Two Oregon restaurants are on The New York Times’ 50 Best Restaurants list

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Two Oregon restaurants are on The New York Times’ 50 Best Restaurants list

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Published on Sep 11, 2025, 12:50:09 PM
Total time: 00:19:43

Episode Description

Two Oregon restaurants appear on The New York Times’ annual list of the 50 best restaurants in the country. Yardy Rum Bar is a Caribbean restaurant in Eugene “celebrating the food and drinking culture of the West Indies using seasonal ingredients from the Northwest.” The Paper Bridge is a Northern Vietnamese restaurant in Portland specializing in house-made rice noodles and chili sauces.

 

Isaiah Martinez is the chef and co-owner of Yardy Rum Bar. Quynh Nguyen and Carlo Reinardy are the co-chefs and co-owners of The Paper Bridge. They all join us to talk about their respective cuisines and what being included on the list means to them.

 

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