Dine out and help out

If you want to help those in struggling in Japan, but feel too far away to make a difference, the answer could be as close as your next restaurant meal.

It turns out that Portland’s best restaurants are not only dishing out great food, but generosity as well. Today and this evening, over 50 of Portland’s restaurants and cafes are donating a percentage of their proceeds to the Mercy Corps Help Survivors of Japan’s Earthquake Fund. The Portland Restaurant Relief program will be occurring all over the city; many of the participants are just a streetcar hop away from the Portland State campus.

Some of the close-by eateries include the perfectly juicy Little Big Burger in the Pearl, downtown’s sushi hub Masu, the pastrami-packed Kenny and Zuke’s and the fabulously crafted libations and food at Clyde Common. Alternatively, simply buy a coffee for you and a friend at any of the Stumptown locations. It’s a great cause mixed with some of the best places to eat in Portland—not bad for a Tuesday.

THE FULL LIST OF RESTAURANTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING:

23 Hoyt

529 NW 23rd Ave.

(503) 445-7400

Apizza Scholls

4741 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

(503) 233-1286

Aquariva

470 SW Hamilton Ct.

(503) 802-5850

Ate–Oh–Ate

2454 E Burnside St.

(503) 445-6101

Aviary

1733 NE Alberta St.

(503) 287-2400

Bar Avignon

2138 SE Division St.

(503) 517-0808

Beaker and Flask

720 SE Sandy Blvd.

(503) 235-8180

BEAST

5425 NE 30th Ave.

(503) 841-6968

Biwa

215 SE 9th Ave.

(503) 239-8830

Bluehour

205 NW 13th Ave.

(503) 226-3394

Broder

2508 SE Clinton St.

(503) 736-3333

Bunk Bar

1028 SE Water Ave., Suite 130

(503) 894-9708

Bunk Sandwiches

621 SE Morrison St.

(503) 477-9515

Café Castagna

1758 Hawthorne Blvd.

(503) 231-9959

Central

220 SW Ankeny St.

Clarklewis

1001 SE Water Ave., Suite 160

(503) 235-2294

Clyde Common

1014 SW Stark St.

(503) 228-3333

Country Cat

7937 SE Stark St.

(503) 408-1414

Del Inti

2315 NE Alberta St.

(503) 288-8191

Dick’s Kitchen

3312 SE Belmont St.

(503) 235-0146

DOC

5519 NE 30th Ave.

(503) 946-8592

Fratelli

1230 NW Hoyt St.

(503) 241-8800

Gilt Club

306 NW Broadway

(503) 222-4458

Grüner

527 SW 12th Ave.

(503) 241-7163

Jade Teahouse

7912 SE 13th Ave.

(503) 477-8985

Kenny and Zuke’s

1038 SW Stark St.

(503) 222-3354

Ken’s Artisan Bakery

338 NW 21st Ave.

(503) 248-2202

Ken’s Artisan Pizza

304 SE 28th Ave.

(503) 517-9951

Laurlehurst Market

3155 E Burnside St.

(503) 206-3099

Laughing Planet Café

922 NW 21st Ave.

(503) 445-1319

 

3320 SE Belmont St.

(503) 235-6472

 

3765 N Mississippi Ave.

(503) 467-4146

Lincoln

3808 N Williams Ave.

(503) 288-6200

Little Big Burger

122 NW 10th Ave.

(503) 274-9008

Little Bird

219 SW 6th Ave.

(503) 688-5952

Meat Cheese Bread

1406 SE Stark St.

(503) 234-1700

Masu

406 SW 13th Ave., Suite 202

(503) 221-6278

Mee Sen

3924 N Mississippi Ave.

(503) 445-1909

Miho

4057 N Interstate Ave.

(503) 719-6152

Navarre

10 NE 28th Ave.

(503) 232-3555

Nostrana

1401 SE Morrison St.

(503) 234-2427

Olympic Provisions

107 SE Washington St.

(503) 954-3663

Park Kitchen

422 NW 8th Ave.

(503) 223-7275

Podnah’s Pit Barbeque

1625 NE Killingsworth St.

(503) 281-3700

Pok Pok

3226 SE Division St.

(503) 232-1387

Por Que No

3524 N Mississippi Ave.

(503) 467-5149

 

4635 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

(503) 954-3138

Produce Row

204 SE Oak St.

(503) 232-8355

Sapphire Hotel

5008 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

(503) 232-6333

Saucebox

214 SW Broadway

(503) 241-3393

Savoy

2500 SE Clinton St.

(503) 808-9999

Spirit of ‘77

500 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.

(503) 232-9977

Stumptown Coffee

all locations

Tanuki

413 NE 21st Ave.

(503) 241-7767

Tasty and Sons

3808 N Williams Ave.

(503) 621-1400

The Observatory

8115 SE Stark St.

(503) 445-6284

Toro Bravo

120 NE Russell St.

(503) 281-4464

VitaCafé

3023 NE Alberta St.

(503) 335-8223

Whiskey Soda Lounge

3131 SE Division St.

(503) 232-0102

Yoko’s

2878 SE Gladstone St.

(503) 736-9228

Zilla

1806 NE Alberta St.

(503) 288-8372