Cup & Saucer Cafe

Cup & Saucer Cafe was a restaurant with multiple locations in Portland, Oregon.

Cup & Saucer Cafe
Exterior of the original restaurant in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood, 2022
Restaurant information
ClosedMarch 2022 (2022-03)
Owner(s)Karen Harding
Food typeAmerican
CityPortland
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.5120°N 122.6273°W / 45.5120; -122.6273
Websitecupandsaucercafe.com

Description and history

Cup & Saucer Cafe was owned by Karen Harding. Portland Monthly has said, "For over two decades, Cup & Saucer has served up diner classics at multiple locations in Portland. The quintessential Portland diner, offering a menu of egg and tofu scrambles, sweet scones, salads, deli sandwiches, and burgers, this homey eatery caters to a just about everyone with huge portions and sustainable ingredients."[1] The menu also had sour cream coffee cake, as well as gluten-free and vegan options.[2]

The original restaurant opened on Hawthorne Boulevard in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood, within the Hawthorne District, in the late 1980s. According to The Oregonian, the restaurant's walls were "heavy with posters for women's karate and foreign policy groups".[3] Another location briefly operated in downtown Portland during the early 1990s, and was later replaced by a bicycle shop.[3]

The Cup & Saucer on Denver Avenue in north Portland's Kenton neighborhood was replaced by Derby, which opened in 2018.[4][5] The Cup & Saucer on Killingsworth Street in northeast Portland's Concordia neighborhood was replaced by Jinx,[6] which opened in 2019.[7][8] The original Cup & Saucer was the last to close,[9][10] doing so in early March 2022 after operating for 34 years.[11] Eater Portland attributed the Hawthorne restaurant's closure to the COVID-19 pandemic. The space became a second Little Griddle location.[11]

Reception

In his 2017 city guide of Portland, Robert Hull of The Guardian called the Cup & Saucer in north Portland "a good backup option" for Tin Shed Garden Cafe and recommended the Tommy-go-Hammy omelette.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Cup & Saucer | Restaurant Listing". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. Stevenson, Jen (2017-04-18). Portland Family Adventures: City Escapades, Day Trips, Weekend Getaways, and Itineraries for Fun-Loving Families. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 978-1-63217-100-9. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  3. Butler, Grant (2017-01-01). "What Portland coffee culture was like before Starbucks". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  4. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-05-16). "Filipino Food and Good Old Brunch Coming to Kenton's Cup & Saucer Cafe Space". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  5. Russell, Michael (2021-04-01). "Portland smash burger superstars prepare to open full restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  6. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-09-28). "The Incoming Mystery Restaurant on Killingsworth Will Be a Spooky, Family-Friendly Public House". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  7. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-01-03). "A New Family-Friendly Bistro Is Open on Killingsworth". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  8. "For Housebound Punk Parents in Need of an Escape, Jinx Is a Godsend". Willamette Week. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  9. Russell, Michael (2019-02-07). "Does Fried Egg I'm In Love make Portland's signature breakfast sandwich?". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  10. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-09-25). "A Mysterious Neighborhood Bistro Will Hit Killingsworth's Dining Hotspot". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  11. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-01-20). "Portland's Restaurant, Bar, and Food Cart Closures". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  12. "Portland city guide: what to see plus the best hotels, bars and restaurants". The Guardian. 2017-05-27. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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