Guilder’s Powell’s City of Books location. | Nicolas Mendez Plus, a Baon x Balong brunch, and more news to know Guilder, the charming cafe known for its vegetable-forward fare and references to The Princess Bride, and Junior’s Roasted Coffee have been acquired by coffee industry veterans Ryan Wilbur and Laila Ghambari. “We’re excited to keep Guilder and Junior’s Roasted Coffee an independent, community driven company,” writes Wilbur in a press release. The acquisition comprises three cafe locations — Guilder’s flagship on NE Fremont Street, Guilder’s at Powell’s City of Books, and Junior’s Roasted Coffee at Upright Brewing Beer Station — plus the roasting operation, which is situated within the Fremont cafe. Junior’s Roasted Coffee was founded by Mike and Caryn Nelson in Tallahassee, Florida in 2017. The couple later moved to Portland and went on to open Guilder with Toby Roberts and Carrie Lind. No changes have been announced for any of the cafes, but new owners Ghambari and Wilbur will be leading the company with a comprehensive understanding of Portland’s coffee industry. Ghambari formerly worked at Barista, and later led retail operations at Stumptown Coffee Roasters before a stint at Sortis Holdings’ Coffee Business division and launching her own consulting company. Wilbur’s experience includes working on Stumptown’s wholesale team and positions at coffee equipment manufacturers La Marzocco USA and Middleby Coffee Solutions Group. A supergroup of Filipino businesses are teaming up for a brunch pop-up Filipino food cart Baon Kainan, pop-up Balong, and cafe Kalesa Coffee are teaming up to present a combined brunch menu at Baon Kainan’s NE Alberta Street cart this Sunday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. or sold out. Diners will be able to feast on dishes including a “BBTLT” with Baon’s pork belly tocino and Balong’s shokupandesal, silogs, longganisa lumpia, and ube bibingka while enjoying Kalesa’s cold brew. Los Burros Supremos moves from Southeast Portland to the West End Chef Adán Fausto’s regional burrito shop Los Burro Supremos, which originally opened as a takeout window on SE Division Street in October 2023, has moved into the former Kenny & Zuke’s space in the West End. The restaurant reopened today.

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