Dine out on Wednesday May 16 for Restaurants for Raphael House

It’s that time of year again – the annual Restaurants for Raphael House day. If you dine out on Wednesday May 16 for Restaurants for Raphael House, for any meal or snack or drink all day at nearly 50 participating restaurants all over Portland, Lake Oswego, and Beaverton, you are helping support families escaping domestic violence. Please, call your family, or friends, or colleagues – make a plan to have lunch or dinner, or snacks and a drink. You don’t have to purchase any particular dish or drink – they all count. You don’t even have to dine out actually – many of the participants also offer delivery (via delivery services like Postmates (referral code 1I24N), Caviar, etc. – if you aren’t a member get $10 off with those links for joining) and that counts too towards the calculation of percentage of proceeds for the day.
 

By spending your money in any way you like at these businesses, a portion of proceeds will go towards this non-profit providing life-saving shelter to women, men, and children seeking safety from domestic violence, as well as funding prevention programs. Founded in 1977, Raphael House of Portland is the largest domestic violence shelter in Multnomah County, and is dedicated to fighting the causes and effects of domestic violence.

Raphael House offers emergency shelter in a confidential location, a 24-hour in-house crisis line, transitional housing and advocacy programs to hundreds of adults and children annually, non-residential advocacy in partnership with the Portland Police Bureau, and also work to bring an end to violence through community outreach and education. Raphael House of Portland has been providing life-saving services to families for more then 40 years.

You can find the complete list here on their website along with a map, but here’s my list that includes descriptions of the restaurants from me to further encourage you to visit and order!

Southeast

• Accanto | 2838 SE Belmont St Serving Italian fare for dinner like handmade pasta, and making the most of lots of local seasonal ingredients. If you haven’t visited yet since Chef Erik Van Kley took the lead of the kitchen (Chef Erik is previously from sadly shuttered now Taylor Railworks and also Little Bird Bistro), here’s your excuse.
  
• Bread and Ink Cafe | 3610 SE Hawthorne Blvd Roomy, long-lived American restaurant on Hawthorne with a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu. Also available via delivery.
• Chapel Hill | 4380 SE Hawthorne Brand new to the neighborhood (just opened and not even a month old yet) from the owners of Church Bar is this new bar offering drinks and pho tacos, bulgogi nachos, vegan poblano rangoons, and pad thai crunch wraps.
• Chiang Mai | 3145 SE Hawthorne Blvd  Dishing up traditional specialties from Northern Thailand for lunch and dinner,  look for dishes you haven’t seen at a typical Thai food menu like Gang Hung Lay and Khao Tod Naem Kook and Palo Moo. Also available via delivery.
• Dig A Pony | 736 SE Grand Ave Cocktails, beer, wine, and a full food menu that includes my favorites, their homemade pimento cheese  (with crackers or on their cheeseburger…) or their beignets with cinnamon tequila caramel sauce along with DJs playing tunes every night.
  
• Farm Spirit | 1414 SE Morrison St The best vegan dining experience in Portland with a tasting menu that I highly recommend even for those who aren’t vegan. You will need to make reservations on their website beforehand for their seatings. You can see examples of what their tasting menu experience is like by seeing my recaps from December 2016, or February 2016 or September 2015
  
• Fifty Licks Ice Cream | 2021 SE Clinton One of my favorite ice cream parlors in Portland with traditional as well as nontraditional flavors, including sorbets for the dairy free and cool toppings and the best sffrogato in town. Flavors I’ve enjoyed include Stumptown Coffee, Roasted Milk, Thai Jasmine Rice with Pandan, and toppings of Bee Pollen or Sweet Corn Dust or Potato Chips! I just learned via this list that they are available via delivery too.
  
• Oaks Bottom Public House | 1621 SE Bybee Blvd This outpost of Lompoc Brewing is a great spot to grab a beer and a bite plus they have a a private patio out back that’s covered and heated. Don’t miss their totchos (tater tot nachos)!
• Pacific Pie Co. | 1520 SE 7th Ave  Handmade sweet and savory pies (hello Chocolate Bourbon Hazelnut pie, but also Chicken Pot Pie and Shepherd’s Pie and more),  plus other snacks and entrees like polenta with mushroom sauce, sausage rolls, chicken schnitzel, bangers and mash and more for lunch and dinner. Also available via delivery.
  
