| Berlu | |
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 The restaurant's exterior in 2022 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | June 2019 |
| Owner(s) | Vincent Nguyen [1] |
| Food type | Vietnamese |
| Street address | 605 Southeast Belmont Street |
| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97214 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′00″N122°39′35″W / 45.5168°N 122.6596°W |
| Website | berlupdx |
Berlu Bakery, or simply Berlu, is a Vietnamese restaurant and bakery in Portland, Oregon, United States. [2] [3] The restaurant opened in 2019.
Berlu is a Vietnamese restaurant in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood.
The restaurant opened in June 2019. [4] [5] Jorge Rico has been the sous chef. [6] Berlu hosted an ice cream pop-up in the space in 2022, [7] as well as a pop-up at The Hideout Chai Bar in New York City in 2023. [8] Later in the year, chef Vincent Nguyen announced plans to end the restaurant's tasting menu, opting to transition from a fine dining establishment into Berlu Bakery, effective January 2024. [9]
Berlu Bakery closed temporarily in October 2024, intending to reopen at a larger location in 2025. [10] To commemorate Lunar New Year, the bakery operated as a pop-up at Best Friend's on February 2. [11]
The restaurant earned Nguyen a James Beard Foundation Award nomination in the category Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific in 2022. [12] He won in the same category in 2023. [13] [14] Waz Wu included Berlu in Eater Portland's 2023 list of "Portland’s Primo Special Occasion Restaurants for Vegans and Vegetarians". [15]
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