Kaede (restaurant)
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- Shinji Uehara
- Izumi Uehara
- Shinji Uehara
- Izumi Uehara
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| Established | January 2023 |
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| Food type | Japanese |
| Location | 8268 Southeast 13th Avenue, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97202, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°27′47″N 122°39′10″W / 45.4631°N 122.6527°W |
| Seating capacity | 16 |
| Website | kaedepdx |
Kaede is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. Established in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood in January 2023, the restaurant is operated by sushi chef Shinji and Izumi Uehara, who is also a chef and the only server. Kaede specializes in sushi but also served small plates such as agedashi dōfu, chawanmushi, and soba with duck in dashi. The restaurant has garnered a positive reception.
The Japanese restaurant Kaede operates in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood.[1] The seating capacity is approximately sixteen people.[2][3][4] Katherine Chew Hamilton of Portland Monthly has described Kaede as a "sushi kappo-style" restaurant that "falls somewhere between a casual izakaya and a formal kaiseki", serving sushi and small plates such as agedashi dōfu, chawanmushi, and soba with duck in dashi.[5] The saba battera roll has mackerel, chives, rice, kombu, and wasabi.[6]
History
Kaede opened in January 2023, and is run by sushi chef Shinji and Izumi Uehara, who is also a chef and the restaurant's only server.[5]
Reception
Katherine Chew Hamilton of Portland Monthly named Kaede "our favorite" sushi restaurant in the city.[5][7] In her June 2023 overview of the city's six "hottest" new restaurants, she wrote, "Since opening in ... January, Kaede has quickly jumped to the higher echelons of sushi in Portland."[8] Hamilton and other writers also included Kaede in the magazine's 2023 list of Portland's twelve best sushi eateries.[7] In December's list of the city's "biggest restaurant moves", Hamilton said Kaede was a "scene stealer" because "It bridges the gap between high-end sushi and neighborhood restaurant".[9] She and other writers also included Kaede in Portland Monthly's 2024 list of the city's 50 best restaurants.[10]
Alex Frane and Janey Wong included Kaede in Eater Portland's 2023 overview of recommended restaurants in Sellwood-Moreland.[11] Wong and Seiji Nanbu included Kaede in a 2024 overview of "knockout" sushi restaurants in the metropolitan area.[12] Krista Garcia of The Infatuation included Kaede in a 2024 list of Portland's 24 best restaurants.[13]
