| Nite Hawk Cafe and Lounge | |
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 The restaurant's exterior in 2022 | |
 Interactive map of Nite Hawk Cafe and Lounge | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Food type | American |
| Location | 6423 North Interstate Avenue,Portland,Oregon, 97217, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°34′10.3″N122°40′57.2″W / 45.569528°N 122.682556°W /45.569528; -122.682556 |
| Website | thenitehawk |
TheNite Hawk Cafe and Lounge is a restaurant inPortland, Oregon.
Nite Hawk serves breakfast all day. The menu includeschicken fried steak,rib eyesteak and eggs,club sandwiches, andomelets with country fried potatoes.[1] The diner's exterior has aneon sign.[2]
The business began offeringoil changes and diner food in 1931, and has operated as a proper diner restaurant since 1980.[1] Bill and Elaine Mildenberger owned the restaurant, as of 2003.[3] Nite Hawk's exterior appeared in the television seriesStumptown.[4][5]
Eater Portland included Nite Hawk in a 2016 list of Portland's 12 "iconic"greasy spoon breakfasts.[6] Pete Cottell included the restaurant inWillamette Week's 2017 list of the city's 10 best "scumbag" breakfasts. He wrote, "Don't be fooled by the stylish sign the city bought the Nite Hawk after it tore up North Interstate Avenue to build theMAX line out front—thisNoPo roadhouse feels more like the kind of place Clackistanis decked out in Realtree and Ducks gear would flock to on a Friday night than a hip diner within spitting distance of aNew Seasons."[7]
ThePortland Mercury's 2017 overview of the city'sdive bar brunches said, "Good coffee, an oldies station playing, and a worn-in, vintage feel to the place only add to the charm. It can get busy, but it's the perfect no-hassle, unfussy brunch, whatever the time of day."[8] Michael Russell included Nite Hawk inThe Oregonian's 2018 overview of "15 of our favorite remaining diners and diner-ish restaurants in the Portland area".[9] In 2020, Taylor Rock and Dan Myers included Nite Hawk inThe Daily Meal's list of "America's Greatest Old-School Restaurants".[10]
