Thơm Portland
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| Thơm Portland | |
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| Established | August 2021 |
| Food type | Vietnamese |
| Street address | 3039 Northeast Alberta Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97211 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°33′33″N 122°38′02″W / 45.5592°N 122.6340°W |
| Seating capacity | 10 |
| Website | thom |
Thơm Portland, or simply Thơm, is a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Description
[edit]Thơm (which means "smells good")[1] is a Vietnamese restaurant in northeast Portland's Concordia neighborhood, specializing in pho.[2] Portland Monthly's Karen Brooks has described the restaurant, which has a seating capacity of 10, as "tiny" and "casual". She wrote, "The feel is of stepping into a hidden studio in a mid-century home—blonde wood everywhere, painterly shades of green, a trio of hanging Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculptures, and customized wood speakers, four of them, strategically placed around the room."[3] The menu has included Phở Bo (beef noodle), Phở Chay (vegan phở), Bún Thịt Nướng (barbecue pork noodles), and Cơm Gà (chicken and rice), vermicelli, and rice plates.[3][4]
History
[edit]Brothers Jimmy and Johnny Le opened Thơm in August 2021, in a space which previously housed The Big Egg and Sugar Cube.[3]
Reception
[edit]In 2021, Michael Russell of The Oregonian called Thơm the "second-wave Vietnamese restaurant Portland has been waiting for".[5] He included Thơm in a list of Portland's best new restaurants[6] and the bún thịt nướng in an overview of the year's "most memorable" dishes, writing:
The phở is great. So is the five-spice chicken and rice. But my favorite thing to eat at chef Jimmy Le's new four-dish Northeast Portland restaurant is the bún thịt nướng, a bowl of 'dad’s grilled pork' served over slick rice noodles with pickles and nước chấm. Yes, you’ve had this dish before — you can get it at the airport! — just never with pork this sweet and juicy.[7]
Karen Brooks included Thơm in Portland Monthly's Best Restaurants list.[8] Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the restaurant in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of recommended eateries on Alberta.[9]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Hilton, Thom (2022-03-11). "Thơm Owner Jimmy Le's Go-To Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (February 24, 2022). "A Guide to Portland's Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c Brooks, Karen (August 12, 2021). "Next-Gen Vietnamese American Noodle Shop Thơm Opens Soon". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Cami (December 22, 2021). "Celebrate New Year's Eve with Dine-In and Takeout Options". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Russell, Michael (December 10, 2021). "Thơm is the second-wave Vietnamese restaurant Portland has been waiting for (restaurant review)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Russell, Michael (December 12, 2021). "Portland's best new restaurants". The Oregonian. p. 003.
- ^ Russell, Michael (December 26, 2021). "The year's most memorable dishes Our favorite Portland-area bites came from all over the place, from our best new restaurant to short-lived pandemic pop-ups". The Oregonian. p. 006.
- ^ Brooks, Karen (November 30, 2021). "In the Portland Dining Scene, These Little Lights Really Shine". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-04-26) [2016-10-10]. "Where to Eat and Drink on Alberta". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2022-04-26.