Chef's signature
Braised Short Rib
Slow-cooked for 14 hours, root vegetable purée, red wine jus
$ 48
Modern Italian · Est. 2017
Slow food,
warm hands,
honest flame.
A chef-driven Italian kitchen built around hand-rolled pasta, dry-aged meats and the rhythm of an open fire. Open Tuesday through Sunday in the heart of Portland.
8 yrs
Open in Portland
1,200+
Guests each week
14 hr
Slow-braised short rib
★ 4.9
On OpenTable
From the kitchen
Four dishes
we built the menu around.
House-made daily
Hand-Cut Tagliatelle
Black truffle, aged parmigiano, brown butter, soft herbs
$ 36
Seasonal
Pan-Seared Halibut
Saffron beurre blanc, fennel, baby leeks, lemon oil
$ 52
For two
Dry-Aged Duck
Cherry gastrique, roasted plums, charred shallots
$ 54
The kitchen
Open counter, hardwood fire, a chef you can actually talk to.
Our story
A small room, a long table, a wood fire.
Espresso Roast began in 2017 with a single pasta roller, a charcoal grill, and a list of farmers we wanted to cook for. Eight years on, the room has grown — but the rhythm hasn't changed.
Every morning, the dough hits the counter by 9. Every evening, the fire is lit by 5. The menu is short on purpose: a few handmade pastas, a few cuts of meat, a few vegetable dishes, and a dessert that changes with the week.
We cook the food we want to eat — generous, slow, and unhurried — in a room that feels like the long table we never had growing up.
What people say
Worth the reservation.
"
One of the most quietly extraordinary meals I've had this year. The short rib alone is worth the visit.
Lena Whitford
Food & Wine Editor
"
Espresso Roast feels like the dining room the neighborhood has been waiting for. Warm, precise, generous.
Marco Bellini
Local Guide
"
The pasta is hand-rolled at the counter. You can see it, smell it, taste it. That's the whole promise.
Ines Avelar
Chef & Friend
Hours
When the lights are on.
- Tuesday – Thursday 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
- Friday – Saturday 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Sunday Brunch 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
- Monday Closed
Find us
412 Linden Avenue,
Portland, OR.
Phone: +1 (503) 555-0188
Email: hello@espressorestaurant.com
Two blocks from the river, across from the old cinema. Street parking and a small lot behind the building.
Reservations
Save me a seat.
We hold most tables for walk-ins, but reservations get the room by the window. Tell us when, and we'll have the candle lit.