Beast (restaurant)
Defunct restaurant in Portland, Oregon, US
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Beast was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1][2][3] The business earned chef and owner Naomi Pomeroy[4][5] a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Northwest in 2014.[6][7][8]
| Beast | |
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The restaurant's interior, 2008 | |
 Interactive map of Beast | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2007 |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Owner | Naomi Pomeroy |
| Chef | Naomi Pomeroy |
| Location | 5425 Northeast 30th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97211, United States |
| Coordinates | 45.5624°N 122.6351°W |
Name
History
Pomeroy opened Beast in 2007 with business partner Micah Camden[18] and sous chef Mika Paredes.[19][20] Pomeroy was negotiating a lease to relocate the business as of 2012.[21][22]
The restaurant closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23][24][25] The space was converted into a market called Ripe Cooperative.[26][27]
Reception
Beast and Le Pigeon were named co-2008 Restaurants of the Year by The Oregonian.[28] Beast won the Best Prix Fixe Menu category of Willamette Week's annual Best of Portland readers' poll in 2016.[29] The business was included in Portland Monthly's 2025 list of 25 restaurants "that made Portland".[30]
