Mémoire Cà Phê

Mémoire Cà Phê
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Restaurant information
EstablishedAugust 24, 2024 (2024-08-24)
Owner(s)
  • Kimberly Dam
  • Richard Le
  • Lisa Nguyen
Food typeVietnamese American
Street address1495 Northeast Alberta Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97211
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°33′33″N 122°39′00″W / 45.5592°N 122.6499°W / 45.5592; -122.6499

Mémoire Cà Phê is a Vietnamese American restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] Established in 2024, the business is owned by chef Richard Le of Matta, coffee roaster Kimberly Dam of Portland Cà Phê, and pastry chef Lisa Nguyen of the doughnut shop HeyDay. Mémoire Cà Phê was included in Eater's list of the nation's fourteen best new restaurants in 2024.

Description

The counter service restaurant Mémoire Cà Phê operates at the intersection of Alberta Street and 15th Avenue in northeast Portland's Vernon neighborhood.[2] It serves Vietnamese American cuisine, inspired by the owners' shared heritage. The menu includes a version of McDonald's Big Breakfast with a pandan waffle instead of a biscuit.[3] One breakfast sandwich has milk bread, pork, fried egg, American cheese, and nước chấm. The cafe also has breakfast burritos with pork belly caramelized with fish sauce, chicken and waffles, a shrimp omelette with garlic and shallots,[4][5] desserts and pastries such as affogato and a cinnamon roll with black sesame and marionberry jam,[6] and coffee drinks.[3][7]

History

Mémoire Cà Phê is owned by chef Richard Le of the Vietnamese restaurant Matta, coffee roaster Kimberly Dam of Portland Cà Phê, and pastry chef Lisa Nguyen of the doughnut shop HeyDay. In January 2024, Brooke Jackson-Glidden of Eater Portland described the trio's plans to open Mémoire Cà Phê in the spring.[3] In March, she and Janey Wong said the restaurant was slated to open in June.[7] Mémoire Cà Phê opened on August 24, 2024.[2][8]

Reception

Mémoire Cà Phê was included in Eater's list of the fourteen best new restaurants in the U.S. in 2024.[9][10] Additionally, Jackson-Glidden and Rebecca Roland included the business in Eater Portland's 2024 overview of the city's "best next-level" brunch restaurants.[5] The website also included Mémoire Cà Phê in a list of the "hottest" new eateries in Portland for November 2024,[6] and the owners won in the Restaurant Team of the Year category of the website's annual Eater Awards.[11] Writing for Portland Monthly in 2024, Jackson-Glidden said, "dishes at Mémoire feel original and imaginative while remaining firmly attached to their tender roots".[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vietnamese brunch spot Mémoire Cà Phê taps into nostalgia". Axios Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  2. ^ a b "Vietnamese American Café Mémoire Cà Phê Opens In Portland August 2024". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  3. ^ a b c Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2024-01-31). "This New Vietnamese American Cafe Will Blend McDonald's Breakfast With Pandan Waffles". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  4. ^ Wong, Janey (2024-09-10). "Inside Five Nostalgia-Driven Dishes on Mémoire Cà Phê's Brunch Menu". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  5. ^ a b Roland, Rebecca (2016-08-09). "Best Next-Level Brunch Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  6. ^ a b "The Hottest New Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland, November 2024". Eater Portland. 2015-04-02. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  7. ^ a b Wong, Janey (2024-03-22). "The Most Anticipated Portland Restaurant Openings, Spring 2024". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  8. ^ Wong, Janey (2024-09-05). "Portland Restaurant Openings You May Have Missed". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  9. ^ "These Are the 14 Best New Restaurants in America". Eater. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  10. ^ "Portland-founded Vietnamese brunch spot included on Eater's list of best new restaurants". KOIN. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  11. ^ Wong, Janey (2024-12-03). "Introducing the 2024 Eater Portland Award Winners". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  12. ^ "Three New Portland Restaurants to Try This Fall". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-12.