NEW OPENINGS

The Highlands Like List
PSA: The new Troutdale "eating + drinking destination and gathering place" The Highlands hosts its grand opening Past Event Like List on Saturday. Get ready for a steady flow of beer from the award-winning brewpub Wayfinder, plus food from Gyro King, Happy Sushi, Checkerboard Pizza, Hawaiian-style plate lunch purveyor Lulu, and Hawaiian ice cream shop Happy Cones. Snag some fresh ink from I Heart Tattoos (12-4 pm), gulp down some briny bivalves from Flying Fish Co., and enjoy performances from the gypsy jazz band Hot Club du Jour with Heather Lynn and the classic country group the County Champs.
Troutdale

Loyal Legion Like List
The popular beer hall Loyal Legion just debuted a new location overlooking the newly revamped Portland International Airport main terminal. The spacious new spot features a bar, cushy booths, TV screens displaying takeoffs and landings, and window seats with a view of the tarmac, and the menu offers burgers, salads, hot dogs, cocktails, beer, wine, and cider.
Buckman

Mémoire Cà Phê Like List
Mémoire Cà Phê is a little bit like the Portland food scene equivalent of Boygenius, except instead of a synergistic supergroup of singer-songwriters, it's a Vietnamese pop-up comprised of Matta Like List chef Richard Le, Portland Cà Phê roaster Kimberly Dam, and HeyDay Like List pastry chef Lisa Nguyen—each of them formidable talents on their own, even better when combined. Excitingly, the trio will host the grand opening of their new brick-and-mortar brunch restaurant honoring their Vietnamese-American upbringing in Vernon tomorrow, August 31. Look forward to menu items like black sesame cinnamon rolls, fried chicken and pandan waffles, and yuzu mimosas.
Vernon

FUTURE OPENINGS

Ruse Brewing Like List
The well-regarded brewery hopes to open a new taproom and Crust Collective pizzeria in the former Please Louise Like List space in Slabtown in November. The new location will serve the business's first cocktail menu, as well as a selection of pub sandwiches.
Slabtown

CLOSURES

Apex Like List
The Hosford-Abernethy beer bar plans to close its doors after service on August 31 due to its lease not being renewed and hopes to relocate to a new home.
Hosford-Abernethy

Fuego Food Carts Like List
Known as one of the oldest food carts in Portland, this business announced on social media last week that it will close at the end of the year, writing, "For 30 years we’ve been serving up stunning flavors and hearty meals, becoming a beloved part of Portland’s food cart culture. From our peak of 10 sizzling carts across the city, to our current six bustling locations and traveling food truck, we’ve loved every minute of serving you lunch, especially in downtown Portland. However, hard times following the pandemic have made it impossible for us to keep the fire burning."
Various locations

King Harvest Hummus
The longtime hummus producer will close its SE Morrison drive-thru coffee stand.
Buckman

POP-UPS AND EVENTS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31

End of Summer Block Party Past Event Like List
If you haven’t yet tried the Latin-inspired pizzas at Reeva Cafe y Cocina a La Leña, this community-oriented block party is the perfect opportunity. The food-filled festivities will celebrate the end of summer, though I'm hoping we have a few more good weekends to enjoy pizza in Reeva’s parking lot-turned-patio space. SHANNON LUBETICH
Reeva Cafe y Cocina a la Leña, 4 pm

Jamaican Independence Micro Festival Past Event Like List
Get ready for a day of culture, music, and food in celebration of Jamaica gaining independence from the UK on August 6, 1962. General admission is free, but you can pre-purchase a yardy (slang for Jamaican ex-pats) or yankee (someone born in the US) special, which includes bites like patties and coco bread. The festival’s food offerings are all plant-based, and I'm already drooling over the prospect of a plantain tart—add reggae music and temps in the 90s and you've got my perfect summer Saturday. SL
elle gallery + shop, 6-10 pm

Little Beast Brewing Local Lager Festival Past Event Like List
Bid adieu to the waning golden days of summer with an extravaganza dedicated to light, effervescent lagers from Little Beast and other breweries. The smoked meat purveyor Lawless BBQ will even provide special lager-infused sausage as the perfect pairing.
Little Beast Brewing, 12-9 pm

Sounds of Unknowing Listening Party Past Event Like List
Brooklyn-based documentarian Megan Hattie Stahl recorded the sounds of the production of Dominio IV’s 2023 vintage Sauvignon Blanc, and now you can hear the results while sipping the wine itself at this unique interactive experience and release party hosted at the Carlton winery. Engage your sense of taste and sound at the same time, savoring the "Path of the Unknowing" while listening to excerpts from the audio documentary Sounds of Unknowing: The Making of an Oregon Sauvignon Blanc, followed by a Q&A with Stahl and winemaker Patrick Reuter. Small pairing bites are included with your ticket, as well as access to the full documentary for your listening pleasure after the event.
Dominio IV Wines, 2-5 pm

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Mid-Autumn Moonlight Market Past Event Like List
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the most important Chinese holidays of the year, at Lan Su's third annual Moonlight Market with glowing lanterns, lion dances, a rabbit meet-and-greet, and more. Explore the bustling marketplace featuring dozens of local AANHPI businesses, including food and drink vendors selling bubble tea, plant-based cupcakes, and mochi cookies. Local ceramic artist Amy Jan Ernst will be offering her "Dimples the Dumpling" creations for the first time—a perfect pal for holding your rings or chopsticks and looking darn cute. SL
Lan Su Chinese Garden, Old Town-Chinatown, 2-9 pm

SPECIALS

Kate's Ice Cream
If you're counting down the days until fall, we have good news: Kate's Ice Cream is bringing the autumnal vibes early with their new seasonal flavors, available until early October. The gluten-free and dairy-free lineup includes coffee Oreo, moose tracks (house-made peanut butter cups and chocolate swirls in vanilla ice cream), and root beer float (Portland Syrups root beer ice cream and vanilla ice cream swirled together). They'll also offer root beer floats made with a scoop of the root beer flavor through the end of this run of flavors.
Boise, Nob Hill

Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai
The beloved doughnut shop is currently serving up a seasonal marionberry lavender flavor made with juicy southern Oregon marionberries and fragrant Sauvie Island lavender.
Cully, Beaverton

Sorbu Paninoteca Like List
The Tuscan-style sandwich shop is offering a luxe pork spinalis sandwich made with olive-cured zucchini, Calabrian chili, Castelvetrano olive spread, olive cured zucchini, and chicories.
Concordia