New restaurant roundup
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Keeping tabs on Portland's ever-evolving restaurant scene can feel like a full-time job.
- Luckily it's mine and not yours, so here's all the new openings I've been keeping my eye on.
🍇 Farag's (Kerns) reopens Thursday as one of Portland's most popular summer patio pop-ups, serving Egyptian-inspired small plates and mezcal behind Güero.
🧇 Mémoire Cà Phê (Concordia) recently moved into a larger Alberta space, where its expanded Việt Kiều menu — including fried chicken and pandan waffles — is now available every day.
🍣 Sushi Fukami (Downtown), a reservation-only omakase counter from a former Nimblefish chef, plans to open in July with just eight seats.
🍕 Strange-Bird (Hosford-Abernethy) has moved from a longtime food cart into a brick-and-mortar next to Rhinestone on Southeast Clinton and still specializes in hand-tossed, wood-fire pies.
🥪 Salami Mammi (Beaverton) opens next month with Italian-American deli staples like chicken parm, grinders, salads and a "small assortment of cookies," per Bridgetown Bites.
🍜 Neko Ramen (Lake Oswego), a Japanese spot from the owner of Portland Thai favorite Somtum, offers ramen, donburi, karaage and snacks.
🦀 Kracked Crab (Woodstock) opened in The Heist, specializing in customizable seafood boils packed with crab, lobster, shrimp, sausage and corn.
🍻 Castle Wyrd (Milwaukie), the new location of Southeast Portland's medieval-themed tavern Wyrd Leatherworks & Meadery, will reopen Saturday in a 5,000 square-foot castle.
🔜 What we're watching: James Beard Award-winning bakery JinJu Patisserie is planning a comeback this fall, reopening just a short walk from its flagship location on North Williams across the street from New Seasons.