The Paper Bridge

The Paper Bridge
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Restaurant information
EstablishedNovember 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
Owner(s)
  • Quynh Nguyen
  • Carlo Reinardy
Chef
  • Quynh Nguyen
  • Carlo Reinardy
Food typeVietnamese
Street address828 Southeast Ash Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′17″N 122°39′26″W / 45.5214°N 122.6571°W / 45.5214; -122.6571
Websitethepaperbridgepdx.com

The Paper Bridge is a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. Spouses Quynh Nguyen and Carlo Reinardy, who are co-owners and co-chefs, opened the restaurant in southeast Portland in 2023.

Description

The Paper Bridge is a Vietnamese restaurant in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood.[1] The business is named after a district in Hanoi.[2] The restaurant's dining room has two areas, one of which is referred to as "the garden" and has hanging plants and paper lanterns.[3]

The Northern Vietnamese[4] menu includes phở chiên phồng (fried rice noodles with a light gravy) as well as Vân Đình-style grilled duck with glass noodles, chive flowers, daylilies, and bamboo consomme. The restaurant also serves the noodle dish bún chả.[3] Among pho varieties is one with roast duck leg.[5] The Lang Son-style pho has barbecue pork, pork tenderloin, pork belly, fried sweet potato, and chile sauce.[6] The charcuterie platter has pork hock, Vietnamese and lap xoung sausages, pate, floss made of shittakes, pickled morning glory, and cheche (a type of cheese).[7]

Drink options include cà phê trung (egg coffee), iced coconut coffee, and rượu, or distilled rice wines infused with ingredients such as apple, mulberry, or rose myrtle.[3] Cocktails include a gin fizz with calamansi juice and egg whites, and a mocktail callled the lime snow has been described as "a sweet and citrusy confection with lots of ice".[5] The Paper Bridge also serves smoothies with boba and jellies.[1]

History

The restaurant is co-owned by spouses Quynh Nguyen and Carlo Reinardy, who are also both chefs.[8] It opened on November 9, 2023,[9] in the space that previously housed Simpatica / La Luna cafe.[10] The Paper Bridge operates in a building that also houses Bar Casa Vale and Scotch Lodge.[3] For Lunar New Year in 2024, The Paper Bridge offered a special five-course dinner menu.[11]

Reception

Nick Woo and Krista Garcia included The Paper Bridge in Eater Portland's 2024 list of the city's seventeen "finest" Vietnamese restaurants.[8] Michael Russell included the clams in The Oregonian's list of Portland's ten best dishes of 2024.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "New Asian Restaurants for the Whole Family". PDX Parent. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  2. ^ Dinh, Elizabeth (October 16, 2024). "The Paper Bridge brings Hanoi flavors to Portland". KOIN.
  3. ^ a b c d Wong, Janey (2023-11-07). "Incoming Vietnamese Restaurant the Paper Bridge Takes a Culinary Tour Through Northern Vietnam". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  4. ^ Russell, Michael (2024-09-09). "Portland snags two spots on Bon Appetit's list of America's best new restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  5. ^ a b "The Paper Bridge Brings Northern Vietnamese Dishes to Light". Willamette Week. 2024-03-12. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  6. ^ "The Best Things the Eater Portland Team Ate This Week". Eater Portland. 2024-05-17. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  7. ^ "Best Dishes the Eater Portland Team Ate This Week". Eater Portland. 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  8. ^ a b Woo, Nick (2018-04-13). "The 17 Finest Vietnamese Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  9. ^ "A Guide to Portland's Latest Restaurant Openings". Eater Portland. 2021-01-27. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  10. ^ Russell, Michael (2023-11-22). "Look inside 8 new Portland-area restaurants that opened this fall". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  11. ^ Dinh, Elizabeth (February 7, 2024). "Here's where, how to celebrate Lunar New Year around Portland". KOIN. Archived from the original on February 11, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  12. ^ Russell, Michael (2024-12-19). "Michael Russell picks Portland's 10 best dishes of 2024". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-21.