As the year’s end approaches, Portland restaurants and bars — especially bars — have begun dropping like so many autumn leaves. The good news: All 40 places in our ranked guide to Portland’s best restaurants remain open (though Astral did return to its pop-up roots). And after closing in August, Slow Bar quickly reopened under new ownership . Still, recent closures have included a 39-year-old Italian joint, a taqueria nearly that old, plus a six pack’s worth of watering holes — from the city’s last lesbian bar to a creative cocktail lounge that hosted several notable pop-ups through the years.

Grand Amari

This Italian restaurant, a sister to Olympia Provisions, represented a rare ambitious swing for both its neighborhood and Portland at large when it opened with squid ink bucatini

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