Azul Kitchen & Bar is proposed for the long‑vacant Jones Club at 115 NW 1st Ave, with plans for nearly 7,000 square feet, late‑night hours and weekend live music.

Belmont’s Aalto Lounge reopens under bartender Olivia Ennis Hilton and chef Meesh Fennimore with cocktails, DJs and a Filipino‑influenced menu. The bar keeps its queer‑friendly vibe with new art and a red‑tiled bartop.

The EAST by Trap Kitchen opened in Portland’s Central Eastside, blending cart‑era favorites and a seven‑course Chef’s Counter with neighborhood programming.

Jacob Harth will reopen a historic Tillamook Bay oyster house as Bayocean Oyster House, combining a waterside counter‑service restaurant, market and on‑site processing hub.

Freeland Spirits opened a full tasting room at PDX’s north concession hall, pouring cocktail flights and selling Portland-made goods during daily 8 a.m.–8 p.m. hours.

Lena Brands LLC has filed for Chapter 11 after abruptly closing all Oregon Shari’s locations; creditors and workers are pressing claims as the Delaware case proceeds.

Coquelico, inside the Portland Art Museum’s Rothko Pavilion, pairs Spella coffee with tartines, crepes and a Rothko‑inspired ricotta cake in a sunny bistro setting.

Chefs Chase Dopson and Maggie Irwin’s Ma Cher brings seafood‑forward French‑Cajun dinners to NE Portland midweek. Gulf shrimp, blue crab and bayou classics anchor the menu.

A new eight‑seat omakase counter, Sushi Fukami, is slated to open at 1128 S.W. Alder in July with a hinoki counter, Edo‑style nigiri and a $175–$195 tasting. The tiny downtown spot promises one seating per night and limited reservations.

Puff Coffee will reopen the longtime Stumptown Belmont location this July, returning founder Duane Sorenson to Sunnyside.

Plans would convert a 1905 Kerns triplex at 2953 NE Glisan into Massalia Books & Cafe; city permits, an appeal record and a county health‑plan review are in the files.

Alea's founders Haley and Brendan Byer are launching 'Nights at Alea' — weekly Tuesday dinners at Mac Market featuring themed menus and handmade pasta.

Vertical Diner’s Hillsdale outpost will close June 14; owners cite long‑running economic strain and plan to phase menu items.