Balong Panaderia

The Best New Restaurants in Portland, June 2025 | Eater Portland

"One of Portland’s most beloved breakfast sandwiches is back, and in a new home. Portlanders fell in love with chef Justin Dauz’s Filipino American breakfast fare when Balong began as a pop-up back in 2022, and now it’s got its own stylish brick-and-mortar digs at the Fubonn Shopping Center on Southeast 82nd. Of course, the breakfast sandwich — housemade sausage patties, eggs, cheese, and roasted tomato aioli on pan de sal buns — is the move, but there’s also cheddar-scallion biscuits, enjoyed on their own or with gravy, and pulled chicken melts on housemade shokupan, as well as pastries and other baked goods." - Zoe Baillargeon