Good news: Nevermind, a bar from Quinn Matthewstearn, David Hall, and their team, opens tomorrow night, September 25 at 8pm. Here's our article about them from this past May. #nevermind #portland #bridgetownbites

Vegan cheese shop Vtopian and Adelleda, a new lounge and pasta residency inside Vtopian, will open in the old Flour Bloom space on NE Grand Ave. #vtopian #adelleda #vegan #portland #bridgetownbites

Stinkfest is almost upon us! The 2025 Portland Fermentation Festival is back at the Ecotrust building, offering a chance to meet, view, and enjoy an array of fermented foods. This is one of the biggest fermentation festivals around! #pdxfermentfest #fermentation #portland #bridgetownbites

Lil’ Barbecue, sibling to Austin’s famed La Barbecue, will operate out of the Tough Luck bar kitchen, bringing excellent Central Texas-style barbecue to Portland’s Woodlawn neighborhood. #lilbarbecue #barbecue #woodlawn #portland #bridgetownbites

A new brewery and taproom, Allgood Brewing Company, will open in the building just south of the Farmhouse Carts in SE Portland. #allgoodbrewing #portland #bridgetownbites

This edition of Small Bites includes the global Negroni Week, last weekend for Pronto Gelato until 2026, goodbye Oathbreaker Pie, a beautiful chocolate cake, the Middle Eastern Festival, and more. Have a great weekend, everyone! #smallbites #portland #bridgetownbites

LaVerne’s has postponed their opening to later in September, around 9/26. We’ve updated our story to reflect that. #lavernes #portland #bridgetownbites

We’ve updated our Rosh Hashanah roundup - Mother’s Bistro, Ben & Esther’s, and Grand Central Bakery have entered the chat. #roshhashanah #jewishnewyear #portland #bridgetownbites

Get your tickets to the Chef In Your Garden fundraiser happening this Sunday at the Redd. You’ll support the good work of Growing Gardens, and enjoy some delicious food and drink, too. #growinggardens #chefinyourgarden #fundraiser #portland #bridgetownbites

LaVerne’s, a new bar/restaurant below The Village Ballroom offering Mexican-style rotisserie chicken, Frito Pie, and tasty drinks, will open this Friday in the Woodlawn neighborhood. #lavernes #portland #bridgetownbites

Rosh Hashanah starts in about a week, if you can believe it. There are a few places in Portland offering food for the Jewish New Year, and we’ve put together a list of them - honey cake, crown challah, and more. #roshhashanah #jewishnewyear #portland #bridgetownbites

Have you been by Screaming Sammies yet this year? He’s still there on Sundays on SE 13th Avenue and Miller in Sellwood until about mid-October. His ice cream sandwiches are delicious! #icecream #icecreamsandwiches #sellwoodmoreland #portland #bridgetownbites

This edition of Small Bites includes opening and closings, anniversaries, events, rankings, Saturna, chocolate, Viking Pancake Breakfast, and more. Have a great weekend, everyone! #smallbites #portland #bridgetownbites

Sebastiano’s now has their latest vintage of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil for sale - at the shop or at Market of Choice. We chatted with Dan Gold, co-owner of Sebastiano’s, to learn more about this year’s oil. #oliveoil #sebastianos #portland #bridgetownbites

The Fifth Annual Tomato Fest from the folks at Wellspent Market is this Saturday! Head there for tomatoes, tomatoes, and more tomatoes. #tomatoes #tomatofest #portland #bridgetownbites

I made this Wild Roots Farm tomato confit on the Wellspent Market website, and holy business it is fantastic. No photo on my end, but I def recommend it. I was able to use a bunch of lingering tomatoes. Highly recommended! wellspentmarket.com/blogs/events... cc: @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social

Filipino restaurant SUN RICE, which had been at the Moxy for a time, will reopen in the old XLB space on North Williams. Grand opening this week! #sunrice #filipinofood #portland #bridgetownbites

The old Henry’s Tavern space in the Pearl will have a new tenant: Hearth & Vine. Seemingly clouded in some mystery, here is what we know about it so far. #hearthandvine #pearldistrict #portland #bridgetownbites

A solid recommendation.

Just a heads up that there is a possibility of some downtime for Bridgetown Bites. I did what feels like a monumental thing: I changed web hosts. This is the first time I've ever done this. My old host was no longer meeting my needs, so changes were necessary. Hopefully things won't be too wonky.

