Aviary

Located in the Alberta Arts District of Northeast Portland, Aviary presents an inventive and eclectic menu of small and large plates, boasting cuisine that applies classic French techniques to exotic Eastern flavors and the freshest ingredients of the season. The cocktail menu puts creative, culinary-inspired twists on classic favorites​, drawing inspiration from the kitchen​ and the wine list...

Holy pop-ups, Batman: The pop-up dinner (aka the transient, non-permanent dinner thrown by moonlighting chefs and culinary instructors) has entered the Portland spotlight in full force. Pop-ups, as a collective thing, were named the Restaurant of the Year in the Oregonian, "unrestaurants" took over Portland Monthly's July issue, and a half-dozen more semi-recurring events have entered the fold....

Holy pop-ups, Batman: Since Eater's last look at Portland's then-burgeoning pop-up scene, the pop-up dinner (aka the transient, non-permanent dinner thrown by moonlighting chefs and culinary instructors) has entered the spotlight in full force. Pop-ups, as a collective thing, were named the Restaurant of the Year in the Oregonian, "unrestaurants" took over Portland Monthly's July issue, and a...

It's time to update the Eater 38, your answer and ours to any question that begins, "Can you recommend a restaurant...?" This highly elite group covers the entire city, spans myriad cuisines, and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs, save for those occasions when you absolutely must spend half a paycheck. Every couple of months, we'll be adding pertinent restaurants that were...

NE ALBERTA— Aviary's Jasper Shen will celebrate "the food his mom used to make at home" with a Chinese food pop-up at the restaurant, scheduled for Tuesday, May 20. In the one-off event, Aviary's regular menu will make way for a family-style prix fixe menu offering soup dumplings, pork and shrimp wontons in chili oil, and chicken noodle soup. The menu is $35 per person and available first-come,...

Located in the Alberta Arts district of Northeast Portland, Aviary combines industrial design with local art, reclaimed wood from the original site, and locally crafted lighting. With a chef's counter, communal table and a seasonal patio. Three co-chefs, Sarah Pliner, Jasper Shen, and Kat Whitehead, collaborate on an eclectic menu of small plates inspired by France and Asia. Leah Moorhead's...