L'Échelle (restaurant)

L'Échelle
The restaurant's exterior, 2025
Restaurant information
Food typeFrench
Street address4537 Southeast Division Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°30′19″N 122°36′55″W / 45.5054°N 122.6154°W / 45.5054; -122.6154

L'Échelle is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. It opened in August 2024, as the final project of American chef Naomi Pomeroy, who died in July 2024.[1]

Description

The French-inspired[2] restaurant L'Échelle, which translates to "the ladder" in French and is named after the Prince song "The Ladder",[2] operates on Division Street in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood.[3][4] According to Eater Portland, L'Échelle serves "lighter versions of French bistro food" with locally sourced ingredients. The menu has included country-style rabbit pate, chicken schnitzel with chickpea panisse, and bread from Cafe Olli with shallot butter.[5] The restaurant does not take reservations and has open seating.[6]

History

Luke Dirks opened L'Échelle on August 15, 2024, near the intended future space that previously housed The Woodsman Tavern.[7][8] L'Échelle's launch was impacted by the death of chef Naomi Pomeroy, who died on July 13, 2024. L'Échelle began operating as a casual and "experimental" pop-up bistro, and planned to become a full service restaurant in 2025.[5] As of late 2024, Dirks was fundraising for a permanent space.[9]

Mika Paredes was announced as the executive chef in February 2025.[10][11] The restaurant began operating again on May 28, 2025.[12]

Reception

Janey Wong of Eater Portland said of dining at the temporary location: "Sitting in the garden where the pop-up is held with a glass of wine in hand, it almost felt like I was dining al fresco in Europe instead of right off Division Street."[13] The website's Zoe Baillargeon included the business in a 2025 list of Portland's best new restaurants and food carts.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Acclaimed chef Naomi Pomeroy's final restaurant opens". KATU. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ a b Gebel, Meira (August 15, 2024). "Naomi Pomeroy's last restaurant, L'Échelle, opens". Axios Portland.
  3. ^ "Pop-up bistro opens in honor of Portland chef who died in paddleboarding accident". KPTV. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  4. ^ Spencer, Malia (August 14, 2024). "Late chef Naomi Pomeroy's vision lives in new restaurant". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ^ a b Roland, Rebecca (2024-08-15). "Naomi Pomeroy's Final Restaurant, a Homey French Bistro in Pop-Up Form, Opens". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  6. ^ "Naomi Pomeroy's Final Project, L'Échelle, Opens as a Pop-Up". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  7. ^ Roland, Rebecca (2024-08-01). "Portland Restaurant Openings You May Have Missed". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  8. ^ "Late Chef Naomi Pomeroy's Final Restaurant L'Échelle Debuts With a Poignant Opening Weekend". Willamette Week. 2024-08-20. Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  9. ^ Roland, Rebecca (2024-11-11). "A Cult-Favorite Burger Pop-Up Goes Permanent With a New Cart". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  10. ^ Guzman, Dianne de (2025-02-19). "Mika Paredes Named as Head Chef at L'Échelle". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  11. ^ Spencer, Malia (March 7, 2025). "Restaurant roundup: Beast chef joins L'Échelle; Kau Kau opens; Meet 82 Acres". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2025-03-08. First, well known Portland chef Mika Paredes, who is behind the popular frozen custard shop Cornet Custard, is taking over as executive chef of L'Échelle, the planned French restaurant on Southeast Division that was to be the next project for her long-time business partner, the late chef Naomi Pomeroy... Pomeroy and Dirks were in the midst of launching the concept of L'Échelle when Pomeroy died unexpectedly last summer. Dirks and the team are moving forward on the concept which was a pop-up last fall with plans to open a full restaurant this spring in the former Woodsman Tavern location.
  12. ^ Coleman, Ben (2025-05-28). "Naomi Pomeroy's Legacy Looms Large Over the Opening of L'Echelle on SE Division". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  13. ^ "The Best Things the Eater Portland Team Ate This Week". Eater Portland. 2024-05-17. Archived from the original on 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  14. ^ Baillargeon, Zoe (2015-04-02). "The Best New Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland, June 2025". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
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