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Berlu is a Vietnamese bakery on SE Belmont where everything is gluten- and dairy-free, and the star is a springy green pandan sponge cake so beloved that its portrait decorates the bathroom walls. You can also buy socks printed with its face. The chef won a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific, which tells you he can cook, though the line is mostly there for the cake with the merch.
The awards strongest first
- Eater Best Bakeries
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Winner · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Vince Nguyen
- Portland Monthly Bánh bò nướng · Portland’s Most Iconic Dishes
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Vince Nguyen
One number, weighted & current 91
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Bánh bò nướng
“And amid the pandan waffles and coconut-dusted egg tarts, the vibrantly verdant bánh bò nướng reigns supreme.”
Portland Monthly -
Pandan waffles
“And amid the pandan waffles and coconut-dusted egg tarts, the vibrantly verdant bánh bò nướng reigns supreme.”
Portland Monthly
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