Cafe Olli

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Cafe Olli
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Cafe Olli
Restaurant information
Food typeItalian
Street address3925 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
CityPortland
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97212
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°33′4.5″N122°39′43″W / 45.551250°N 122.66194°W / 45.551250; -122.66194
Website cafeolli.com

Cafe Olli is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Description

Among pastries on the menu are cookies with chunks of chocolate. [5]

History

Established in December 2021, the business was included in The New York Times 's 2023 list of the 50 best restaurants in the United States. [6] The restaurant operates in the space previously occupied by Ned Ludd.

Reception

Michael Russell included the chocolate cake in The Oregonian 's list of Portland's best dishes of 2024. [7] He also ranked Cafe Olli number 16 in the newspaper's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants. [8]

In 2025, Cafe Olli was included in Eater Portland 's lists of the city's best restaurants for brunch, Italian cuisine, and mid-week lunches. [9] [10] [11] Rebecca Roland also included the chocolate cake in the website's 2025 overview of the city's eleven best restaurants for desserts. [12] Paolo Bicchieri included the business in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's best restaurants for lunch. [13] Michelle Lopez and Janey Wong included Cafe Olli in the website's 2025 overview of Portland's best bakeries. [14]

See also

References

  1. Russell, Michael (December 15, 2022). "Cafe Olli is Portland's best new bakery (and pizzeria too)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. Brooks, Karen (September 13, 2022). "Cafe Olli Review: Goodfellas-Level Pizza, Destination Brunching, and a Year of Struggle". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  3. Cohen, Jason (April 6, 2022). "Cafe Olli Is Whatever You Want It to Be". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  4. Wong, Janey. "Review: Cafe Olli is Forging the Future, and Wood-Fired Pizzas". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  5. Roland, Rebecca (February 12, 2019). "Portland's Best Decadent Cookies". Eater Portland. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  6. "The Restaurant List 2023: Cafe Olli". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  7. Russell, Michael (December 19, 2024). "Michael Russell picks Portland's 10 best dishes of 2024". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  8. Russell, Michael (February 26, 2024). "Portland's 40 best restaurants for 2025". The Oregonian . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  9. Baillargeon, Zoe (August 9, 2016). "Portland's Best Brunch Restaurants". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  10. "The Best Italian Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. July 18, 2018. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  11. Bicchieri, Paolo (March 8, 2022). "The Best Restaurants for a Mid-Week Lunch in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  12. Roland, Rebecca (October 28, 2016). "Portland's 11 Best Restaurants for Dessert". Eater Portland. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  13. Bicchieri, Paolo (March 8, 2022). "The Best Restaurants for a Mid-Week Lunch in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  14. Lopez, Michelle (December 1, 2015). "The Best Bakeries in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved July 29, 2025.