Clyde Common

Clyde Common is a restaurant and market in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] The business opened in 2007. In 2020, Clyde Commons was closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but reopened in July with outdoor dining and as a market. The bar and restaurant are now known as Clyde Tavern, and the part of the former dining area is called Common Market.[2]

Clyde Common
The restaurant's exterior in the Clyde Hotel building now operated by Ace Hotel, in 2012
Restaurant information
Established2007 (2007)
Owner(s)
  • Matt Piacentini
  • Nate Tilden
Head chefCarlo Lamagna (2014–present)
Street address1014 SW Harvey Milk Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97205
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.522000°N 122.681601°W / 45.522000; -122.681601
Websiteclydecommon.com

Description and history
The restaurant's profiteroles, 2009

Matt Piacentini and Nate Tilden are co-owners. They opened the restaurant in the ground floor of the Ace Hotel (formerly the Clyde Hotel) in downtown Portland in 2007.[3][4] Tilden also owns part of the restaurant and meat company Olympia Provisions.[5][6] In May 2014, Carlo Lamagna replaced Johnny Leach as head chef.[7][1][8]

In 2020, the restaurant closed temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10][11][12] Clyde Common re-opened in July with outdoor seating and as a market. Chis DiMinno serves as executive chef.[13]

Reception

Clyde Common was a semifinalist in the James Beard Foundation Award's Outstanding Bar category in 2012, 2013, and 2015, and a finalist in the same category in 2014 and each year from 2016 to 2018.[14] The restaurant was included in The Oregonian's 2017 list of Portland's best restaurants.[7] In late 2018, Brian Panganiban of Willamette Week said, "This downtown stalwart is still a hub for good food and a prime place for people watching... Clyde remains quintessential Portland cool."[15] Joe Streckert included Clyde Common in Portland Mercury's 2019 list of "100 Portland Happy Hours: Downtown".[16]

See also

References
  1. Walsh, Chad. "Clyde Common Expands Its Happy Hour Menu; Boke Bowl West Inaugurates One". Eater. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. Cohen, Jason (October 29, 2020). "Clyde Common Is Dead. Long Live Clyde Tavern". Willamette Week. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. Morgenthaler, Jeffrey. "A Bartender's View of His World". Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. "Clyde Common". Travel + Leisure. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  5. Russell, Michael. "New Clyde Common chef rocks the boat, gently (review)". The Oregonian. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. Bakall, Samantha. "Olympic Provisions to change name after cease-and-desist notice from Olympic Committee". Oregon Live. The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  7. Russell, Michael (September 7, 2017). "Clyde Common review: Portland's best restaurants 2017". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  8. DeJesus, Erin. "Chef Johnny Leach OUT at Clyde Common". Eater. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  9. Russell, Michael (2020-05-04). "Clyde Common, noted Portland restaurant and cocktail bar, will not reopen as we know it". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  10. Singer, Matthew. "Downtown Dining Staple Clyde Common Has Informed Staff It Will Not Reopen". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  11. Zielinski, Alex (May 4, 2020). "Clyde Commons Has Been Permanently Altered by COVID-19". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  12. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-05-04). "Clyde Common Will Transform, Turning Half of Its Dining Room Into a Casual Market". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  13. https://pdx.eater.com/2020/8/25/21399733/chris-deminno-clyde-common-reopened
  14. Russell, Michael (February 27, 2019). "Portland chefs well-represented among 2019 James Beard Award semifinalists". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  15. Panganiban, Brian (December 4, 2018). "Clyde Common". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  16. "100 Portland Happy Hours: Downtown". Portland Mercury. March 28, 2019. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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