Clyde Common

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Clyde Common
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The restaurant's exterior in the Clyde Hotel building now operated by Ace Hotel, in 2012
Clyde Common
Restaurant information
Established2007 (2007)
ClosedJanuary 2022 (2022-01)
Owner(s)
  • Matt Piacentini
  • Nate Tilden
Head chefCarlo Lamagna
Street address1014 SW Harvey Milk Street
City Portland
County Multnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97205
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′19″N122°40′54″W / 45.522000°N 122.681601°W / 45.522000; -122.681601
Website clydecommon.com

Clyde Common was a restaurant and market in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] The business opened in 2007. In 2020, Clyde Common closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening in July with outdoor dining and as a market. The bar and restaurant became known as Clyde Tavern, and the part of the former dining area was called Common Market. [2] Clyde Common closed permanently in January 2022.

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The restaurant's bar, as led by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, was influential in its creations and helped lead the craft cocktail movement. [3]

Description and history

Matt Piacentini and Nate Tilden are co-owners. They opened the restaurant in the ground floor of the Ace Hotel (formerly the Clyde Hotel) in downtown Portland in 2007. [4] [5] Tilden also owns part of the restaurant and meat company Olympia Provisions. [6] [7] In May 2014, Carlo Lamagna replaced Johnny Leach as head chef. [8] [1] [9]

In 2020, the restaurant closed temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] [11] [12] [13] Clyde Common re-opened in July with outdoor seating and as a market. Chis DiMinno served as executive chef. [14]

Clyde Common closed permanently in January 2022. [15] [16] Submarine Hospitality is slated to open Stone's Throw in the space in early 2024. [17]

Reception

Clyde Common was a semifinalist in the James Beard Foundation Award's Outstanding Bar category in 2012, 2013, and 2015, and a finalist in the same category in 2014 and each year from 2016 to 2018. [18] The restaurant was included in The Oregonian 's 2017 list of Portland's best restaurants. [8] In late 2018, Brian Panganiban of Willamette Week said, "This downtown stalwart is still a hub for good food and a prime place for people watching... Clyde remains quintessential Portland cool." [19] Joe Streckert included Clyde Common in Portland Mercury 's 2019 list of "100 Portland Happy Hours: Downtown". [20]

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