NEW OPENINGS AND RETURNS

Denizens Cafe Like List
The crew behind Rocky Butte Coffee Roasters soft opened this cafe in Ben & Esther's recently closed Roseway location Like List on June 1. The new spot features breakfast sandwiches, rice bowls, mac and cheese, gooey fondue, and coffee made with Rocky Butte Coffee Roasters beans.
Roseway
Pickup, dine-in

Magna Kubo Like List
This is not a drill: Magna Kusina Like List chef Carlo Lamagna opened his highly anticipated second restaurant Magna Kubo, inspired by the lechonerías of the Philippines, on Southwest Broadway Street in Beaverton on June 3. Visitors can look forward to plenty of shatteringly crispy rotisserie meats, including chicken, pork belly, Snake River Farms wagyu brisket, and a rotation of seafood, as well as sides like sinigang chicken wings, pancit, pinakbet, and lumpia.
Beaverton
Pickup, dine-in

FUTURE OPENINGS

L'Orange Like List
Les Caves Like List owner Jeff Vejr and former Holdfast Dining Like List chef Joel Stocks are teaming up to open this Western Mediterranean-inspired, wine-centric restaurant in the charming space formerly home to Fenrir Like List and Willow Like List . The business is expected to start serving dreamy dishes like mussels and clams in tarragon butter and cured anchovies with shaved fennel and apricot-orange jam by the end of the month.
Hosford-Abernethy

Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai Like List
Portland's beloved institution Pip's Original Like List , known for its spicy chai and miniature doughnuts, plans to open a location in downtown Beaverton on July 1, right next to the newly opened Magna Kubo Like List location. (We foresee the two being a killer lunch-and-dessert combo.)
Beaverton

Shake Shack Like List and Tanaka Like List
The wildly popular burger chain Shake Shack (which just debuted its first Portland proper location Like List  last month) and the downtown Japanese bakery and cafe Tanaka Like List are both set to launch outposts in the Bridgeport Village Like List shopping center in Tigard sometime this fall.
Bridgeport Village

CLOSURES

Holy Goat Social Club Like List
This neighborhood bar, which has been on hiatus since catching on fire last June, revealed via Instagram this week that it is closing permanently at its current location. The announcement read, "We cannot express enough how much we appreciate your support and contributions to our business and the local community. We have truly cherished being a part of this community and will miss it dearly." Bridgetown Bites reports that the owners of neighboring Mojos Sushi Like List plan to open a restaurant called Pho Bar 405 in the space.
Sabin

OTHER FOOD NEWS

Portlanders win James Beard Awards
It appears that the James Beard Awards took the Mercury's advice to say nice things about Portland. The local food scene reigned victorious at the prestigious award ceremony in Chicago earlier this week, taking home more combined honors than any other city in the competition. Gregory Gourdet's Kann Like List was awarded the title of Best New Restaurant, Vince Nguyen of Berlu Like List was crowned Best New Chef: Northwest and Pacific, and the Burgerville Workers Union won an Emerging Leadership Award. In the media cateogries, the winners were Surong chef Hannah Che's book The Vegan Chinese Kitchen for Vegetable-Focused Cooking, Ricardo and Katy Osuna's Copper & Heat podcast episode “Abalone: The Cost of Consumption” for Audio Programming, the YouTube video "Restaurant Takeover ft. Matta" by All the Homies Network for Reality or Competition Visual Media, and Brooke Jackson-Glidden of Eater Portland for the Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award.

POP-UPS AND EVENTS

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

Portland Mercury's Sandwich Week 2023 Past Event Like List
IT'S A FACT: The pinnacle of human ingenuity is undoubtedly THE SANDWICH. And at long last, it's time to celebrate humankind's greatest feat with Jim Beam presents the Portland Mercury's Sandwich Week! And if you love sandwiches, you are gonna lose your damn mind, because from Monday, June 5 to Sunday, June 11, Portlanders will be feasting on delectable, original sandwiches built by some of the city's most creative sandwich makers... and if that's not enough, each of those sammies can be had for a mere $8! Are you dreaming? NO, YOU ARE NOT! PORTLAND MERCURY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Various locations

ilani BBQ Fest Past Event Like List
Co-hosted by Master Chef contestant Deanna Colón and Real Housewives of Dallas star D’Andra Simmons, this weekend-long barbecue bacchanalia will feature appearances from culinary luminaries like Bludso’s BBQ chef/owner Kevin Bludso, New York Times-bestselling cookbook author Rocco DiSpirito, Hi-Pointe Drive-In chef/owner Christina Fitzgerald, Bullseye Event Group executive chef and culinary director Aaron May, celebrity chef and Food Network host Damaris Phillips, American Barbeque Showdown star Rasheed Phillips, chef and television personality Michael Symon, and Food Network star Jet Tila. The lineup includes events like brunch, a pitmaster party, and a barbecue competition. Prepare to get the meat sweats.
ilani Casino Resort, Ridgefield

