Bollywood Theater
| Bollywood Theater | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Bollywood Theater | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2012 |
| Food type | Indian |
| Location | 2039 NE Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°33′33″N 122°38′38″W / 45.5592°N 122.644°W |
| Website | bollywoodtheaterpdx |
Bollywood Theater is an Indian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. It operates in the Vernon neighborhood. Previously, another location was in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood.
Description and history
The business has operated restaurants on Northeast Alberta Street and Southeast Division Street.[1] The northeast location opened in 2012.[2] The southeast restaurant began operating in February 2014[1] and closed permanently on April 19, 2025.[3]
Troy MacLarty, a former cook at Chez Panisse, owns the restaurant and serves as its chef.[4][5]
Reception
Matthew Korfage of Willamette Week described Bollywood as "pure Portland: upscale street food amid mismatched tables, variegated artisanal knickknackery and deeply ironized shrines to foreign film".[6] The business won in the Best Indian Restaurant category of the newspaper's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2016,[7] 2017,[8] 2018,[9] 2020,[10] 2022,[11] and 2024.[12] It ranked second in the same category in 2025.[13]
Ron Scott and Janey Wong included the restaurant in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of "exceptional" Indian food in the city.[14] Rebecca Roland included Bollywood in the website's 2025 overview of the Portland's best Indian food.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b Brooks, Karen (2014-05-01). "Restaurant Review: Bollywood Theater Division". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2018-11-13). "Bollywood Theater chef expands with Churchgate Station". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ Guzman, Dianne de (2025-04-28). "Bollywood Theater Closes Its Southeast Division Street Location". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ "Bollywood Theater Review". Bon Appétit. Archived from the original on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ Cabral, Javier (2016-09-21). "How Portland's Most Jaw-Dropping Kati Roll Gets Made". Munchies. Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ Korfage, Michael (2012-06-05). "Bollywood Theater". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ "Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners". Willamette Week. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2017". Willamette Week. 2017-07-12. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2018". Willamette Week. 2018-07-11. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "FOOD, DRINK, RESTAURANTS". Willamette Week. 2020-07-22. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "Food Winners". Willamette Week. 2022-07-13. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "2024 Best of Portland Readers' Poll: Food". Willamette Week. 2024-07-16. Archived from the original on 2025-09-24. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "2025 Best of Portland Readers' Poll: Food". Willamette Week. 2025-07-23. Archived from the original on 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ Scott, Ron (2017-06-09). "Where to Find Exceptional Indian Food in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ Roland, Rebecca (2017-06-09). "Where to Find the Best Indian Food in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2025-05-22.