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Restaurant information | |
Food type | Japanese |
Street address | 1806 Northeast Alberta Street |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97211 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°33′32″N122°38′48″W / 45.5590°N 122.6466°W |
Zilla Sake is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1]
The Japanese restaurant Zilla Sake operates on Alberta Street in northeast Portland's Vernon neighborhood. It is gluten-free [2] and serves sushi and other seafood. Some products are sourced from Hawaii and Tokyo. [3]
In 2016, Zilla Sake launched a breakfast menu with options like egg, fish, rice, and vegetables. [4] [5] The restaurant expanded in 2017. [6] [7] [8] Chef Kate Koo has been the owner since 2018. [9]
As of 2017–2019, [10] [11] [12] Zilla Sake had approximately 80–100 types of sake. The collection is the largest in Portland, [11] as well as one of the largest in the Pacific Northwest and possibly the West Coast. [10] [13]
Seiji Nanbu included Zilla Sake in Eater Portland's 2019 list of ten "unbelievable" chirashi bowls in the city, [14] and in a 2024 overview of "knockout" sushi restaurants in the metropolitan area. [15] In the website's 2024 overview of Portland's "knockout" gluten-free restaurants and bakeries, Sararosa Davies wrote, "This Alberta sake bar isn't just one of the city's best sushi restaurants; it's also one of the city's finest gluten-free restaurants." [2] Rebecca Roland, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, and Nathan Williams recommended Zilla Sake in the website's 2024 list of restaurants on Alberta Street. [16] Davies also included Zilla Sake in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's best gluten-free restaurants and bakeries. [17]