New Portland Favs: Rum Club & Via Tribunali + 50 more

December 8, 2011

Last Updated: October 25, 2022

Another three months, another 52 restaurants it seems. I had a little help this time from my trips to New Orleans and Florida.

I’ve been focused more on cooking at home this month, but there are loads of new restaurants that opened in the last month or so here in Portland, and I’m anxious to start checking more off my list. In time, in time. So without further ado, here are 52 new restaurants I’ve checked out lately:

Sweet Hereafter – Crowwwded, but fun new places by The Bye and Bye folks
Straight from New York Pizza – also newish
Nuestra Cocina – I almost just typed cocaine. Fantastic fish. And best house margaritas in Portland. Been back a few times since this. :)
Pie Spot food cart
Thai Peacock
Ruby Jewels Scoops
Prost!
Euro Trash food cart
Sontum Gai Yang food cart
Batavia – Indonesian food cart
Da-Pressed Coffee Cart
Bar Mingo – atmosphere when we were there was so-so, cheese plate was delicious
Vivace – mmm crepes!
Everybody’s Brewing, White Salmon, Washington
Jimmy John’s – apparently this is a newish chain in Portland. I was waiting for the MAX and ran across the street. They were horrifyingly quick.
The Ruby Slipper, New Orleans – quick breakfast service if you sit at the bar
JAX Brewery
Apple Barrel Bar, New Orleans – sooo smoky, but fun because it’s a different vibe than most of the bars on Frenchman St
Capdeville, New Orleans
d.b.a. Frenchmen Street, New Orleans – best sazerac in NOLA!
Cafe du Monde, New Orleans – a required experience I suppose :)
Stanley, New Orleans – seriously tasty breakfast and great location by St Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square (also of note, they have a “Service Bar” next store so you can get coffee while you wait. Kind of like a more formal version of how most breakfast places in Portland offer coffee while you wait).
Johnny’s Po-Boys, New Orleans – one of these could feed a small village
Three Muses, New Orleans – my first French75 + amazing Gorgonzola cheese fries
La Davina Gelateria, New Orleans
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, New Orleans – the original dive bar
Gumbo Shop, New Orleans – late night mashed potatoes
CC’s Community Coffee House
13, New Orleans – so Portland. I’m a little embarrassed that I went back later for the tachos after more Frenchman Street music.
Juan’s Flying Burrito, New Orleans – After taking the St Charles streetcar line to the end, we wandered around Magazine Street and decided on Mexican food. :)
The Carousel Bar & Lounge, New Orleans – the rotating bar in NOLA
The Spotted Cat Music Club, New Orleans – superb music, ok drinks
Antoine’s Annex, New Orleans – cute little coffee shop tucked in an alleyway
El Gato Negro, New Orleans – more Mexican? Well I wanted breakfast, and settled for tacos and a margarita.
Cascade Burger @ Cartlandia – amazing burger, and the owner is a riot
Just Thai
Burnside Brewing Co – fun newish brew pub in PDX
Bamboo Sushi – 5 stars! my new favorite sushi spot in Portland. I have dreams about the Green Machine roll and black cod
Rum Club – new spot by Beaker & Flask (and it’s next door) Best Old Fashioned in Portland, in my book
Floyd’s Coffee (a new location, this totally counts!) – love this new location though perfect corner window to get coffee, right next to NedSpace on 3rd
Kettlemen Bagel Company – not sure how I managed to avoide Kettlemen’s for so long. I get overwhelmed in bagel shops. Too many options.
Cascade Brewing Barrel House
Trader Vic’s – I attended a Yelp Elite event here. The Mai Tais were nice and strong
Monsoon Thai Cuisine
Tonic Lounge
Roost – newish breakfast place on Belmont
Rain or Shine Coffee House
Via Tribunali – best new pizza place in PDX? Word. Also $5 pizza Margarita for Happy Hour (I’m cheating on Pyro pizza now)
Tijuana Flats, St Petersburg, Florida
Pizzaria & Cafe, Tampa, Florida – so descriptive
The Castle, Ybor, Tampa, Florida – hilarious
Central Cafe & Organics, St Petersburg – I was really hoping to like this place, but they seemed a bit put off by people coming in to order things. Tasty granola anyway. :)