NEW OPENINGS AND RETURNS

2NW5 Like Add to a List
The Hoxton Like Add to a List 's Basement Bar is back in action under the moniker "2NW5," a new speakeasy-inspired concept. The menu includes elegant bar snacks like oysters, arancini, steak tartare, and "green eggs and ham" (deviled eggs with harissa and bacon) alongside classic cocktails like Sidecars and Jungle Birds.
Old Town-Chinatown
Pickup, dine-in

Hapa Pizza Like Add to a List
The Beaverton Farmers Market Like Add to a List stall Hapa Pizza, known for its Neapolitan-style pizza topped with ingredients like pho-braised brisket or char siu, debuted its downtown Beaverton brick-and-mortar last Friday, March 10. In addition to pizza, the new spot serves POG (passion orange guava) juice, Vietnamese coffee, Thai iced tea, and Okinawan sweet potato haupia bars.
Beaverton
Pickup, dine-in

Ladda Thai House Like Add to a List
This new Thai spot soft opened in the former Ranger Station Like Add to a List space last Thursday, March 9, serving specialties like khao soi, larb, fried coconut zucchini, roasted duck curry, and Bangkok-style fried chicken.
Richmond
Pickup, delivery, dine-in

Makulít Like Add to a List
XLB Like Add to a List alums Mike Bautista and Xrysto Castillo teamed up to launch this food cart, which opened in the Lil’ America Like Add to a List food pod on March 3 and blends Filipino cuisine with American fast food. The result? Delightful mashups like longanisa burgers, lumpia served in fry boxes, and poutine slathered with adobo gravy.
Buckman
Pickup, dine-in

FUTURE OPENINGS

Cache Cache Like Add to a List
The ChefStable restaurant group is set to open this raw bar helmed by St. Jack Like Add to a List chef de cuisine John Denison in the second week of April. Potential menu items include uni bagels, raw scallops, poached prawns, and half-shell oysters.
Buckman

Orange & Blossom Like Add to a List
Pastry chef Marisa Kroes, who runs the plant-based patisserie business Orange & Blossoms, plans to debut a brick-and-mortar cafe and bakeshop this fall.
Vernon

CLOSURES

Boba Milk Like Add to a List
The popular Hosford-Abernethy bubble tea destination Boba Milk, known for its cold-brewed teas made without artificial flavors or powders, announced yesterday that it is being taken over by a new concept called Soul-cie-tea. Its last day of business before the transition will be Friday, March 24.
Hosford-Abernethy

Menya Hokusei Like Add to a List
On Sunday, owner Ryan Callahan announced on Instagram that he was closing this ramen joint due to a series of difficulties, including financial difficulties and temporarily closing after he was stabbed in November. He added, "This is not the end of Menya Hokusei. It’s goodbye for now but we will be doing kits, pop-ups, and much more cool stuff in the future. Also, we’re moving into production/sales of craft ramen ingredients for other ramen shops that are interested."
Buckman

OTHER FOOD NEWS

Magna Kusina plans to expand to Denver
Chef-owner Carlo Lamagna of the nationally acclaimed Filipino restaurant Magna Kusina Like Add to a List revealed this week that he plans to open a restaurant called Magna Kainan in Denver's RiNO district in early 2024. In the meantime, Lamagna will launch Magna Kubo Like Add to a List , a lechonería, in Beaverton later this spring.

POP-UPS AND EVENTS

FRIDAY, MARCH 17

Paddy’s St. Patrick’s Festival 2023 Like Add to a List
Tuck into some corned beef and cabbage, sip Guinness and Kilbeggan Irish whiskey, and take in live Irish music and performances from bagpipers and Irish dancers. A portion of net proceeds will be donated to the Children's Cancer Association.
Paddy's Bar & Grill, 11 am-2 am

St. Patrick's Day Party with Pfriem Like Add to a List
The laidback bar and music venue White Owl Social Club is joining forces with the Hood River craft brewery pFriem to throw a casual St. Pat's bash, complete with a special pFriem lager release, live DJs, giveaways, and food and drink specials.
White Owl Social Club

SATURDAY, MARCH 18

World Foods' Ninth Birthday Party Like Add to a List
The Pearl District's family-owned specialty grocer World Foods is throwing a bash to mark its ninth trip around the sun. They'll go all out with appearances from brewers, vendors, and winemakers, plus sidewalk grilling, cocktail specials, and other festivities.
World Foods, 12-4 pm

This is She: Joyce Chung Like Add to a List
At this free talk, Joyce Chung, the founder and self-proclaimed "shopkeep" of the multicultural snack emporium Goodies Snack Shop, will share her story of moving to Portland in 2021 and how she ultimately found her community.
Lan Su Chinese Garden, 1-2:30 pm

Free Coffee Cuppings! Like Add to a List
If you're looking to expand your java knowledge, look no further than this complimentary coffee cupping. Sip a few different brews, savor their tastes and aromas, and participate in a discussion.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Frankie & Jo's Pop-Up Like Add to a List
Seattle's wildly popular plant-based creamery Frankie & Jo's, known for unique flavors like salty caramel ash and chocolate tahini "supercookie," is making a stop in Portland at Tea Bar (NW Northrup on March 18, and SE Division on March 19). Tea Bar will offer a "matchagatto" made with Frankie & Jo's ice cream, while Frankie & Jo's will serve up their limited-edition March matcha mint flavor made in collaboration with Tea Bar, available in pints, scoops, and bars, in addition to other bestselling flavors. 
Tea Bar, 1-5 pm

THROUGH MARCH 31

Portland Brewery Dining Month Like Add to a List
Nine Portland breweries will prove that they're not just a one-trick pony by showing off enticing food options in addition to their beer. All participating locations will offer a $35 three-course meal with an appetizer, entree, dessert, a drink (beer, house wine, or non-alcoholic beverage), and a $10 voucher for your next meal.
Various locations, 12-8 pm

SPECIALS

Grassa
Rick Gencarelli's pasta shop is greeting spring with a fresh spring pea ravioli, featuring asparagus, yuzu butter, mint, and crispy prosciutto.
Buckman, Downtown, Nob Hill, Vancouver
Pickup, delivery, dine-in

Pizza Kat Like Add to a List
The self-described "old-world new-world neighborhood pizza joint" invites you to "get lucky" with their St. Patrick's Day-themed pie, the "Lucky Parm": spinach, ricotta, house-made bacon, mushrooms, mozzarella, Calabrian chiles, and Parmigiano Reggiano.
Goose Hollow
Pickup, delivery, dine-in