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Jeremy Lewis now owns a piece of his childhood. Growing up in Northeast Portland, Lewis remembers family dinners at the Lung Fung Chinese restaurant on North Lombard Street. Now, the place is his. His new bar, Tiny Bubble Room, is named for Lung Fung's adjoining old-school lounge. It is something like a NoPo version of Roscoe's, the Montavilla craft beer bar Lewis and co-owner Quyen Ly opened in 2006. "I have a cousin that lives like three or four blocks away who's been saying repeatedly, 'We need a Roscoe's in that neighborhood,'" says Lewis. "And I agreed. It's a great neighborhood alre...

The Departed: Sorrowful for Portland's Restaurant Scene Portland tragically lost nearly 100 food and drink spots this year. For PoMo's food critic, some felt like old friends. By Karen Brooks 12/29/2020 at 3:40pm Also coming this week from PoMo:  our favorite openings, closings and pivots of the year, our best chef interviews, and a conversation with Naomi Pomeroy on the future on independent restaurants. Typically, this is the time of year for sleuthing and predicting—the dining trends, rising stars, and food-altering kitchen gizmos on the horizon for next year. Instead, we're more ...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. ChefStable Is Reviving John Gorham’s “Tasty” Restaurant Brand in Lake Oswego The menu will focus on “Tasty classics,” including brunch and dinner items. (Emily Joan Greene) Updated December 24, 2020 When the Toro Bravo restaurant group collapsed this year, amid a combination of chef John Gorham's personal troubles and the financial fallout from state-mandated pandemic closures, it brought an end to several of Port...

Readers mourn these Portland area restaurants, their homes away from home OregonLive.com 12/23/2020 Michael Russell, oregonlive.com © Michael Russell | The Oregonian/OregonLive/Michael Russell/Staff/oregonlive.com/TNS The old Woodsman Tavern space became home to Tasty N Daughters, a restaurant from chef John Gorham on Southeast Division Street. Earlier this month, as we began to sort through the wreckage wrought by COVID-19, we asked our readers to name the restaurant closures that had impacted them the most in 2020. We received nearly 150 responses, including stories of ...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. The Landmarks We Lost The year felt like an extended last call. (Brian Burk) Updated December 23, 2020 When the clock strikes 2021, Portlanders won't be gathered in beloved pubs and diners. (Only patios are open for dining, and service ends at 11 pm.) But the year felt like an extended last call, with our most cherished venues, bistros and watering holes felled by the pandemic and a lack of government aid. Downtown got hit ...