Two of Portland’s High-End Southeast Asian Restaurants Have Put Their Fine-Dining Expertise Into New Noodle Soups to Go, Just in Time for the Coldest Part of Winter

So when the kitchens at Vietnamese fine-dining upstart Berlu and Thai prix fixe legend Langbaan both pivoted to making à la carte noodle soups for the winter, I felt these might be the exception to my self-imposed rule. Both spots are using their fine-tuned attention to detail on their bowls, and it turns out that’s exactly what a good soup to go really needs.