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 Exterior of a location in southeast Portland, Oregon, 2025 | |
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| Food type | Burmese |
| Location | 2311 Southeast 50th Avenue and 3747 N Mississippi, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97215 97227, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′23″N122°36′41″W / 45.5064°N 122.6114°W /45.5064; -122.6114 |
| Website | rangoonbistropdx |
Rangoon Bistro is a small chain ofBurmese restaurants inPortland, Oregon, in the United States. The originalbrick and mortar restaurant operates insoutheast Portland'sRichmond neighborhood and a second location is on Mississippi Avenue in thenorth Portland part of theBoise neighborhood. Co-owned by David Sai, Alex Saw, and Nick Sherbo, the business initially operated as apop-up and has garnered a positive reception.
TheBurmese restaurant Rangoon Bistro has two locations inPortland, Oregon. The original restaurant is located in the Breathe Building, acommunity center at 50th Avenue and Division Street insoutheast Portland'sRichmond neighborhood,[1][2] and a second location operates on Mississippi Avenue in thenorth Portland part of theBoise neighborhood.[3]
Eater Portland has said the restaurant "specializes inPacific Northwestern-Burmese cuisine, using Oregon-grown produce for thokes and noodle dishes".[4] The menu includes bone-in fried chicken marinated by lemongrass, curry leaf, and mild red chiles,[5] served with a side of coconut rice,[4] as well as salads such as the lahpet thoke withfermented tea leaves.[6][7]
Alex Saw launched Rangoon Bistro at the King Farmers Market in the 2010s, with assistance from David Sai and Nick Sherbo. The three have been credited as co-chefs, co-owners, and "co-everythings" of the restaurant.[8] By 2020,Bollywood Theater,Langbaan, andMalka were hosting Rangoon as a pop-up restaurant.[5][9]Brooke Jackson-Glidden ofEater Portland said the business operated as "something like atakeout-only Burmese cafe" in the Gotham Building,[10][11] before moving into abrick and mortar space.[12]
In 2024, owners announced plans to open a second location on North Mississippi Avenue.[3] In January 2026, the business announced plans to move its Richmond location to the space that previously housedDeadshot, in southeast Portland'sHosford-Abernethy neighborhood.[13]
In 2022, Rangoon Bistro ranked ninth inThe Oregonian's list of Portland's best new restaurants[14] and won in the Best New Counter Service category ofEater Portland's annual Eater Awards.[15] The website's Janey Wong wrote: "Rangoon Bistro has definitely become a go-to... The fried chicken ... is as close to my grandma's as I've ever had. Everything on the menu at Rangoon is delicious, but don't sleep on the fried chicken."[16] Ron Scott and Thom Hilton included Rangoon inEater Portland's 2023 overview of thirteen "real-deal" fried chicken eateries in the city.[4] Hilton included the business in a 2024 "handy dining guide" to Mississippi Avenue,[17] and Rangoon was also in the website's 2025 list of Portland's best restaurants for mid-week lunches.[18] Paolo Bicchieri included the business inEater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's best restaurants for lunch.[19]
Bon Appétit included the large dumplings in a 2023 overview of the best dishes at new restaurants.[20] Michael Russell ranked Rangoon Bistro number 34 inThe Oregonian's list of Portland's best restaurants.[21] The business was included inTime Out Portland's 2025 list of the city's eighteen best restaurants.[22] Michael Russell included Rangoon Bistro inThe Oregonian's 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland.[23] He also ranked Rangoon Bistro number 38 inThe Oregonian's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants.[24]
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