<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1LMTdm_0vRjn2dO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1LMTdm_0vRjn2dO00" width="1920" height="1080" ><figcaption>At Mémoire Cà Phê, the shrimp omelet and a breakfast burrito with curried mushrooms. Photo: Meira Gebel/Axios</figcaption></figure>Mémoire Cà Phê, located on the corner of NE Alberta and 15th Avenue, is a new collaboration between three of Portland's culinary heavyweights — those behind <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattapdx/?hl=en">Matta</a>, <a href="https://heydaypdx.com/">Hey Day</a> and <a href="https://www.portlandcaphe.com/">Portland Cà Phê</a>. The latest: Co-owners Richard Le, Lisa Nguyen and Kim Dam tap into their Vietnamese American upbringings as part of their respective businesses, and connected over <a href="https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2024/08/memoire-ca-phe">each having lost parents</a>. <ul><li>Mémoire opened last month and is a reflection of the dishes they loved growing up. Le covers the savory side of the menu, while Nguyen handles the sweets and Dam brings the Vietnamese coffee.</li></ul>The menu: Patrons of Matta will see some familiar items, like the coconut milk shrimp omelet and smashed pork patty breakfast sandwich with hash browns. New additions include a chewy, pandan waffle with fish sauce bacon and a fried egg atop. <ul><li>A black sesame cinnamon roll with cream cheese icing, yuzu olive oil cake, rice flour brownies and hojicha banana bread round out the dessert offerings. </li><li>At the espresso bar, a rotating selection of Vietnamese coffees — like the egg coffee, made with whipped yolks and sweetened condensed milk —shares the spotlight with seasonal specialties such as a not-too-sweet peach-flavored matcha latte.</li></ul>If you go: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/memoire.caphe/?hl=en">Mémoire Cà Phê</a> (1495 NE Alberta St.) is open Wednesday through Sunday, 8am to 2pm.</div></body>

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Vietnamese brunch spot Mémoire Cà Phê taps into nostalgia

Mémoire Cà Phê, located on the corner of NE Alberta and 15th Avenue, is a new collaboration between three of Portland's culinary heavyweights — those behind Matta, Hey Day and Portland Cà Phê. The latest: Co-owners Richard Le, Lisa Nguyen and Kim Dam tap...

Vietnamese brunch spot Mémoire Cà Phê taps into nostalgia

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