Dame Collective

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Dame Collective was a restaurant collective in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] [2] [3] It occupied multiple spaces. [4]

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History

According to Willamette Week , "Dame, which opened in 2016 as a wine bar with a traditional restaurant, shifted its model in 2019 following the departure of opening chef Eli Dahlin. Owner Jane Smith and Paley's Place veteran Patrick McKee launched Estes + Dame as a popup, then launched Dame as a full-fledged restaurant." [5] [6] Dame Collective closed permanently on December 31, 2025. [7]

Businesses at Dame included:

Businesses at Lil' Dame included

References

  1. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (March 15, 2023). "The Restaurant of the Future Shares a Home". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. "3 New Business Models in a Notoriously Tough Restaurant Industry". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. "Dame Shifts to a Pop-Up-in-Residence Model". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "A Whirlwind Food and Drink Tour through Portland's Dame Collective". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. "Dame Collective Announces Closure". Willamette Week. December 31, 2025. Archived from the original on January 1, 2026. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  6. "Chef Patrick McKee's pop-up Estes to open brick-and-mortar restaurant". Portland Business Journal. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  7. "Northeast Portland restaurant collective announces closing". Portland Business Journal. December 31, 2025. Archived from the original on January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  8. Hilton, Thom (October 2, 2023). "Chelo Chef Luna Contreras's Favorite Portland Restaurants". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  9. "Restaurant Roundup: Chef docuseries needs help, Nostrana's latest honor, and Cafe Olli adds another pop-up". Portland Business Journal. January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 24, 2026. Cajun pop-up Ma Cher was displaced with the abrupt closure of restaurant collective Dame, where it operated two nights a week. But Chase Dopson and Maggie Irwin, the duo behind the concept, have landed in a new location.
  10. "Thick Pies Rule at No Saint, a Pizza and Natural Wine Pop-Up". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 Williams, Nathan (April 20, 2023). "15 Best Restaurants and Bars Along Killingsworth Street in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  12. "REVIEW: Hidden Clandestino Is Portland's Best New Mexican Restaurant". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  13. Hamilton, Katherine Chew (January 28, 2025). "Javelina Just Became Portland's Only Indigenous Restaurant". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on April 11, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  14. Russell, Michael (February 2, 2024). "Paris-trained chef John Denison launches Le Clown, Portland pop-up with duck a l'orange, 'foie-co tacos'". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  15. "The Hottest New Restaurants in Portland, May 2024". Eater Portland. April 2, 2015. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  16. "At Lil' Dame, Matta's Chef Richard Văn Lê Plans to Lean Harder Into Vietnamese Flavors". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  17. Wong, Janey (August 10, 2023). "Matta's Vietnamese Dishes Will Get a Remix at a New Northeast Portland Location". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.