• ¿Por Qué No? Taquería | 4635 SE Hawthorne Blvd Cozy neighborhood taqueria with a sustainable business philosophy and featuring local ingredients in salads, ceviche, flautas and tacos, and wash it down with their refreshing aguas frescas.
• Redwood | 7915 SE Stark St American restaurant & lounge in Montavilla offering brunch everyday along with lunch and dinner that is a mix of classic (chicken pot pie, mac and cheese, fried brussels sprouts, cheddar and corn fritters) and new (grilled eggplant sandwich, braised tongue sandwich, mussels in house curry).
• Ruby Jewel – Hawthorne | 4703 SE Hawthorne Blvd The best ice cream sandwiches with choose your own homemade ice cream and cookies combo in Portland, also available via delivery.
  
• Russell Street Bar-B-Que | 4246 SE Belmont St, Unit 2. Also available via delivery so you can dig into your BBQ ribs, pulled pork or chicken, brisket, and smoked sausages all messy and not be self conscious.
• The Country Cat Dinner House & Bar | 7937 SE Stark  Southern food serving brunch (including classic cast iron fried chicken, or chicken fried steak or smoked bbq brisket sandwich) and dinner (from that fried chicken again to a fish fry, duck leg, lamb meatloaf or a dish of whole hog) every day. Also available via delivery so make it a Southern dinner feast for takeout for home!
   
• Ya Hala | 8005 SE Stark St Family owned restaurant specializing in the homey traditional Lebanese cuisine for lunch and dinner. Also available for delivery.
  

Northeast

• Acadia Bistro | 1303 NE Fremont St A New Orleans Bistro with Cajun-Creole food – I am particularly fond of their  Louisiana Barbeque Shrimp with lemon, black pepper, white wine and butter. I went back to the bowl and spooned the sauce right onto my bread.
  
• Altabira City Tavern | 1021 NE Grand Ave #600 Restaurant at the Hotel Eastlund with a fabulous city view rooftop patio offering food and drink right across from the Oregon Convention Center and Moda Center in Lloyd Center district
   
• Bella Pizza | 2934 NE Alberta St They offer East Coast style pizza 11am-10pm and 2 patios for dining on that pizza al fresco, or eat inside, get take out, or delivery via Caviar delivery service.
• Beulahland | 118 NE 28th Ave  Coffee and Alehouse offering breakfast, and then beer alongside American eats such as sandwiches & games including pinball or on the TVs (particularly futball/soccer from Europe, as well as local Timbers) during lunch and dinner.
• Cha! Cha! Cha! Taqueria on Fremont | 4727 NE Fremont St Farm to table ingredients in a variety of Mexican plates including tacos, bowls, enchiladas, burritos and more. Also available via delivery.
• Church | 2600 NE Sandy Blvd Church themed decor in a bar, lots of vegan options, also available via delivery.
  
• Cider Riot! | 807 NE Couch St Hard cider made with local Cascadian grown apples at this cidery room where you can order tasting trays. They offer a few snacks but there is usually a food truck parked just outside.
• Citizen Baker | 1089 NE Grand Ave Bakery inside Hotel Eastlund offering Risterro coffee and various breakfast items including great breakfast sandwiches, fresh salads, sandwiches, soups. Also available via delivery.
• Dove Vivi Pizza | 2727 NE Glisan St  Famous cornmeal-crust pizzas, there are also vegan pizza options from 4 PM on. Below are some slices I recently enjoyed, Pesto Pizza with spinach pesto, mozzarella, fontina, ricotta, tomatoes, basil and a slice of Blue Thyme pizza by Dove Vivi with that famous cornmeal crust and blue cheese, mozzarella, caramelized yellow onions and thyme. Also available via delivery.
  
• Fifty Licks Ice Cream | 2742 E Burnside One of my favorite ice cream parlors in Portland has now opened this new location with traditional as well as nontraditional flavors, including sorbets for the dairy free and cool toppings and the best sffrogato in town. Flavors I’ve enjoyed include Stumptown Coffee, Roasted Milk, Thai Jasmine Rice with Pandan, and toppings of Bee Pollen or Sweet Corn Dust or Potato Chips!
  
• Grand Army Tavern | 901 NE Oneonta St Most known for their pork platter that includes options (or get one of everything) like beerwurst, schnitzel, cuban leg roast, fried baloney, spiced butt roast, or maple glazed ham, but I really like a lot of their seasonal vegetable plates more!
  
