The restaurant has been a favorite among chefs in Portland like Cathy Whims, who found the restaurant reminiscent of old-school trattorias in Italy. Read more about the closure here. Holdfast was one of four Oregon restaurants named to Open Table's top 100 restaurants in the country in 2019. Beaumont-Wilshire ice cream cart Beaux Berry, which sells handmade ice cream and blended-to-order New Zealand-style ice cream, will close after the 2023 summer season. The cart will return in the form of pop-ups and farmers market stands in the near future. The New Orleans-inspired pastry shop NOLA Doughnuts closed all of its Portland-area locations on January 5. Back when its time.. The independent cafe closed its doors permanently in early December, but could not be reached for statement as the to the official reason for closing. The bar was meant to be closed for just a few months due to rain damage repairs, but when the COVID-19 pandemic began, the couple decided to let go of the lease and focus on Kachka and its sibling deli and market, Lavka. Its a long overdue break, to take a deep breath. Read more about the closure here. This St. Johns falafel cart closed on August 28, after six years open. Read more about it here. Hissyfit was our hail mary, a chance to intentionally do everything our ideal way and see if it worked, a post on the restaurants Instagram reads. Its still listed on Google as temporarily closed. Our lease was up, the chef says, attributing the closure also to a drop in business related to the pandemic. The past 30 years were filled with great memories with our customers and friends but also some amounts of pain, he wrote on a Facebook post. The reality is that weve been struggling since the pandemic began, a statement from the restaurant reads. Hawthorne, Multnomah, and Quimby will hopefully serve our loyal customers for many years to come.. Owner Robbie Wilson says that the events of the last two years weather events, pandemic-related capacity restrictions and health crises caused a level of financial stress and burnout that made it impossible to stay open. This local Thai chains downtown location closed in early 2021. Buckman brewery West Coast Grocery Co. will close this summer, according to owner Charlie Hyde IV. Owners Aaron and Kelly Silverman closed their pork butcher shop and deli on July 2, citing COVID, rising costs, and other factors in their announcement. SushiLove is focusing on selling the business so it can stay open under new ownership, while Better Together and Saff Ramen are looking for new locations for their carts. We hope we are leaving our neighborhood a little better for having been a part of it. The post does not note a reason for the closure. These two Vancouver restaurants opened by restaurateur Brad Root have closed for good, after around 15 years in the city. Root left the businesses in 2012, but Lapellahs wood-fired cooking made it a destination for Portlanders and others throughout Southwestern Washington. Read more about the closure here. It was not just one, the closing post reads. Phillips has found a buyer for the building, and the Baileys team will move out within the next few weeks. The Kenton neighborhood brunch spot, market, and bar is calling it quits. Joes joins other Vancouver closures like Sweet Tomatoes in east Vancouver and Low Bar downtown. The company still retains four locations in the Portland area. When it introduced its pastas, however, it began to turn the heads of diners across the city. While the SE Clinton cafe is gone, however, the owners hope to reopen some sort of Portland shop elsewhere, by the end of the winter in 2021. The original Stanford's on. Please enter a valid email and try again. Beloved football pub Toffee Club shut its doors after its run of World Cup match viewings. The team should be reopening a new business within the same space in the future, according to the Instagram post. However, the owners have communicated that the business will reopen in a new location. Google is reporting that the taproom and bar has permanently closed, and Willamette Week reports Killer Burger will open its 13th location within the space this summer. Open since 1979 in the Eliot neighborhood, Sloans Tavern closed on December 30, after owner Shirley Sloan sold the property to a developer; she plans to retire. Updated: Jan 24, 2023 / 02:25 PM PST. A September Instagram post from owner Michaela McVetty indicated that she would be moving back to Maine, but was waiting to find a new tenant before announcing a closure date. Paley's Place: Closed Friday and Saturday Firehouse: Closed through the weekend MF Tasty: Closed through the weekend Rose + Lincoln: Closed Friday through Sunday Thai Champa:. Bittersweet to say goodbye to the last 13 years of wood fired fun, farm driven fare and all the culinary adventures this little space on MLK brought me, owner and chef Jason French wrote in an Instagram post. Downtown Jewish deli Kenny and Zukes closed its flagship location on December 18 and reopened a smaller shop on North Williams Avenue on New Years Day. Weve built some great relationships in the community, and to those friends weve made along the way were sorry to say goodbye, a closing announcement reads. Eater Portland reached out clarification at the time, and the owners did not respond. Two Portland-area Stanfords locations remain open: one in Clackamas, and one in Tanasbourne. The casual Southern restaurant in the Pearl district has permanently closed its doors due to COVID-19 and an impasse on lease discussions with the buildings landlords. Little did we know that we were staring down a 2-year long global pandemic! After opening in 2017 and then a 2+ year-long battle with cancer, we really thought we would be able to get back on our feet in 2020, the closure announcement reads. I feel there are very few female owners in this hospitality space.. Cully diner Prescott Cafe, known for its homestyle cooking, closed on September 30 after 28 years in business owner Rose Funk plans to retire. The short-lived biker haunt, barbecue spot, and Alberta neighborhood bar closed for good after service on February 5. The Cuban restaurant and bar opened in March of 2019, and closed for good in early December of 2020. After almost 20 years in the Pearl District, restaurateur Bruce Carey has announced the closure of Bluehour, one of his celebration restaurants. Learn more about the closure here. Due to icy driving conditions, Coquine and Coquine Market Caf will be closed for dinner service on Thursday, February 23rd. Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Oregon, an ominous weight on the food and beverage world has been the potential for permanent closures: Which restaurants will be unable to hold out until the community settled back into normalcy? The face of hospitality has changed, and I dont know if I want to be a part of it anymore, Vitaly Paley says. I put a lot of heart and soul into the place, especially after the last year, it was really taking an emotional toll on my body, owner Brian Steadham told Eater Portland. The carts last day was October 23. In an announcement post, Zukin says the restaurant could not survive the economic impact of COVID-19: The restaurant business has been hit especially hard by this pandemic, as everyone knows, he writes. Having the privilege to cook and serve the Woodstock Community for the past 13 years has been an honor.. On February 14, the San Diego-based brewery Modern Times announced that it would close four of its taprooms, including the Portland-based Fermentorium on Belmont. Kana Hinohara Hanson and Gabe Rosen have said goodbye to their tiny Japanese convenience store, Giraffe. The closure is one of a list of high-profile restaurant shut down in 2020. Portland's Saddest Restaurant and Food Cart Closures in 2022, According to Food Writers and Influencers By Eater StaffDecember 20, 2022 Northwest Portland Pop-Up-Turned-Restaurant Sunshine. Something went wrong. Vegan friendly cafe Pixie Retreat, known for its travel-sized bowls and desserts, has closed its front-facing cafe in favor of wholesale business. Wongs King has been open for about 15 years. The Spanish-Mediterranean restaurant that sits at the corner of Northwest 23rd Avenue and Northwest Hoyt Street has shut its doors after 15 years. We are happy to maintain full employment for all 23Hoyt staff at our sister restaurant, Clarklewis.. But it seems Biga has closed just a few weeks past its first anniversary. The cult-favorite fried chicken food cart closed on July 3. Thanks for everything.. Tickets are available via Eventbrite. The brewery had made a major expansion push directly before the pandemic began, and the combination of pandemic-related financial strain and the industry-wide decline of beer sales forced the brewery to scale back. We rely on office workers, tourists, concert goers, and the like in Chinatown. We just cant find the employees to run two locations at once at this time, an Instagram post announcing the closure reads. Either/Or closes its original location, Fullers Coffee Shop has temporarily closed after a fire, and more news to know. This sandwich cart, known for its legit and heavy-duty Philly cheesesteaks, shut down for good on December 19. The restaurant, known for its inventive brunch and date night vibes, opened in 2012, named for the father of co-owner Lily Tollefsen. This Hawthorne poke restaurant closed after service on November 25, according to executive chef Steven Woerdehoff. Specialties: At Q Restaurant & Bar we wanted to create an inviting space to create new, rich memories, meet old friends, and make new ones. Erica Escalantes exciting Alberta cafe, home to several pop-ups and a menu of cheekily named coffee drinks, closed in late September. This Northwest Portland Chinese American restaurant, known for its upscale seafood dishes, has permanently closed, according to its website. A Portland-style pizzeria nestled in the Foster-Powell neighborhood, Char Pizza was beloved for its various pies named for neighborhood and friends cats. These past few years have been rough on everyone and we know life has not been easy on you either (and those challenges just kept coming). Circa 33, the speakeasy-themed bar on Belmont, has permanently closed after a decade. This was a challenging decision to make but feel it is the right one.. Owner Suzeanne Briede has made the decision to close Gustavs Clackamas location on July 11 and Bargartens Beaverton location on June 26. Restaurateur Bruce Careys downtown cocktail bar Saucebox has closed after 25 years of service. This casual Southeast Portland cafe has closed permanently, bad news for many of the communitys artists, comedians, and musicians who would perform in the Ford Building space. The cocktail bar was known as a neighborhood mainstay and a place to debrief movies after showings at Cinema 21 next door, over cocktails and world-pantry-style snacks. Imjai has been open since 2014, selling dishes like yen ta fo, also known as pink noodle soup. We dont expect any of those customers to return until this pandemic is over., Southeast Portland breakfast holdout Sanborns will not reopen, after 15 years serving German pancakes and corned beef hash. The shops last day was October 9. The bar had been temporarily closed for months; Bowler also closed Revelry, the restaurant and bar he co-owned with Seattles prominent Relay restaurant group. Personally, we need a break. 