Discover These Exciting New Restaurants in Portland

Portland is known for being a center of pioneering and innovation. The city's gastronomy has been at the forefront since the 1980s, when it helped spark the craft beer revolution and also shaped modern coffee culture. This innovative spirit continues in Portland's dynamic restaurant scene. Here is a list of new restaurants that have recently opened in the city.

Bar Nina replaced the former Les Caves as an underground wine bar where you'll find yourself in a cozy dimly lit space surrounded by natural and fortified wines. The menu offers simple bites such as homemade chicken liver mousse and cheesy toasts, while Spanish-style canned delicacies include tuna-stuffed peppers, alongside cheese plates, jams, and almonds for casual grazing.

Mémoire Cà Phê brings Vietnamese breakfast creativity through the collaboration of three friends who've reimagined morning classics with unique twists. Their standout dishes include fried chicken served on aromatic pandan waffles and breakfast burritos filled with fish sauce-glazed bacon, while their cinnamon rolls come with black sesame filling and marionberry jam, making it impossible to leave without trying their signature Vietnamese iced coffee topped with egg cream.

Bajala Food Cart brings Baja California's seafood flavors to Nob Hill with crispy battered fish tacos garnished with fresh toppings and house-made salsas. While their signature dish remains the Sinaloan-style shrimp tacos gobernador, combining melted cheese with peppers and tomatoes, they've also mastered an octopus "al pastor" that comes with smooth avocado mousse and nutty salsa macha.

L'Échelle keeps things wonderfully casual while serving up French bistro classics in their garden setting with communal tables and dad rock. The chalkboard menu changes regularly but always features comfort dishes like country rabbit pate, simple lettuce salads, and duck confit with beans, while French wines flow freely among diners seated beneath flowering trees.

Oathbreaker Pie adds a New York twist to Mount Tabor's Hinterland pod, where Leo crafts sourdough pizzas with perfectly crispy bottoms from his cart's gas oven. The menu lets you mix and match toppings on half-and-half pies or go for specialties like their Bard pie with Calabrian chile cream and homemade sausage, while their stromboli comes packed with ingredients like pepita pesto and roasted mushrooms, served with your choice of ranch or chile crisp dipping sauce.

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