Scholar

4.5

112 Reviews

$31 to $50

Italian

Neighborhood gem
Good for special occasions
Great for creative cocktails

A great new restaurant on NE Broadway serving elevated Italian-inspired cuisine for the everyday person. Scholar is the place to come for pizza, pasta, or to enjoy some amaro! They're focusing on bringing upscale food and drinks to the neighborhood, using fresh ingredients and a constantly rotating menu to use what's available seasonally. Drink creation led by experienced bartender Randy Jeffers, they're using a heavy hand with the Italian aperitif/digestif amaro, a bitter liqueur with a wide range of expressions. Come in for a full dining experience, or to just enjoy a cocktail!
Now open on Wednesdays with a limited menu!

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Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian, Pizzeria
Hours of operation
Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
(503) 344-1507
Website
https://scholarpdx.com/
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Aaron Manter

Location
2226 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
Neighborhood
Northeast Portland
Parking details
None
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Wine

Popular dishes

Cheese
red sauce, aged mozzarella, parmesan
- 12"$15.00
- 12" Gluten Free$20.00
Pepperoni
red sauce, aged mozzarella, parmesan
- 12"$18.00
- 12" Gluten Free$23.00
Fresh Mozzarella
red sauce, ovoline, basil, good olive oil
- 12"$17.00
- 12" Gluten Free$22.00
White
aged mozzarella, ricotta, parmesan, herbs, good olive oil
- 12"$18.00
- 12" Gluten Free$23.00
The Classic
red sauce, sausage, green peppers, onions
- 12"$18.00
- 12" Gluten Free$23.00

Build Your Own

Start with one of our house pies and add toppings. For best results, we recommend no more than three toppings, with a max of two meats. Sorry, no half and half pies

Veggies$2.00
green peppers, red onions, black olives, mushrooms
Meats$3.00
pepperoni, sausage, prosciutto

Snacks

Focaccia$4.00
good olive oil, rosemary, maldon salt
Fried Gnocchi$6.00
sage, herb aioli
Marinated Olives$6.00
chili, orange, parsley, chickpeas

Small Plates

Winter Salad$14.00
arugala, pickled fennel, beets, butternut carrot, gorgonzola, blood orange vin (ask for vegetarian)
Caesar*$14.00
kale, radicchio, croutons, parm, caesar, black pepper, lemon
Buffalo Chicken Livers$13.00
crispy livers, buffalo sauce, rogue smoked bleu cheese, heirloom polenta, pickled celery
Shishito Peppers$13.00
garlic and lemon aioli
Brussels Sprouts$8.00
almonds, balsamic vinegar

Pasta

Pumpkin Pesto$22.00
radiatore pasta, red chard, butternut, gouda
Beef Bolognese$26.00
pappardelle pasta, tomato, onion, cream, ancho chili (medium spicy)
Spaghetti Marinara$20.00
cherry tomatoes, tomato sauce, basil parmesan
Chicken (or Eggplant) Parmesan$25.00
spaghetti, tomato sauce, smoked mozzarella, bechamel, prosciutto

Dessert

Chocolate Cake$10.00
5-spice white chocolate ganache, amarena cherries salted pistachio brittle
Bread Pudding$11.00
ask your server for today's selection
Sweet Corn Creme Brulee$10.00
coconut, biscotti with bacon

Cocktails

add a 'scoot' to get 0.5oz pour of the amaro used in the cocktail on the side

Moniker$12.00
old forester, lustau sherry, amaro ciociaro, benedictine, black lemon bitters
9 Road$14.00
dewars, accompani blue dorris, sweet vermouth, bergamot
Old Ironsides$14.00
beefeater, cocchi americano, saler's, italicus
Last Duke$14.00
novo fogo silver, flor de cana, passionfruit, lime, zirbenz
Fuente de Vida$15.00
libelula, copper and kings firewall, montenegro, apple, oatmilk, nutmeg
Kaleidoscope$15.00
jagermeister, kalani coconut, plantation pineapple, carpano antica
Seasonal Sour (Zero Proof)$10.00
seasonal syrup, citrus, egg white, maple, angostura bitters, orange bitters
Blueberry Beret (Zero Proof)$10.00
blueberry, maple syrup, lemon, grapefuit, angostura bitters, tonic
Mina's Midnight Potion (Zero Proof)$10.00
oatmilk, pandan, cinnamon, cinnamon / mole bitters, decaf espresso / hazelnut foam
Missing Button (Zero Proof)$13.00
wilderton botanical spirit, sanbitter orange, lemon, demerara, soda

