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HK Cafe
The restaurant's exterior in 2021
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Restaurant information
Food typeChinese
LocationPortland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°29′26″N 122°34′41″W / 45.4905°N 122.5781°W / 45.4905; -122.5781
Websitehkcafetogo.com

HK Cafe is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. It operates in southeast Portland's Lents neighborhood.

Description

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HK Cafe is located in southeast Portland's Lents neighborhood. Ainslee Dicken of Portland Monthly has described HK Cafe as a "sprawling, gaudily decorated restaurant offering an abundance of small dishes".[1] Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian said of the interior: "You won't find any fancy chandeliers or shark-fin displays here. HK Cafe's crowded dining room is brightly lit but spare, decorated with hanging paper lanterns and parasols."[2]

The restaurant specializes in dim sum; specific menu items include bok choy, cha siu bao (barbecue pork buns), custard buns, har gow, noodles, radish cake, and shumai.[3][4] The menu also includes beef short ribs in broth, salad with pig-ear, roast pork, deep-fried rice balls with sweet pork, and "Chinese sushi" (fish and shrimp wrapped in seaweed, breaded and fried).[2]

History

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The restaurant operated via take-out during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][5]

Reception

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In 2013, Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian said, "HK Cafe proves that even the bleakest of asphalt deserts can be home to great food."[2] In 2020, Michael Russell included the restaurant in the newspaper's list of Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants and described HK Cafe as one of the city's busiest restaurants on weekends.[6] Seiji Nanbu and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included HK Cafe in Eater Portland's 2021 overview of recommended restaurants for "outstanding" Chinese take-out in the Portland metropolitan area.[7] Katherine Chew Hamilton and Jackson-Glidden included HK Cafe in the website's 2025 list of the city's best restaurants and food cart pods for large groups.[8] Portland Monthly included the dim sum in a 2022 list of the city's twelve best breakfasts.[9] The business was a runner-up in the Best Chinese Restaurant category of Willamette Week's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2016,[10] 2017,[11] 2018,[12] and 2022.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Dicken, Ainslee (March 22, 2021). "Neighborhood Guide: Lents". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Waterhouse, Ben (May 2, 2013). "Cheap Eats: HK Cafe (Southeast Portland dim sum)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Suzette (February 9, 2021). "Takeout Club: Pure Spice and HK Cafe Have Super Solid To-Go Dim Sum". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ Merck, Kat (December 4, 2018). "HK Cafe". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Bakall, Samantha (April 22, 2020). "Dim Sum Is a Family Experience That's on Hold. How Are Restaurants Learning to Adapt?". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ Russell, Michael (March 11, 2020). "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ Nanbu, Seiji; Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (February 26, 2021). "Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Takeout in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ Hamilton, Katherine Chew (August 2, 2022). "The Best Portland Restaurants and Food Cart Pods Great for Large Groups". Eater Portland. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland". Portland Monthly. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners". Willamette Week. July 18, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2017". Willamette Week. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2018". Willamette Week. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Food Winners". Willamette Week. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
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