Thơm Portland

Thơm Portland, or simply Thơm, is a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Thơm Portland
Restaurant information
EstablishedAugust 2021 (2021-08)
Food typeVietnamese
Street address3039 Northeast Alberta Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97211
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.5592°N 122.6340°W / 45.5592; -122.6340
Seating capacity10
Websitethom.love

Description

Thơm is a Vietnamese restaurant in northeast Portland's Concordia neighborhood, specializing in pho.[1] Portland Monthly's Karen Brooks has described the restaurant, which has a seating capacity of 10, as "tiny" and "casual". She wrote, "The feel is of stepping into a hidden studio in a mid-century home—blonde wood everywhere, painterly shades of green, a trio of hanging Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculptures, and customized wood speakers, four of them, strategically placed around the room."[2] The menu has included Phở Bo (beef noodle), Phở Chay (vegan phở), Bún Thịt Nướng (barbecue pork noodles), and Cơm Gà (chicken and rice), vermicelli, and rice plates.[2][3]

History

Brothers Jimmy and Johnny Le opened Thơm in August 2021, in a space which previously housed The Big Egg and Sugar Cube.[2]

Reception

In 2021, Michael Russell of The Oregonian called Thơm the "second-wave Vietnamese restaurant Portland has been waiting for".[4] He included Thơm in a list of Portland's best new restaurants[5] and the bún thịt nướng in an overview of the year's "most memorable" dishes, writing:

The phở is great. So is the five-spice chicken and rice. But my favorite thing to eat at chef Jimmy Le's new four-dish Northeast Portland restaurant is the bún thịt nướng, a bowl of 'dad’s grilled pork' served over slick rice noodles with pickles and nước chấm. Yes, you’ve had this dish before — you can get it at the airport! — just never with pork this sweet and juicy.[6]

Karen Brooks included Thơm in Portland Monthly's Best Restaurants list.[7] Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the restaurant in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of "Where to Eat and Drink on Alberta".[8]

See also

References
  1. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (February 24, 2022). "A Guide to Portland's Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  2. Brooks, Karen (August 12, 2021). "Next-Gen Vietnamese American Noodle Shop Thơm Opens Soon". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. Hughes, Cami (December 22, 2021). "Celebrate New Year's Eve with Dine-In and Takeout Options". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. Russell, Michael (December 10, 2021). "Thơm is the second-wave Vietnamese restaurant Portland has been waiting for (restaurant review)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. Russell, Michael (December 12, 2021). "Portland's best new restaurants". The Oregonian. p. 003.
  6. Russell, Michael (December 26, 2021). "The year's most memorable dishes Our favorite Portland-area bites came from all over the place, from our best new restaurant to short-lived pandemic pop-ups". The Oregonian. p. 006.
  7. Brooks, Karen (November 30, 2021). "In the Portland Dining Scene, These Little Lights Really Shine". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  8. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-04-26) [2016-10-10]. "Where to Eat and Drink on Alberta". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
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