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Restaurant information | |
Chef | Aaron Adams |
Street address | 1407 Southeast Belmont Street |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97214 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°31′00″N122°39′05″W / 45.5167°N 122.6514°W |
Seating capacity | 18 |
Website | asterapdx |
Astera is a vegan restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1]
The 18-seat vegan fine-dining [1] restaurant Astera operates on Belmont Street in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood. It offers a tasting menu. [2]
Aaron Adams is the chef. [2] [3] [4] He opened the restaurant following the closure of Fermenter. [5]
In 2024, Karen Brooks of Portland Monthly wrote, "The best dishes could step into the ring with a Michelin contender's amuse-bouche or a Paris baker's patisserie." [6] Astera was included in The New York Times 's 2025 list of the 25 best restaurants in Portland. [2] Anastasia Sloan included the business in Eater Portland 's 2025 list of the city's 19 best vegan restaurants. [7] In 2025, VegOut ranked Astera second in a list of best new vegan restaurants in the United States and the magazine's Anja Grommons included the business in a list of Portland's best vegan restaurants. [8] [9] The business also ranked fifth in The Oregonian 's annual Readers Choice Awards in 2025. [10]