Beer

Pfriem, India Pale Ale 6.8%$7.00
Barley Brown 'Breakfast' Stout 6.5%$7.00
Barley Brown 'Point Blank' Red 5.4%$7.00
Steeplejack 'Fisticuffs' Italian Pils 6.1%$7.00
Old German, Lager 5.7%
- Can$4.00
Weihenstephaner, Na Malt Beverage 0.5%
- Can$5.00
Aval Rose, Cider 6.0%
- Bottle$7.00
Stiegl Grapefruit Radler 2.25%
- Bottle$5.00
Ninkasi 'Hazematic' Hazy IPA 6.9%
- Can$5.00

Sparkling

NV Mas Fi Cava, Catalunya, Spain
- BTG$9.00
- BTB$37.00

White Wine

2020 Tenuta dell'Ugolino Verdicchio, Marche, Italy
- BTG$13.00
- BTB$52.00
2019 Luigi Maffini Fiano, Campania, Italy
- BTG$15.00
- BTB$60.00
2019 La Bruno Verdi Pinot Grigio, Lombardy, Italy
- BTG$17.00
- BTB$68.00

Rose

2021 Masseria Li Veli Torrerose, Puglia, Italy
- BTG$13.00
- BTB$52.00

Red Wine

2020 de Forville Dolcetto d'Alba, Barbaresco, Italy
- BTG$15.00
- BTB$60.00
2018 Piomaia Rosso di Montalcino, Turscany, Italy
- BTG$16.00
- BTB$64.00
2020 Vietti 'Tre Vigne' Barbera d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy
- BTG$15.00
- BTB$60.00
2017 Monsecco 'Pratogrande' Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy
- BTG$20.00
- BTB$80.00
2021 J. Wright Vintner Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, OR
- BTG$19.00
- BTB$76.00

Amaro Flights

What Even Is Amaro? Flight$18.00
meletti, averna, montenegro
Bitterly NW Flight$22.00
letterpress, amaricano, accompani
Ladies and Gentian Flight$20.00
suze, campari, nonino

Non Alcoholic

Coke$3.00
Diet Coke$3.00
Sprite$3.00
Topo Chico$3.00
Tazo Tea$3.00
chamomile, mint, green, black
Reforma Coffee$4.00

What 112 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
4.6Service
4.5Ambience
4.2Value

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112 Reviews

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patM
Portland
3 reviews
vip
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Made a reservation on line only to arrive that same day to find the place closed with sign on the door
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DavidB
Portland
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on November 19, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Scholar restaurant is permanently closed. How can OpenTable set reservations for such a thing??
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OpenTable Diner
Portland
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
The restaurant is permanently closed. We were out on a dark, rainy night to discover a place I had booked and had received a confirmation request from had been closed for more than a year. I have always trusted Open Table, but not anymore.
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Restaurant was closed when we arrived. Disappointed that we made the reservation and was nat alerted of the closure by open table.
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jillandamy
Portland
56 reviews
1.0
56 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
We had booked a table for our anniversary this past Friday but when we showed up they were closed. There was a sign in the window saying to go to another restaurant in SE but when we drive there they had no tables. No one ever called us even though we left a VM. Really bummed about this
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Paula
Portland
6 reviews
1.0
6 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We were so looking forward to a good dinner at a sweet place and when we got there it was closed and no note on the door. We drove over an hour to get there. Hopefully there was not a serious emergency. We are not mad just disappointed but understand unforeseen life circumstances. Paula
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OpenTable Diner
Las Vegas
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 12, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was stellar, drinks grand!! Very accommodating to my buds hearing issues. Thanks for a fun night!
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DarK
Salt Lake City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 5, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Good food, friendly staff. In our neighborhood and would definitely go there again.
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Trisha
Portland
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on November 4, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Came back for the third time, but it’d been 3-4 months. Unfortunately, my favorite menu items were gone (the pumpkin pesto) and we waited over an hour to get our food (after our original drink/food order was lost). Service was great, constantly attempting to make up for the mistake. Probably won’t be back.
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RandallC
Palm Springs
60 reviews
vip
4.0
60 reviews
Dined on October 21, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Not sure how we did not stumble across this neighborhood gem sooner. The restaurant seating is built around a grand bar that is well stocked and capable bartenders who deliver unique cocktails and mocktails. The house specialty is Amaro based libations that will satisfy the full spectrum of palettes. The menu offering is centered around unique pizza creations that can include duck, pate and the more traditional toppings. Not a pizza fan, there are several well constructed and executed Italian dishes. We went with the Focaccia with Pate, Pear Burrata Salad, Buttered Chicken and Broccolini Rabe. Portions were perfectly sized and priced.
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FAQs

