Astera (restaurant)

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ChefAaron Adams
Location1407 Southeast Belmont Street, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97214, United States
Coordinates45°31′00″N 122°39′05″W / 45.5167°N 122.6514°W / 45.5167; -122.6514
Seating capacity18
Astera
The restaurant's exterior in 2026
Interactive map of Astera
Restaurant information
ChefAaron Adams
Location1407 Southeast Belmont Street, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97214, United States
Coordinates45°31′00″N 122°39′05″W / 45.5167°N 122.6514°W / 45.5167; -122.6514
Seating capacity18
Websiteasterapdx.com

Astera is a vegan restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1]

The 18-seat vegan fine-dining[1] restaurant Astera operates on Belmont Street in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood. It offers a tasting menu.[2]

History

Aaron Adams is the chef.[2][3][4] He opened the restaurant following the closure of Fermenter.[5] The business participated in Portland Dining Month in 2026.[6]

Reception

In 2024, Karen Brooks of Portland Monthly wrote, "The best dishes could step into the ring with a Michelin contender's amuse-bouche or a Paris baker's patisserie."[7] Astera was included in The New York Times's 2025 list of the 25 best restaurants in Portland.[2] Anastasia Sloan included the business in Eater Portland's 2025 list of the city's 19 best vegan restaurants.[8] In 2025, VegOut ranked Astera second in a list of best new vegan restaurants in the United States and the magazine's Anja Grommons included the business in a list of Portland's best vegan restaurants.[9][10]

Hannah Wallace included Astera in Condé Nast Traveler's 2025 list of Portland's 23 best restaurants.[11] The business also ranked fifth in The Oregonian's annual Readers Choice Awards in 2025.[12] The newspaper's Michael Russell included Astera in a 2025 list of Portland's ten best new restaurants.[13]

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