Food News

Opening Report

A Michelin-Starred Texan Barbecue Restaurant Is Now Open at Tough Luck

October was a stacked month for Portland restaurant openings, including Lil’ Barbecue, Bar Nouveau, and Sunday Sauce.

8:00am By Alex Frane

Superfan

Gino’s Restaurant in the Genes

It’s hard to eat in when you live so close to this Italian favorite.

7:00am By Margaret Seiler Photography by Michael Raines

Restaurant Review

What to Order, or Skip, at Portland’s Newest Vegan Fast-Food Spot

With recipes designed by Molly Baz, Swan Island’s Face Plant wants to overthrow the McDonald’s empire.

10/23/2025 By Alex Frane

Openings

In a Sea of New Italian Spots, Sunday Sauce Floats on Family Recipes

The upcoming New Jersey–style pasta shop comes from the team behind Normandie.

10/16/2025 By Alex Frane

Closing Report

Portland’s Best Vegan Burger Shop Has Served Its Last Meal

Gnarly’s, Assembly Brewing Annex, and Hit the Spot Burger have all shuttered.

10/09/2025 By Alex Frane

Openings

Slabtown’s Next Cocktail Bar Is—You Guessed It—Italian

Hey Luigi, from chef Gabriel Pascuzzi, proves Portland’s growing Italian scene can’t be stopped.

10/08/2025 By Alex Frane

In Memoriam

Longtime Castagna Chef Justin Woodward Has Died

He was once called “the only Portland chef cooking Michelin-level food.”

10/07/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Opening Report

Sun Rice Has a Permanent Home, and Other Fall Restaurant Openings

Filipino brunch, a new cider house, and a Mexican diner come to town.

09/30/2025 By Alex Frane

Eat Your Veggies

In Defense of the Pizzeria Salad

Portland goes far beyond the uninspired, half-wilted salads of days past.

09/25/2025 By Alex Frane

dining news

Portland’s Most Hotly Anticipated Restaurants for Fall 2025

A Chicago tavern-style pizzeria, rockabilly bar, and new Thai restaurant come to town.

09/18/2025 By Alex Frane

Fun with Fungi

A Beginner’s Guide to Mushroom Foraging in Oregon

Intimidated? Don’t be. Here’s all you need to know to get started—including the ultimate hack for finding the freshest intel.

09/17/2025 By Emma Marris Illustrations by Michael Novak

Superfan

At Chin’s Kitchen in Hollywood, It’s Always Soup Season

Patrick Herlihy is working his way through the menu at the Chinese restaurant, but a steaming bowl is a must.

09/12/2025 By Margaret Seiler Photography by Michael Raines

Bar Closures

(Almost) Last Call for a Wildly Innovative Cocktail Bar, and Other Closures

By the end of the year, Deadshot will join Backyard Social and Slow Bar in watering hole heaven.

09/05/2025 By Alex Frane

Restaurant Review

At Javelina and Inisha, Indigenous Cuisine Finds Portland Quirk

With fry bread burgers and a precolonial tasting menu, the conjoined restaurants stand in a major gap of the city’s restaurant scene.

09/02/2025 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Thomas Teal

Food News

Vinyl Meets Pho at a New Bar from the Memoire Team

At After Ours, morning banh mi avocado toast will precede tamarind–fish sauce margaritas.

08/05/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Food News

Berlu Bakery Is Back with Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Dumplings

Chef Vince Nguyen reopens Berlu Bakery in a new space this month, serving bodega standards viewed through a Vietnamese lens.

06/17/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Food News

Oregon’s 2025 James Beard Award Winners Are Here

JinJu Patisserie and Antica Terra’s Timothy Wastell took home the gold tonight.

06/16/2025 By Alex Frane

Food News

Bar Nouveau Is St. Johns' Most Exciting New Pop-Up. Soon, It'll Be a Restaurant.

“It’s like if Julia Child did acid and lived on a commune for a while.”

05/22/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Pop-Up

Aaron Franklin, Texas’s Most Famous Pitmaster, Is Coming (Back) to Portland

The Feast alumnus isn’t bringing his trademark barbecue. Instead, he’s serving NOLA-style po’boys at a weekend pop-up.

05/21/2025 By Alex Frane

Food News

This Forthcoming Mariscos Pop-Up Hand-Grinds Its Masa

Coming this summer: late-night aguachiles and mamey ice cream.

05/19/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden Photography by Michael Novak

Portland Monthly

Food News

A Michelin-Starred Texan Barbecue Restaurant Is Now Open at Tough Luck

Gino’s Restaurant in the Genes

What to Order, or Skip, at Portland’s Newest Vegan Fast-Food Spot

In a Sea of New Italian Spots, Sunday Sauce Floats on Family Recipes

Portland’s Best Vegan Burger Shop Has Served Its Last Meal

Slabtown’s Next Cocktail Bar Is—You Guessed It—Italian

Longtime Castagna Chef Justin Woodward Has Died

Sun Rice Has a Permanent Home, and Other Fall Restaurant Openings

In Defense of the Pizzeria Salad

Portland’s Most Hotly Anticipated Restaurants for Fall 2025

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