smallwares

Smallwares, a stylish, “inauthentic Asian” eatery in Portland, Ore. The cuisine is eclectic, yet refined, focused but not defined by any one influence. The menu at Smallwares consists of small plates that are meant to be shared along with larger dishes of noodles and curry. The menu is expertly paired with a carefully curated list of sake, cocktails, beer and wine. Adjacent to Smallwares is...

DIVISION/CLINTON— Chefs Johanna Ware (Smallwares) and Kelly Myers (Xico) will join forces for a collaborative dinner on Wednesday, August 6, offering four courses that "fuse" together Mexican and Asian flavor profiles. The $45 reservation (available on a rolling basis throughout the evening) includes courses like pork belly-topped chawanmushi, ceviches dotted with yuzu koshu and Thai basil, and...

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Johanna Ware is the executive chef and owner at Northeast Portland's Smallwares. Ware grew up in Barrington, IL, learning how to roast the perfect chicken at her mother's side. After attending the University of Oregon, she moved to New York and landed a job at Brad Farmerie's Public, knowing she would one day return to Portland and open a restaurant. After Public, she moved to the legendary...

DOWNTOWN— Chef Greg Higgins celebrates seasonally appropriate beers with three nights of mid-winter's brewer's dinners from January 28 to 30. The five-course menu, available in the Higgins dining room all three evenings, features five different local beers: a pork charcuterie plate is paired with Hair of the Dog's "Doggie Claws," while an applewood-smoked ham arrives to the table with a winter...

Smallwares is a forty-seat restaurant with an open kitchen. We serve small plates of inauthentic Asian cuisine meant to be shared, and eclectic wine, sake and cocktails.