The 12 Best Restaurants and Bars in Kerns

"A food lover's playground, the neighborhood straddles NE 28th's Restaurant Row, and on 28th alone there are more places to eat and drink than you could hit in a week. With so many places to dine - for example, there are seven pizza spots ( Boxcar, Grana, Ken's, Dove Vivi, Baby Doll, Bull Run, and Laurelhurst Theater for a slice and cinema) worth checking out in Kerns - this list narrows it to places that are offering something less familiar."

"The bar menu includes wines by the glass and beers from the shop's fridge, plus generous portions of Providore's focaccia, olives, and almonds. Oysters from the seafood counter are expertly shucked, and by-the-pound salads, plus sandwiches and lasagna, are available from the deli counter. It's a great spot for lunch or pre-dinner happy hour. Plus, you can snack before you shop (wine in hand) so you don't overload your cart with the candyland-for-foodies array of goods and produce on display."

"But especially if your friends who host have a dining room somewhere between a large open kitchen and atrium and your friends have been given many accolades for their dinners, including being named one of the "the 40 most important restaurants of the decade" by Esquire. The preset menu begins with jipbap, an exploration of home-cooked Korean plates, often served family style, and is followed by a hearty entree selection and dessert."

Kerns sits along NE 28th's Restaurant Row and offers an exceptional concentration of eateries, bars, and shops. The neighborhood features seven notable pizza spots and many other restaurants offering uncommon dishes and bespoke cocktails. Visitors are encouraged to wander for self-guided tours and restaurant crawls. Providore pairs a wine bar with a specialty food shop, serving wines by the glass, fridge beers, focaccia, olives, oysters, deli salads, sandwiches, and lasagna, suitable for lunch or pre-dinner drinks. Han Oak stages dinner-party style preset menus beginning with jipbap and family-style Korean plates, with vegan options and drinks including soju, cocktails, and natural wines.

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