Alma (Portland restaurant)

Alma is a Balkan restaurant on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in northeast Portland's King neighborhood. According to The Oregonian, the tapas restaurant mixes Mediterranean flavors and Pacific Northwest ingredients. Eater Portland has described Alma as the city's first "upscale" Balkan restaurant. The menu includes branzino, clams, lamb, octopus with muhamarra, roasted eggplant, and squid. Drink options include cocktails and wines. == History ==

The restaurant opened on June 13, 2025, in the space that previously housed Masala Lab PDX. Alma previously operated as a pop-up restaurant and was known as Balkan Nights. Vedran Jordan is the chef == Reception ==

Alma ranked third in The Oregonian annual Readers Choice Awards for 2025. ==References==