week

The pandemic has pushed one of Portland’s most storied restaurants into the food cart game, and one guy to sell pizzas out of his townhouse.