• Hale Pele | 2733 NE Broadway All you need to know is that this is a tiki bar. Delivery is available but since the best things are their drinks… you should just come hang here.
• Kitchen Sink Food + Drink | 2250 E Burnside St Unit C.  Comfort food in the form of various egg muffin sandwiches in the morning for breakfast, rye based handpies for lunch, or items from their pastry case at this cafe. Delivery is available.
• Noble Rot Wine Bar & Restaurant | 1111 E Burnside St  Fourth floor restaurant along Burnside Avenue with seasonal ingredients including from its own garden and a rooftop patio with city views
  
• Pip’s Original Doughnuts & Chai | 4759 NE Fremont St  Fried to order mini doughnuts with chai and coffee beverages open 8 AM – 4 PM
  
• Rose and Thistle Public House | 2314 NE Broadway St  Scottish pub drinks and food for here or delivery.
• Russell Street Bar-B-Que | 325 NE Russell St. BBQ ribs, pulled pork or chicken, brisket, and smoked sausages.

North

• Fino – Bistro, Bar & Pizzeria | 8225 N Denver Ave. Casual Italian pasta and pizza also available for delivery.
• Las Primas | 3971 N Williams Ave #103  Peruvian eatery serving sandwiches, empanadas & other traditional street food & cocktails for lunch and dinner. I love their happy hour with their pisco sours (the national Peruvian cocktail) and I can’t resist getting the appetizer of Tequeños (Venezuelan Cheese Sticks), a queso blanco filled fried wonton snack served with avocado-lime dip. Also available for delivery
  
• ¿Por Qué No? Taquería | 4635 SE Hawthorne Blvd Cozy neighborhood taqueria with a sustainable business philosophy and featuring local ingredients in salads, ceviche, flautas and tacos, and wash it down with their refreshing aguas frescas. Also available for delivery
• Quaintrelle | 3936 N Mississippi Ave Pacific Northwest cuisine with gorgeous cocktails and 80-85% of their food sourced locally and especially loves to show off the natural flavors when ingredients are so direct farm to table. I visited them previously and shared some of their dishes, especially I love their sheep cheese dumplings!
   
• Radar Restaurant | 3951 N Mississippi Ave Neighborhood gem with American style tapas and cocktails which just celebrated its 5 year anniversary last year (I wrote about them here)
  
• Ruby Jewel – Mississippi | 3713 N Mississippi Ave The best ice cream sandwiches with choose your own homemade ice cream and cookies combo in Portland, also available via delivery.

Southwest

• Bijou Cafe | 132 SW 3rd Ave Breakfast classic in Portland for more then 35 years, they also offer lunch but their french style omelettes are what you should order.
• GiGi’s Cafe | 6320 SW Capitol Hwy Breakfast and lunch spot offering hashes, scrambles, waffles and sandwiches for here or via delivery services.
• Mother’s Bistro & Bar | 212 SW Stark St  Cafe and bar with homey decor made a bit more fancy with beautiful chandeliers specializes in hearty comfort-food by moms (traditional, homey, comforting, made from scratch), if your mom really knew how to cook, serving breakfast lunch and dinner. They also serve great Cocktails at the bar, and fabulous French pressed coffee. Also offers delivery.
  
• Ruby Jewel – West End | 428 SW 12th Ave The best ice cream sandwiches with choose your own homemade ice cream and cookies combo in Portland

Northwest

• The Fireside | 801 NW 23rd Ave gastropub with New American food and per the name, fireplaces
• Nicoletta + Beppe’s | 1230 NW Hoyt St.  Italian spot with pasta and pizza that just opened last summer. Also available via delivery.
• Tanner Creek Tavern | 875 NW Everett St This New American just brought in a chef from Napa Valley, Jeff Larson – previously an executive chef at Goose and Gander (a Michelin recognized restaurant), so it’ll be interesting to see what he’ll be bringing to the menu here at Tanner Creek. Also available via delivery. 
  

Elsewhere

• Chuck’s Place 148 B Ave Suite 200 (Lake Oswego)  Neighborhood cafe with coffee, tea, and baked goods (particularly the scones) in Lake Oswego.Chuckie Pies
• Chuckie Pies 430 5th St (Lake Oswego) Neighborhood pizzeria offers classic Neapolitan-style pies in Lake Oswego.
• MiNGo West | 12600 SW Crescent Street Suite 120 (Beaverton) Italian restaurant right at the Beaverton Central Max stop offering lunch, really excellent happy hour, and dinner. In good weather the seats outside facing The Round are lovely.
  

So please, how about making plans next week for some delicious food and drink, and helping out an important cause? I know I have plans to support them, but you can make a difference too! Post your support on social media using the hashtag #R4RH. Follow along to see where on my Instagram to see where I go next week – what place do you think you would get food from?