Scholar is rated 4.5 stars by 112 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

2226 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
Northeast Portland
Hours of operation
Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian, Pizzeria
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Executive chef
Aaron Manter
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Wine

Website
https://scholarpdx.com/
Phone number
(503) 344-1507

Scholar

Permanently Closed

There’s more to explore

Dining areas

Additional information

Pepperoni

Buffalo Chicken Livers

Veggies

Pizza Menu

Cheese

Pepperoni

Fresh Mozzarella

White

The Classic

Build Your Own

Veggies$2.00

Meats$3.00

Snacks

Focaccia$4.00

Fried Gnocchi$6.00

Marinated Olives$6.00

Small Plates

Winter Salad$14.00

Caesar*$14.00

Buffalo Chicken Livers$13.00

Shishito Peppers$13.00

Brussels Sprouts$8.00

Pasta

Pumpkin Pesto$22.00

Beef Bolognese$26.00

Spaghetti Marinara$20.00

Chicken (or Eggplant) Parmesan$25.00

Dessert

Chocolate Cake$10.00

Bread Pudding$11.00

Sweet Corn Creme Brulee$10.00

Cocktails

Moniker$12.00

9 Road$14.00

Old Ironsides$14.00

Last Duke$14.00

Fuente de Vida$15.00

Kaleidoscope$15.00

Seasonal Sour (Zero Proof)$10.00

Blueberry Beret (Zero Proof)$10.00

Mina's Midnight Potion (Zero Proof)$10.00

Missing Button (Zero Proof)$13.00

Beer

Pfriem, India Pale Ale 6.8%$7.00

Barley Brown 'Breakfast' Stout 6.5%$7.00

Barley Brown 'Point Blank' Red 5.4%$7.00

Steeplejack 'Fisticuffs' Italian Pils 6.1%$7.00

Old German, Lager 5.7%

Weihenstephaner, Na Malt Beverage 0.5%

Aval Rose, Cider 6.0%

Stiegl Grapefruit Radler 2.25%

Ninkasi 'Hazematic' Hazy IPA 6.9%

Sparkling

NV Mas Fi Cava, Catalunya, Spain

White Wine

2020 Tenuta dell'Ugolino Verdicchio, Marche, Italy

2019 Luigi Maffini Fiano, Campania, Italy

2019 La Bruno Verdi Pinot Grigio, Lombardy, Italy

Rose

2021 Masseria Li Veli Torrerose, Puglia, Italy

Red Wine

2020 de Forville Dolcetto d'Alba, Barbaresco, Italy

2018 Piomaia Rosso di Montalcino, Turscany, Italy

2020 Vietti 'Tre Vigne' Barbera d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy

2017 Monsecco 'Pratogrande' Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy

2021 J. Wright Vintner Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, OR

Amaro Flights

What Even Is Amaro? Flight$18.00

Bitterly NW Flight$22.00

Ladies and Gentian Flight$20.00

Non Alcoholic

Coke$3.00

Diet Coke$3.00

Sprite$3.00

Topo Chico$3.00