Mezza
Middle Eastern restaurant · Woodstock
5520 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97206
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Highlights
Contemporary French bistro with menu inspired by Mediterranean & Southern European flavors, .
Contemporary French bistro with menu inspired by Mediterranean & Southern European flavors, .
"It was in 2021, but I’m still sad about Alley Mezza and what led to that closure." - Eater Staff
"Over the past year, it’s inspiring to see so many restaurants support the community by providing free meals. What was most remarkable though is how the food community rallied to support Alley Mezza." - Eater Staff
"Alley Mezza was known for chef Khal’s vegan cooking and faced a profoundly distressing situation highlighting issues of racism in Portland." - Eater Staff
"When Alshehab finally decided to open Alley Mezza in Portland, it was in response to what he saw as a diminishment of Arab food and culture. He wanted the cart to be entirely vegan and proudly Arab-owned, serving a more accurate representation of SWANA dishes. Five years in the making, the cart opened in the courtyard of cocktail bar Someday, off Division, on February 29, 2020, serving dishes like hummus, muhammara, tabbouleh, vegan labneh, and salad-e shirazi; in 2021, it became a Sunday brunch spot, highlighting popular SWANA breakfast foods, including Bahraini kebab (chickpea flour fritters) and Iranian kuku sabzi (herb omelets)." - Waz Wu
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Norman Bone
Ryan Whitaker
