Concordia Restaurants, Northeast (NE) Portland

If there was any question that Alberta Street is home to more Thai restaurants in a 30-block strip than any other in the city, well, there shouldn’t be anymore. Welcome the very popular Cha Ba Thai’s second location to Concordia (their first is on NE Sandy...

While another French-influenced bistro with a bird logo provides “Portlandia” fodder, it’s nothing to complain about. Cocotte specializes in Pacific Northwest food, cocktails and wine, all with French overtones. The menu changes daily, but it typically...

Imagine a cocktail menu created by a self-proclaimed Jedi bartender. A taco lab that breeds local ingredients into Mexican, Asian and American tacos. A downtown fancy vibe without the meat market. Well, it’s all on Alberta with the late September opening of The...

Meeting in Amsterdam in a youth hostel, he (Ghaith) had been gravely wounded in a bombing and thus had left his home in Baghdad, traveling from country to country seeking asylum. She (Tiffany) was working for a nonprofit aiming to empower women to leave the world of...

This Japanese bistro is a recent spin-off of Sushi Hana, which has three other sushi bars on the outskirts of Portland. Sushi fans are praise Hana’s service as well as its gyoza, sashimi, specialty rolls, and its smattering of Korean options. Charity Thompson, 4/6/11