Montelupo Italian Market

Montelupo Italian Market
Interactive map of Montelupo Italian Market
Restaurant information
Established2020 (2020)
OwnerAdam Berger
Food typeItalian
Location344 Northeast 28th Avenue, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97232, United States
Coordinates45°31′32″N 122°38′14″W / 45.5256°N 122.6371°W / 45.5256; -122.6371
Websitemontelupo.co

Montelupo Italian Market is an Italian restaurant and market in Portland, Oregon, United States. It operates on 28th Avenue in northeast Portland. Previously, a second location operated in the Westmoreland district of the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, before the outpost was rebranded as The Focacceria in 2024.

Description

Montelupo Italian Market is a 1,500-square-foot Italian restaurant and market on 28th Avenue in the northeast Portland part of the Kerns neighborhood.[1][2] The business is named after the Italian town Montelupo, where the restaurant's owner learned to make pasta.[3] The interior has green-and-white checkered walls.[4] Outside is a tented sidewalk patio.[5]

Thrillist has described Montelupo as "one part Italian pantry shop, one part pasta restaurant", and said the business "navigated the perils of the [COVID-19 pandemic] with a mix of outdoor dining and a focus on to-go and delivery meals".[6] Previously, an outpost operated on Southeast Bybee Boulevard in the Westmoreland district of the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood.[7][8]

Montelupo has served coffee, pastries,[9][10] and marionberry panzanella with burrata, cucumbers, and red wine vinaigrette.[11] Among pasta dishes are cavatelli with ricotta and lemon-braised chicken, spaghetti with shrimp and clams, and tajarin with truffle butter and Parmesan.[12] The market stocks various food and drink items, such as imported Italian beans and grains, canned and dried tomatoes, cheese and salami, condiments, cookies, crackers, oils and vinegars, pasta salads, sauces, vegetables, and desserts.[13] It offers bottled cocktails such as daiquiris, Manhattans, negronis, and seasonal options.[14][15]

Montelupo has also offered seasonal options and other specials. For Thanksgiving, the restaurant has offered various seasonal pies, including cranberry curd, pumpkin mascarpone, and salted caramel pecan varieties.[16] For Valentine's Day in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the business offered take-out meals with burrata and bread, arugula-and-fennel salad, cavatelli with Dungeness crab and mushrooms, dark chocolate mousse, and wine.[17] For Mother's Day in 2021, Montelupo offered pasta meals with tagliatelle, sausage ragu bianco, roasted cauliflower and broccolini, ricotta salata, arugula salad with lemon vinaigrette, and a lemon poppyseed cake with strawberry-rose water buttercream.[18]

History

Adam Berger opened the original restaurant in 2020,[3][19] during the COVID-19 pandemic. The business opened for indoor dining for the first time in November 2021.[20] The Sellwood-Moreland outpost opened in 2023,[7][8] in the space that previously housed Baes Fried Chicken.[21] In 2024, the outpost was rebranded as The Focacceria.[22] Monty's Red Sauce, also in the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, is considered a "sibling"[1] and "spin-off"[23] restaurant.[2][24]

Reception

Meira Gebel of Axios Portland has described Montelupo as "buzzy".[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Monty's Red Sauce Opens in Southeast Portland". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2025-12-30. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  2. ^ a b Russell, Michael (2024-12-10). "Montelupo expanding with new Sellwood-Moreland restaurant, Monty's Red Sauce". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-11-25. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  3. ^ a b Russell, Michael (2020-07-11). "Former Tabla owner returns with new Northeast Portland pasta restaurant, Montelupo". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  4. ^ Yentch, Katrina (2022-02-11). "Portland's Best Romantic Restaurants and Bars for Date Night". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2025-12-08. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  5. ^ Hilton, Thom (2021-02-19). "17 Portland Restaurant Patios for Outstanding Outdoor Dining Year-Round". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  6. ^ Frane, Alex (2020-09-11). "Where to Eat in Portland Right Now". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  7. ^ a b "Montelupo Italian Market brings fresh focaccia, pasta to Sellwood". KOIN.com. 2023-10-02. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  8. ^ a b Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-09-26). "Montelupo's New Southeast Portland Focacceria and Market Opens This Week". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  9. ^ Hilton, Thom (2023-02-13). "Where to Eat, Drink, and Relax on East 28th's Restaurant Row". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  10. ^ "Where to Eat and Drink Near Portland's Laurelhurst Park". Eater Portland. 2023-04-17. Archived from the original on 2026-01-15. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  11. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2022-08-10). "Where to Find Dreamy Burrata Around Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  12. ^ "The Best Italian Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. 2018-07-18. Archived from the original on 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  13. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-04-28). "15 Portland Restaurants Where You Can Also Buy Your Groceries". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  14. ^ Frane, Alex (2021-01-16). "14 Portland Bars and Restaurants Still Offering Cocktails To-Go". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  15. ^ Wong, Janey. "Cocktail To-Go Club: Cooperativa and Montelupo—It's an Italian Market Showdown!". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  16. ^ Frane, Alex (2017-11-16). "Where to Pre-Order a Pie for Thanksgiving in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  17. ^ Frane, Alex (2020-02-04). "Where to Dine for Valentine's Day 2021 in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  18. ^ Frane, Alex (2021-04-27). "Where to Find Mother's Day Brunch and Dinner for Takeout and Outdoor Dining in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  19. ^ "A Guide to Portland's New Wave of Italian Markets". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  20. ^ "Montelupo Italian Market Will Open Its Dining Room for the First Time Since Its 2020 Launch". Willamette Week. 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  21. ^ Russell, Michael (2023-08-01). "Montelupo plans Sellwood-Moreland market, focacceria with Roman-style pizza". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  22. ^ Russell, Michael (2024-12-10). "Montelupo expanding with new Sellwood-Moreland restaurant, Monty's Red Sauce". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-11-25. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  23. ^ "The Biggest Portland Restaurant Openings of 2025". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  24. ^ Damewood, Andrea. "Food Review: Sellwood Is Swimming in Red Sauce". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  25. ^ Gebel, Meira (2024-02-27). "What Portland chef Adam Berger of Montelupo would eat for his last meal". Axios Portland. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
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