2020 was not only an interesting year, it was devastating to many businesses large and small, the post reads. The slow rebound from the pandemic and the current economic conditions have led us to make this difficult decision, the closing announcement reads. Its unclear when Cruzroom announced its closure, but the Alberta Street bar has packed up its things and left the neighborhood. Going forward we restaurants have to be better, do better for our staff, our team, ourselves, but also as a financial business, he says. The spot may reopen as a food cart in the fall/winter in the Cully neighborhood with a second cart in SE in a very pedestrian/bike oriented area, according to the closing announcement. The Pacific Northwestern-themed pizzeria has moved out of its downtown space within the Hotel Lucia. The family has really struggled with coming to an agreement but after looking at the numbers we just cant keep going, the Instagram announcement reads. PORTLAND, Ore. As Black History Month comes to a close, Northwest Black Restaurant Week is starting.From Friday, Feb. 24 to Sunday, March 5, nearly 50 Black-owned food businesses in the region . Although things did not work out as planned, we will treasure our time making pizza for you all.. A total of four of their Portland area stores have now permanently closed including its flagship downtown Portland location on Southwest Morrison Street, its NW 23rd Ave. store, its Multnomah. Theres no foreseeable future where we make it through the winter, he wrote in an Instagram post. The company had been negotiating a long-term lease on the space with its landlord when it was abruptly evicted after attempting to clear up troubling details within the lease, according to a statement on the website. If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Downtown wine bar Park Avenue Fine Wines has moved out of the venerable location at the end of April. However, on April 29, the cafe announced on various social media platforms that it would not be reopening its doors ever again. As first reported by the Oregonian, this Westmoreland cafe announced it would close on Facebook on April 14. PORTLAND, Ore. A new Portland city ordinance went into effect Wednesday capping the amount that food delivery apps can take from restaurants, Mayor Ted Wheeler shared on Twitter.The new . This iconic Portland gay bar, known for its drag shows and live music, has closed, according to a post on the bars Instagram account. After 30 years in downtown Portland, Persian House closed its doors in May. This Ladds Addition sports bar closed with little announcement. This was not an easy decision to come to, but it is the prudent thing to do at this juncture for our company, a newsletter read. To attribute the closure of longstanding coffee roaster and cafe chain Ristretto to the COVID-19 pandemic would be overly simplistic: At least two of the brands cafes had closed in 2019, and the team hasnt served their own coffee in a cafe for at least six months. Tonari opened in the midst of the pandemic after a pricy remodel, and its tongue-katsu sandwiches and saba caesar salad couldnt keep the space afloat. Read more about the closure here. The SE Clinton pizzeria, known for its cheeseburger pies and 4 a.m. delivery cutoff, never officially announced its closure on Instagram or its website, but a post on Reddit indicated that the location was about to close. The owners attributed the closure to drifting interests: Jeremy Garb is pursuing a PhD in molecular microbiology, and owner Tanna TenHoopen Dolinsky is now a practicing social worker. There are many commonly cited factors that weighed into our decision, not least of all our ongoing difficulty staffing, and the rising costs of doing business, owner Bruce Carey writes in a closing announcement. close sign,cafe door. I was struggling, it was no longer fun, and to be honest, I needed more support that I didnt have. Consider this one new-to-us: After relative silence over the fate of its Northwest Portland cafe, another restaurant has claimed the space: Jojo will move in sometime this spring or summer. Carey has not responded to requests for comments on the closure. When were strong again well let you know where we are and we will look forward to seeing you there!, This Killingsworth juice shop closed in mid-September following a planned one-month hiatus, which turned into a four-month one. SHARE PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) A restaurant in Portland is closing its doors for the time being due to a rise in COVID-19 cases hitting staff and the community. Initially, when Montesacro shuttered earlier this year, owner Gianluca Legrottaglie intended to reopen in a new location; however, in April, he confirmed the restaurants permanent closure in Portland. The hit soul food cart announced its temporary closure on August 20. The small chain of Iraqi restaurants has decided to close half of its restaurants, focusing exclusively on its first two locations: Alberta and downtown. The saying is winners never quit, and quitters never win, but contrary to popular belief, I think quitting is for winners. Gabrielle Quinez Denton and Greg Denton have decided not to reopen their downtown Portland bistro, as they just dont see a path forward without drastically changing the concept, according to a public statement. A new, as yet announced tenant is already lined up for the space. The restaurant was known as a place to spot celebrities, and was once considered one of the citys most-high-end dining rooms. The group attributed the closure to complications, much like those of many others in the community.. Falafel House appears on Eater Portlands list of restaurants and food carts to visit in St. Johns, and Willamette Week called Falafel House one of Portlands best vegetarian shawarma carts., After 12 years selling falafel and sabich, Wolf & Bears is closing both its North Portland and Southeast Portland carts. Sisters of the Road has struggled to keep our cafe open since the start of the pandemic in 2020, writes acting executive director Kat M. 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