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