Kachka (restaurant)

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Kachka
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The restaurant's exterior in 2021
Kachka (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2014 (2014)
Owner(s)
  • Israel Morales
  • Bonnie Morales
Head chefBonnie Morales
Food type Russian
Street address960 Southeast 11th Avenue
City Portland
State Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′57.0″N122°39′16.2″W / 45.515833°N 122.654500°W / 45.515833; -122.654500
Website kachkapdx.com

Kachka is a restaurant serving Russian cuisine in Portland, Oregon's Buckman neighborhood, in the United States. [1] [2] [3]

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History

Kachka was founded in 2014 and is owned by Israel and Bonnie Morales ( née Frumkin). [1] [4] Bonnie, who serves as the head chef, was born in Chicago where her Belarusian parents ran a restaurant near Wrigley Field in the 1990s. [1]

In late 2019, they opened Kachka Lavka, a grocery and deli, in the mezzanine of the restaurant. [4]

In 2020, Kachka opened a summer pop-up, Kachka Alfresca, which served 1990s-inspired comfort food. [2] [3] Kachka Alfresca closed in October 2020. [5]

The restaurant implemented service fees, replacing optional tipping. [6] [7]

Bobby Flay visited the restaurant for a 2023 episode of The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper, called "Restaurant Nation: What's Changed?" [8]

Reception

Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the Herring Under a Fur Coat in Eater Portland's 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes. [9] Katrina Yentch included Kachka in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the best restaurants in Buckman. [10] Rebecca Roland included the sour cherry vareniki in Eater Portland 's 2025 overview of the city's eleven best restaurants for desserts. [11]

Kachka was also included in The Infatuation 's 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants. [12] Michael Russell included Kann in The Oregonian 's 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland. [13] He also ranked Kachka number 5 in the newspaper's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants. [14]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Farley, David (October 21, 2014). "Restaurant Report: Kachka in Portland, Ore". The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Russell, Michael (June 22, 2020). "Starting Friday, Kachka will serve 1990s-inspired comfort food from its upstairs parking lot". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Jackson-Glidden, Brooke; Frane, Alex (June 24, 2020). "Kachka's Outdoor Dining Space Will Serve Pizza Roll Vareniki Starting Friday". Eater Portland . Vox Media. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Prewitt, Andi (April 13, 2021). "Kachka Lavka Has Reopened In-Person Shopping and Debuted an Outdoor Cafe". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ Prewitt, Andi (October 14, 2020). "Kachka Has Closed Its Alfresca Parking Lot Pop-Up but is Preparing to Reopen Its Russian Market". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ Smith, Suzette (January 1, 2022). "Kachka Swaps Tips for a Flat Service Fee to Better Pay Staff". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 3, 2022). "In 2022, Kachka Wants to Create a More Equitable Pay Structure for its Employees". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Portland restaurant owners and Bobby Flay on how the business has changed, in CNN special Sunday". The Oregonian. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 29, 2015). "Iconic Portland Dishes That Are Actually Worth Eating". Eater Portland. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  10. ↑ Yentch, Katrina (March 31, 2025). "The Best Restaurants to Eat and Drink Around the Buckman Neighborhood". Eater Portland. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ Roland, Rebecca (October 28, 2016). "Portland's 11 Best Restaurants for Dessert". Eater Portland. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  12. ↑ "The 21 Best Restaurants In Portland, Oregon 2025 - Portland, OR". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  13. ↑ Russell, Michael (September 18, 2024). "These are Southeast Portland's 21 best restaurants right now". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ Russell, Michael (February 26, 2024). "Portland's 40 best restaurants for 2025". The Oregonian . Retrieved August 2, 2025.


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