In the summer of 2013, on a tree-lined street on a breezy Perfect Portland day, we opened our third shop in the historic Nob Hill District of Portland. We've loved every minute of it!
Our flagship shop!
120+ craft salts
400+ chocolates
100+ cocktail bitters
pantry goodies
and fresh cut flowers daily!
805 NW 23rd Ave
Portland, Oregon 97210
503-305-3388
Our third shop, NW 23rd Ave opened in the summer of 2013 out of shared love of food and travel. We picked the shop's location on NW 23rd for its vibrant shopping culture and dining scene. We've enjoyed every single minute here and look forward to the decades to come!
NW 23rd Avenue—affectionately known as Nob Hill or "Trendy-Third"—is where Portland puts on its fancy pants without losing its soul. This neighborhood takes its name from San Francisco's Nob Hill, and the comparison fits: it's Portland's most sophisticated shopping district, lined with Victorian and Edwardian mansions that have been lovingly converted into boutiques, cafés, and restaurants.
The neighborhood's story begins with Captain John Couch, who arrived in Portland in 1840 and became one of the city's early developers. By the late 1800s and early 1900s, Portland's wealthy built grand homes in these West Hills, creating the "Alphabet District" (streets run alphabetically from Burnside to Vaughn—though they mysteriously skipped X and Z). The Portland Streetcar arrived in the early 1900s, connecting the neighborhood to downtown and turning NW 23rd into a bustling commercial corridor...
Read our NW 23rd Ave Neighborhood Guide
Shop Keeper
A meadowling since... October 2016
Favorite salt for everyday eating: I toggle between the New Zealand Flake Salt and Fleur de Sel from Guatemala. I use both on avocado and veggie toast, fruits, salad, soups and more. An honorable mention goes to Kala Namak!
Go-to chocolate bar: I can't pick just one, but right now I always want to eat Ranger's Doug Fir Peppermint Patties! The texture is so perfect, it's minty and snappy. I'm addicted!
After work cocktail: I like sweeter, bubbly drinks! A spritz with rosé, an orange or grapefruit aperitif wine, and cherry or lavender bitters.
Hobbies? Baking, cooking, gardening, crafting, and anything that has to do with flowers. I enjoy going on bike rides, hiking and swimming.
Shop Keeper
A meadowling since... July 2022
Favorite salt for everyday eating: I go back and forth between Halen Môn Gold and Alaska Alder Smoked Salt! Gives a lovely lift to everything: fish, salads, curries, oatmeal and cookies, creamy desserts.
Go-to chocolate bar: Day-to-day, I'm definitely a recidivist when it comes to earl grey tea-infused chocolate from Crow & Moss. I love the way the tea flavor blooms after a moment. Makes me giggle. Most mind-blowing: Antidote Tomato and Anise.
Favorite way to use bitters: I'll put bitters in ANYTHING (including mocktails, salad dressings, marinades, baked goods) and especially enjoy black walnut bitters in hot chocolate.
Hobbies? Puttering with fabric projects on my mother's 1943 Singer sewing machine, and singing with my Sweetheart.
Shop Keeper
A meadowling since... January 2023
Favorite salt for everyday eating: Salumami! I love it on my avocado toast with a little bit of lime. I also like putting it on eggs and chicken. It's just a really good salt to have on hand.
Go-to chocolate bar: SOMA Twinkle Bar. Tastes like caramel... but there's no caramel in it! It's so creamy and delicious. Plus the salt rounds it out so well.
Favorite way to use bitters: Hazelnut Bitters from The Bitter Housewife. I really like using it in salad dressings, just to give it a nice nutty flavor.
Hobbies? You can usually find me reading or painting. Probably with some rain music or crackling fire in the background. Just to keep me in the zone.
