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Street Disco
Street Disco is a restaurant and wine bar in Portland, Oregon, United States. Owners Kyle Christy and Jessie Manning started the business as a pop-up restaurant before moving into the brick and mortar space in southeast Portland's Foster-Powell neighborhood in 2022. DescriptionThe restaurant and wine bar Street Disco operates on 60th Avenue, near Foster Road, in southeast Portland's Foster-Powell neighborhood. The interior has a dining area with booths and small tables, as well as a bar area with "serious retro vibes thanks to the arched painted brick windows and walls", according to Andrea Damewood of the Portland Mercury.[1] The seating capacity is approximately sixty people.[2] The menu has included cheeseburger pizza, "bougie" versions of McGriddles, tacos al pastor with grilled octopus,[2] lamb neck,[3] steaks with cacio e pepe compound butter,[4] and European-inspired options such as cavatelli with rabbit ragu and meatballs in tomato sauce. Seafood options include albacore tartare, canned fish with saltine crackers, and oysters on the half shell.[5][6] For brunch, Street Disco has served omelettes with roe, "seafood towers", bourbon whiskey-fried chicken and waffles, espresso martinis, and drinks similar to an Orange Julius.[7] HistoryStreet Disco began as a food and wine pop-up restaurant, hosted in establishments Bar Dune and 5 & Dime. Street Disco is owned by former Dame head chef Kyle Christy and former Dame server Jessie Manning. As of mid 2022, Street Disco planned to open a brick and mortar restaurant in the space previously occupied by Char Pizza, in September.[2][8][9][10] The restaurant opened on October 21, 2022.[11] Bakari Berry is a sous-chef.[1] Street Disco has hosted pop-ups, including Native American restaurant Javelina and The Tender Carp in 2024.[12][13] ReceptionFollowing the restaurant's move into Foster-Powell, Andrea Damewood of the Portland Mercury wrote, "Street Disco, an industry fave pop-up, finally opened its brick-and-mortar this fall, and everything from the neighborhood (Foster-Powell), to the dishes (ever-changing and inventive), and the wine (tons by the glass, quirky) points to a sign that independent restaurants are back, baby. It's young, it's loud, it's a little crowded, and it's a lot of fun."[1] Bon Appétit included Street Disco in a list of the seven "most exciting" new restaurants of October 2022.[11] Christy and Manning were named "rising stars" by the trade publication StarChefs in 2023.[14][15] Nathan Williams and Janey Wong included Street Disco in Eater Portland's 2023 list of recommended restaurants in Foster-Powell.[5] The website's Asia Alvarez and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the business in a 2024 list of "foolproof first date spots for every kind of Portlander". They called the food "approachable" and "inventive", writing: "There's often something special going on at this jade-hued Foster-Powell restaurant, whether it's a pop-up, an Italian American night, or a collaborative dinner with another Portland spot. Even on the nights Street Disco runs its standard menu, however, you're still in for a treat."[4] In 2024, Jackson-Glidden and Rebecca Roland included Street Disco in Eater Portland's overview of the city's "next-level" restaurants for brunch,[7] and the business was included in a list of Portland's 38 best eateries.[16] References
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