Farm Spirit

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Farm Spirit
Roost, Portland, Oregon in 2012.JPG
2012 photograph of the building that later housed Farm Spirit
Farm Spirit
Restaurant information
Established2015 (2015)
Owner(s)Aaron Adams
ChefAaron Adams [1]
Food type
Street address1403 Southeast Belmont Street
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′00″N122°39′05″W / 45.5166°N 122.6514°W / 45.5166; -122.6514
Website farmspiritpdx.com

Farm Spirit was a vegan fine-dining restaurant that served Pacific Northwest cuisine in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. [2] Reservations were ticketed for 10-to-15-course tasting menus. [1] The restaurant opened in 2015, relocated in 2019, and closed in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Description

Farm Spirit was a vegan fine-dining restaurant in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood. According to Moon Portland (2019), the restaurant served "Cascadian" (or Pacific Northwest) [3] cuisine. [4] The menu included salt-brined celtuce and pinot-noir-braised creminis. [5]

History

Owner and executive chef Aaron Adams opened the restaurant in 2015. [6] [7] Kei Ohdera was also a chef. [5]

In early 2019, Farm Spirit moved from Southeast Morrison Street to the space previously occupied by Roost on Southeast Belmont Street. [8] [9] [10]

Farm Spirit closed in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] [12]

Reception

In 2017, Tasting Table named Farm Spirit one of the eight best vegan restaurants in the U.S. [1] In 2018, USA Today named Farm Spirit one of the ten best vegan restaurants in the country. [13]

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