Cafe Rowan
Restaurant · Creston-Kenilworth
4437 SE Cesar Estrada Chavez Blvd, Portland, OR 97202
Highlights
Locavore brunch options, espresso drinks, and occasional dinners.
Locavore brunch options, espresso drinks, and occasional dinners.
"When it comes to dazzling, luxurious morning meals, this Creston-Kenilworth cafe delivers. Breakfast burritos are not just stuffed with chorizo, roasted garlic potatoes, and scrambled eggs, but also house-made salsa macha, salsa verde, and cilantro-lime crema. Benedicts can come with Dungeness crab or hickory-smoked ham, and the restaurant’s bowl of cheddar grits comes with blackened shrimp, bacon-shallot jam, and Calabrian chile oil. Those intimidated can stick to a stellar breakfast sandwich, like the Dame with gochujang and Mama Lil’s aioli." - Zoe Baillargeon
"Cafe Rowan transformed a former Starbucks into a light-filled counter-service cafe where you can pop in for an Americano or stay for a leisurely weekday brunch, mimosa in hand. You won’t leave this Creston-Kenilworth spot with enough leftovers for another meal, but that’s not the point of little luxuries like the Dungeness crab benedict dressed with white truffle hollandaise and garnished with shaved purple daikon. Simple items also get an upgrade like avocado toast that’s tastefully amped up with spring peas, mint, meyer lemon tahini, spiced pumpkin seeds, and a garlic chile oil drizzle." - krista garcia
"Cafe Rowan transformed a former Starbucks into a light-filled counter-service cafe where you can pop in for an Americano or stay for a leisurely weekday brunch, mimosa in hand. You won’t leave this Creston-Kenilworth spot with enough leftovers for another meal, but that’s not the point of little luxuries like the Dungeness crab benedict dressed with white truffle hollandaise, and garnished with shaved purple daikon. Simple items also get an upgrade like avocado toast that’s tastefully amped up with spring peas, mint, meyer lemon tahini, spiced pumpkin seeds, and a garlic chile oil drizzle." - Krista Garcia
"This Creston-Kenilworth cafe levels up the breakfast sandwich game, thanks to its house-made touches. The shop’s bacon, egg, and cheese comes with a surprisingly pleasant slather of house-made blueberry jam, or the house-made breakfast sausage on the restaurant’s Dame sandwich. The Dame is a particular treat, with some melty aged manchego, a fried egg, and a genius combination of gochujang and Mama Lil’s aioli." - Ben Coleman
"For brunch, Cafe Rowan. Spencer (Ivankoe) puts out good food and showcases a lot of small businesses, too." - Thom Hilton