This edition of Small Bites includes openings and closings, food carts, bread, New Seasons, a popular bakery expansion, and more. Have a great weekend, everyone! #smallbites #portland #bridgetownbites

Good news, Southeast Portland! Pizza Thief will open a new pizzeria in the old Virtuous Pie location later this fall. #pizzathief #pizza #portland #bridgetownbites

Happy to see we've hit the 1K follower mark. Thanks to all here for keeping tabs on us! #bridgetownbites

Foodvilla, a longtime corner market on NE 33rd Avenue, will reopen soon under new management and ownership by the people who own Aladdin’s Cafe next door. #foodvilla #portland #bridgetownbites

Our top 5 posts from August 2025 involve openings - a cafe, a food cart pod, two restaurants, and a supermarket - now and in the future. Plus, this month gave us the best traffic ever. As always, thanks for reading, sharing, commenting, and for your tips! #portland #bridgetownbites

ICYMI: Andiamo Pizzeria in South Waterfront soft opens today! #pizza #portland #southwaterfront #bridgetownbites

I stopped in at Balong this morning to get a breakfast sandwich along with this pandan donut from Salvie Donuts. I washed it down with a vanilla iced coffee with sweet/salty cold foam from Cup Coffee. So much yum. #donuts

Madrina Cocina Mexicana is open! And next door is El Mercadito, where you can enjoy lunch and buy things like Mexican candies, Oaxacan pottery, local art, piñatas and more. #madrinacocinamexicana #portland #bridgetownbites

This is the final weekend of “Dirty Drinks”: 10 Portland bars and restaurants prepare special drinks to imbibe, enjoy, and help support Zero Foodprint’s efforts toward healthy soil. #dirtydrinks #zerofoodprint #portland #bridgetownbites

FYI, we keep a running no-frills list of Portland area restaurant/bar/cafe/food cart/market openings, re-openings, closings, and projected openings. I just updated it today. #restaurants #portland #bridgetownbites

This edition of Small Bites includes restaurant/food cart openings and closings, cheap eats, dumb layoffs, and a Korean fried chicken anniversary. Have a great weekend, everyone! #smallbites #portland #bridgetownbites

There are still some general admission tickets to Circle V Portland! This is the premier vegan tasting event in Portland and it takes place at the Castaway in NW PDX. #vegan #portland #bridgetownbites

Well, I gotta admit, this is a nice ego boost. It's likely aligned with whatever algorithm Google is running for me, but it's still good to see it after what has been a confidence-challenging month. Last year we showed up on the fourth page. Feels like progress. Thanks to all for reading!

We stopped in at Urdaneta recently and had a great conversation with Chef Javier. We heard some of his ideas about Spanish and Basque cuisine, tried some things on the menu, and enjoyed time at one of Portland’s friendliest restaurants. #urdaneta #portland #bridgetownbites

After months of anticipation, Bon Bánh Mì has finally opened. They are in a building that used to be a Pizza Hut on SE 122nd in East Portland’s Mill Park neighborhood. #bonbanhmi #vietnamesefood #portland #oregon

This week, you can try “dirty drinks” at 10 Portland bars and restaurants - imbibe, enjoy, and support Zero Foodprint’s efforts toward healthy soil. #dirtydrinks #zerofoodprint #portland #bridgetownbites

A solid recommendation.

Hey Luigi, a new bar (serving food) from Chef Gabriel Pascuzzi, will open in the now-shuttered Tip Top Burger Shop in Slabtown. Projected opening is mid-September. #heyluigi #portland #slabtown #bridgetownbites

For your Small Bites smorgasbord this week, we have news about pizza, bialys and matcha, October’s Stinkfest, Cascadia Taphouse in East Portland’s Array food hall, Cafe Rowan, and more. Have a great weekend, everyone! #smallbites #portland #bridgetownbites

A new Vietnamese coffee shop from Kim Dam officially opens tomorrow: Good Neighbor Cà Phê, located on NW 23rd Ave next to Champagne Poetry. #vietnamesecoffee #caphe #coffee #portland #bridgetownbites

A new pizzeria is coming to the South Waterfront neighborhood: Andiamo Pizzeria. #pizza #portland #southwaterfront #bridgetownbites

Over at Migration Brewing on North Williams you can now stop by during lunch hours. Grab one of their excellent beers and some tasty Nicaraguan food from Pápa’s Frita. #migrationbrewing #papasfrita #lunch #portland #bridgetownbites

It’s here! 99 Ranch Market has opened their first Portland store in Plaza 205, and they had a big grand opening event to celebrate. Inside are photos and more on the new Asian supermarket. #99ranchmarket #asiansupermarket #portland #bridgetownbites

Head to Backyard Social before they close for good at the end of the month! #backyardsocial #northportland #portland #bridgetownbites

Well, this certainly is tasty. Lightly sweet and sour, not spicy. And just $2.99! I picked it up at Namaste on NE Halsey/103rd today. #snacks

This week’s Small Bites includes the return of Jim & Patty’s, gelato, kolaches, olive oil, 99 Ranch’s grand opening in East Portland, quince, burgers, a new pho restaurant, and more. Have a great weekend, everyone! #smallbites #portland #bridgetownbites

Can Can Culinary Cabaret, originally founded in Seattle 20 years ago, is expanding to Portland, opening in the old Paris Theatre downtown. #cancanculinarycabaret #paristheatre #portland #bridgetownbites

Coquelico, a new bistro opening in September at the Portland Art Museum, is a partnership between PAM and Providore Fine Foods. They will be located on the West Plaza at the Mark Rothko Pavilion. #coquelico #portland #portlandartmuseum #bridgetownbites

Devil’s Dill, a longtime Southeast Portland sandwich shop, has opened a second location on NE Killingsworth. More seating, same great sandwiches! #sandwiches #devilsdill #portland #bridgetownbites

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