Zilla Sake
Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Zilla Sake is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1]
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 The restaurant's exterior at night, 2024 | |
 Interactive map of Zilla Sake | |
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| Food type | Japanese |
| Location | 1806 Northeast Alberta Street, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97211, United States |
| Coordinates | 45.5590°N 122.6466°W |
Description
The Japanese restaurant Zilla Sake operates on Alberta Street in northeast Portland's Vernon neighborhood. It is gluten-free[2] and serves sushi and other seafood. Some products are sourced from Hawaii and Tokyo.[3]
History
In 2016, Zilla Sake launched a breakfast menu with options like egg, fish, rice, and vegetables.[4][5] The restaurant expanded in 2017.[6][7][8] Chef Kate Koo has been the owner since 2018.[9]
As of 2017–2019,[10][11][12] Zilla Sake had approximately 80–100 types of sake. The collection is the largest in Portland,[11] as well as one of the largest in the Pacific Northwest and possibly the West Coast.[10][13]
Reception
Seiji Nanbu included Zilla Sake in Eater Portland's 2019 list of ten "unbelievable" chirashi bowls in the city,[14] and in a 2024 overview of "knockout" sushi restaurants in the metropolitan area.[15] In the website's 2024 overview of Portland's "knockout" gluten-free restaurants and bakeries, Sararosa Davies wrote, "This Alberta sake bar isn't just one of the city's best sushi restaurants; it's also one of the city's finest gluten-free restaurants."[2] Rebecca Roland, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, and Nathan Williams recommended Zilla Sake in the website's 2024 list of restaurants on Alberta Street.[16] Davies also included Zilla Sake in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's best gluten-free restaurants and bakeries.[17]
