| Arden Wine Bar and Kitchen | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Food type | Pacific Northwest |
| Street address | 417 Northwest 10th Avenue |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97209 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′34″N122°40′53″W / 45.5261°N 122.6814°W |
| Website | ardenpdx |
Arden Wine Bar and Kitchen, or simply Arden, is a Pacific Northwest restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1]
Named after the forrest of William Shakespeare, [2] the Pacific Northwest [3] restaurant and wine bar Arden operates in northwest Portland's Pearl District. [4] [5] Portland Monthly has described Arden as a "cozy" and candlelit establishment where "a stool at the bar lands a front-row view of the open kitchen". [6] The restaurant has offered a tasting menu as well as à la carte options. [7] Arden has served chorizo sausage, truffle pierogis, [8] and a fennel salad. [9]
Arden is owned by Kelsey Glasser. [10] [11] [12] Sara Hauman was the opening executive chef. [13] [14] Erik Van Kley became the chef in 2019. [4] [5] [15]
Arden operates in the space that previously housed Coppia. [16] In 2024, Arden hosted a fundraising dinner and reunion of the defunct restaurant Little Bird Bistro. [17]
In 2018, Michael Russell included Arden in The Oregonian 's lists of Portland's ten best new restaurants [18] and ten best new wine bars. [16] In 2024, the business was included in The Oregonian's list of the best restaurant in downtown Portland [19] and ranked first in the best restaurant category of the newspaper's Readers Choice Awards. [20] Arden was also included in Portland Monthly's 2018 list of the city's fifteen best new bars. [21]
In 2024, Arden was included in Wine Enthusiast 's list of the 50 best wine restaurants in the nation, [22] [23] as well as Eater Portland 's overview of the city's 38 best restaurants and food carts. [5] Eater Portland also included the business in a list of the best restaurants and bars in the Pearl District, [24] as well as another of "tasting menus and prix fixe dinners worth the price tag in Portland". [25] The website's Brooke Jackson-Glidden and Thom Hilton included Arden in a list of 21 romantic restaurants and Bars in the city for a date. [26]
