A wooden table bears a bountiful spread, including white bowls filled with tomato and fish, a cutting board with cones, a bowl of salad, glasses of rosé, and mint juleps. — A Mother’s Day spread from Aimsir Distilling

Where to Find Mother’s Day Brunch and Dinner for Takeout and Outdoor Dining in Portland

From picnic baskets to prix fixe meals, here’s where to celebrate mom in Portland

by Alex Frane@FraniacDrinks Apr 27, 2021, 2:27pm PDT

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A Mother’s Day spread from Aimsir Distilling

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by Alex Frane@FraniacDrinks Apr 27, 2021, 2:27pm PDT

It’s been a wild year, but somehow it’s almost back to being Mother’s Day again. This year might not be as chaotic and uncertain at last year’s holiday, but with the rising rates of COVID-19 shutting down indoor dining yet again, it also... isn’t that different. Regardless, restaurants and bars across town have, once again, rallied to present some options for both takeout and outdoor dining to celebrate mom. Here are nine places to find such specials. As usual, this map is organized geographically, not by any ranking.

A number of Portland restaurants have resumed onsite service. The level of service offered is indicated on each map point. However, this should not be taken as endorsement for dining in, as there are still safety concerns. For updated information on coronavirus cases in your area, please visit the Oregon Health Authority’s COVID update page. Studies indicate that there is a lower exposure risk when outdoors, but the level of risk involved with patio dining is contingent on restaurants following strict social distancing and other safety guidelines.

Cooperativa

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Italian marketplace and dining hall Cooperativa has a few options for Mother’s Day, including some cook-at-home packages. But for those who would rather someone else do the cooking, the market also has a special Mother’s Day picnic basket, with asparagus frittata, local greens salad, rhubarb coffee cake, prosciutto, pizza bianco, blood orange mimosas, and a bouquet of local flowers along with a Letterpress card. Order forms will be available on the website by the end of the day on April 27.

1250 NW 9th Ave Suite 100, Portland, OR 97209

(503) 342-7416

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A picture of Cooperativa, which has tall ceilings, hanging light fixtures, and rows of shelves stocked with salts, spices, preserved and jarred vegetables, and coffee. — The interior market at Cooperativa. Cooperativa will offer both cook-at-home packages as well as a picnic basket for Mother’s Day

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The Aimsir Distilling Company

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Brand new local distillery Aimsir is offering a special five-course menu to go for Mother’s Day. For $75, the meal includes two mint juleps with Aimsir bourbon, a bottle of rosé, scones, spring salad, tomato-braised rockfish, potato gnocchi with nettle pesto, and a strawberry shortcake with mint and whipped cream. There’s also an optional $15 add-on for a kids menu. Orders can be placed online for pick-up between 4 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 8. Orders must be placed by May 6.

2117 NE Oregon St Suite 202, Portland, OR 97232

(971) 213-1085

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An angled photo shows a wooden table with a Mother’s Day spread including bowls of fish and tomato, platters of scones, a bowl of salad, and drinks including rosé and mint juleps — Aimsir’s Mother’s Day spread

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Montelupo Italian Market

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Italian restaurant and market Montelupo has a fun package for families — for $150, the pasta meal serves four and includes a pound of fresh house-made tagliatelle, a quart of sausage ragu bianco, roasted cauliflower and broccolini, ricotta salata, arugula salad with lemon vinaigrette, and a lemon poppyseed cake with strawberry-rose water buttercream. Everything is ready to be heated up or tossed together, making for an easy no-cook meal at home. Orders can be placed online through Thursday, May 6, and picked up on Sunday, May 9 before 4 p.m.

344 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232

(503) 719-5650

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A slatted wooden table holds three plates: one with salad, one with parmesan-topped ragu pasta, and another with asparagus. — Mother’s Day pasta and salads from Montelupo

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RingSide Steakhouse

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Venerable steakhouse Ringside will celebrate mothers with a two-person meal kit for $119. Dinner includes caesar salad, garlic-and-herb roasted potatoes, grilled asparagus, and an entree of two eight-ounce prime filets and six shrimp. For dessert, it’s a chocolate lava cake to share. Orders can now be placed online, with pickup times between noon and 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 8. Ringside will also be accepting reservations for its dining room and tent.

2165 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97210

(503) 223-1513

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Four prawns, with tails on, rest above a prime filet upon a bed of mashed potatoes. — Prawns and prime filet from Ringside Steakhouse

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Nightingale

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The Mexican restaurant Nightingale will be hosting its very first brunch service for the holiday, with outdoor dining on its covered street-side patio. From 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the restaurant will accept reservations with specials like huevos rancheros and huevos benedictinos, chilaquiles, plantain pancakes, breakfast tacos, and a number of sides, plus drinks like bloody marias and mimosas. Diners can call for reservations.

18-20 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232

(971) 254-9017

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Normandie

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Bretonic seafood restaurant Normandie will offer a special three-course prix fixe meal for the holiday. For $35 per person, the dinner starts with seared albacore tuna nicoise with salad, with coq au vin served with fried potatoes and spring vegetables as the main and delice de bourgogne cheese with strawberries, fennel jam, pink peppercorn honey, and pistachio brittle for dessert. Served family style, the dinner requires a minimum of two orders, and will be available for pre-order takeout online as well as outdoor dining. Reservations and preorders can be made on the website.

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1005 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214

(503) 233-4129

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A hand holds a glass of red wine in front of a platter of charcuterie, with a bottle of red wine in the distance. The two guests, out of frame, are sitting at the bar at Normandie in Southeast Portland. — Customers dine and drink wine at Normandie. The restaurant will be offering a Mother’s Day prix fixe outside and for takeout.

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Bullard

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One of the last bastions of downtown hotel dining, the Texas-meets-Portland restaurant Bullard has a few specials for Mother’s Day this year. First is a Bullard tote gift bag, packed with rhubarb pound cake, macaroons, lavender-and-berry jam, flowers, tea, and a mimosa kit. For dinners and brunch Bullard has a number of options, including a smoked lamb dinner, an albacore tuna dinner, brunch boxes, morning cocktail kits, and a la carte dishes and desserts. Everything can be ordered via Tock, with a variety of pick-up times.

813 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205

(503) 222-1670

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A long wooden table carries a dozen or two totes bags. Each reads “Bullard” three times, and is filled with a bouquet of flowers. — Mother’s Day totes from Bullard

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Pop Pizza

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Specializing in Detroit-style pizza, Southeast Portland’s Pop Pizza will celebrate Mother’s Day with an assortment of combo specials. Each includes the restaurant’s signature square pizzas and cookies, plus a treat from local chocolatier and cafe Cloudforest. Additionally, shoppers can add on specials like wine and flowers to treat the moms in their lives. Pre-orders are available online, with pick-up times between 1 and 4 p.m. on Mother’s Day Weekend.

610 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214

(503) 206-8421

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In the foreground, two pizza boxes rest on a white table next to a bottle of wine and a vase of long stemmed white flowers. A woman with an open pizza box is out of focus in the background. — Pop Pizza Mother’s Day specials

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Papa Haydn

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The historic German restaurant and cake bakery Papa Haydn will have a Mother’s Day dessert box for sale, with a pistachio-rhubarb cake, chocolate-caramel cake, lemon curd tart, and a sugar cookie, all for $35. It’s also offering a few other specials on nine-inch cakes. Additionally, though the restaurant won’t be hosting its usual Mother’s Day brunch, it will have some lunch and dinner specials for the holiday. The Sellwood location will have patio seating open, and the Northwest location will have some outdoor seating available, weather permitting. Dessert specials can be ordered online.

5829 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202

(503) 232-9440

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