SATURDAY, JUNE 10

Shop Halo Halo Brick & Mortar Fundraiser Past Event Like List
The Filipino bakery pop-up Shop Halo Halo and the houseplant boutique Daphne's Botanicals are teaming up to raise funds for a kitchen buildout for their upcoming Botanical Bakeshop, which is set to open this July, and they're celebrating with a plethora of plants and pastries. This party has everything: a DIY terrarium station, cupcake decorating, food, drinks, treats, and raffle prizes from small local businesses.
Shop Halo Halo, 11 am-7 pm

The Bloody Mary Festival - Portland Past Event Like List
With its savory vodka-spiked tomato juice base and garnishes ranging from the humble (celery) to outlandish (mini cheeseburgers), the bloody mary is a bona fide brunch classic. At this event, you’ll get to enjoy an unlimited supply of the umami-rich cocktail in a myriad of iterations from local bars and restaurants, not to mention coffee, food and drink samples, temporary tattoos, photo opportunities, and more. Plus, cast a vote for your favorite bloody mary to win the People’s Choice Award.
The Redd on Salmon, 10:30 am-6 pm

Carioca Bowls 8th Anniversary Party Past Event Like List
Portland's açaí bowl destination Carioca Bowls is marking its eighth anniversary with an all-day party with DJ tunes, kids' activities, specialty mocktails from Cl3an.org, and "outrageous giveaways." Swig free kombucha, yerba maté, and coconut water while grooving to live music from "mustachioed Brazilian spaghetti western rock and roll troubadour" Johnny Franco. You just might win a "Bomba party bowl" (a gigantic açai bowl big enough for four or five people to share) or free Carioca bowls for an entire year. 
Carioca Bowls, 9 am-4 pm

SUNDAY, JUNE 11

Second Annual LDEI Culinary Rummage Sale & Bake Sale Past Event Like List
Sift through a selection of steeply discounted kitchen gadgets, small appliances, cookware, cookbooks, glassware, bar tools, vintage linens, dishes, and more at this rummage sale from the Portland chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier. If you have any kitchen-related items kicking around that are no longer sparking joy, bring them along to make a tax-deductible donation. Baked goods, beer, wine, and mimosas will also be available for purchase. All proceeds will go to Black Futures Farms, Rahab’s Sisters and the Maria Stuart Scholarship for Wine Studies. Each $10 purchase gets you a raffle ticket for food and drink-related prizes—tote along a donation of five nonperishable food items for Oregon Food Bank for an extra ticket.
Pix Pâtisserie/Bar Vivant, 10 am-3 pm

SPECIALS

Lardo
For Lardo's monthly "Chefwich" special, chefs Mike Bautista and Xrysto Castillo of the recently opened Filipino American fast food cart Makulít are putting their own spin on a McDonald's classic with their "MakRib": a smoked longganisa pork shoulder patty, Filipino barbecue sauce, pineapple slaw, pickled tomato, and pickled onions on an ube sweet roll. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Foundation for Philippine Progress.
Hosford-Abernethy, Lake Oswego
Pickup, delivery, dine-in

Tabor Bread Like List
Rejoice: Strawberry season is upon us. The acclaimed sourdough specialist Tabor Bread will celebrate with strawberry whipped goat cheese Danishes and strawberry rhubarb brioche rolls with crème fraîche frosting beginning on Saturday.
Sunnyside
Pickup, delivery, dine-in

Wild Child Pizza
Taste the rainbow with Wild Child's limited-edition pride pizza special, which features pepperoni, butternut squash, peppers, Blue Majik pineapple, and purple onions. Five dollars from each purchase of the pizza will be donated to the Q Center.
Alberta Arts District, Nob Hill
Pickup, delivery, dine-in