Either/Or (restaurant)

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Exterior of the location in Portland, Oregon's Boise's neighborhood, February 2021
Either/Or (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Street address4003 North Williams Avenue
CityPortland
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°33′7.8″N122°40′1″W / 45.552167°N 122.66694°W / 45.552167; -122.66694
Website eitherorpdx.com

Either/Or (sometimes Either/Or Cafe) is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] [3] The business operates on North Williams Avenue in the Boise neighborhood; the original location, in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Exterior of the Boise location, 2021 Portland, Oregon - February 27, 2021 - 163.jpg
Exterior of the Boise location, 2021

Either/Or is a restaurant on North Williams Avenue in Portland's Boise neighborhood. Previously, Either/Or's original location operated in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood. [4] The business's name refers to Elliott Smith's 1997 studio album of the same name. [5] [6] Either/Or is queer-owned, has a large LGBT clientelle, and is "designed for all marginalized populations to feel at home", according to Jack Rushall of Willamette Week . [7] The restaurant has been described as a "queer space". [8]

The business has operated as a coffee shop during the day and a cocktail bar at night. The "Chinese-influenced" menu has included breakfast sandwiches, [9] noodle bowls with sausage or tofu, as well as vegan "fried chicken" sandwiches. [10] The drink menu has included Aperol spritzes, mimosas, [11] coffee soda, [12] and cocktails which include coffee. [13] The Salty Russian is reminiscent of a White Russian. [14]

Either/Or has also served chai lattes, [15] [16] and has used Heart Coffee Roasters. [17] [18] The restaurant has also made caramel, orgeat (almond/orange), and vanilla syrups in-house. [19]

History

Ro Tam is an owner. [20] [21] The original location in Sellwood-Moreland closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. [22] The Sellwood-Moreland location also operated as a tea bar, and Tam is also the owner of Tanglewood Beverage Company. [23]

In 2023, Eater Portland editor Brooke Jackson-Glidden received the James Beard Foundation's Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award in part for her essay about Either/Or. [8] [24]

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