Northwest Restaurant Meriwether’s Will Close and Open Rooftop Spot | Eater Portland

"Quintessential parents-in-town restaurant Meriwether’s will close May 13 after owner John Orlando said the cost of upkeep on the 1920s L’Auberge restaurant space where they opened in 2004 would be “several hundred thousand dollars.” Farm-to-table before it was cool, Meriwether’s—sited on the grounds of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition—was renovated by John and Renee Orlando to reflect the building’s pedigree and is known for its verdant garden seating. The restaurant will reopen in about a year as a rooftop joint in a five-story wooden building to be built in the parking lot, with the original restaurant converted to a private event space, and the owners say patrons can expect the same garden-seating feel." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden