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Kachka

$31 to $50

Eastern European

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2 people

Feb 24, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 61 times today

Experiences are available.

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Kachka features an award-winning menu of post-soviet inspired dishes including famous dishes such as the Herring under a fur coat, Rabbit in a clay pot, dumplings and much more. The restaurant is an homage to the dishes our chef/owner grew up eating. Kachka is open for indoor onsite dining. Walk-in lounge and bar seating are also available.

Our Lavka grocery is open from 11am-9pm daily with counter service ordering from our Lavka cafe and deli available from 11-3. Seating is first come first serve on our upper patio or indoor lounge tables.

We have proudly replaced tipping with a 22% service fee in order to provide a base wage of $25 per hour and free healthcare for all employees. More information is available at kachkapdx.com/wage-equity

For more info about Kachka, and our deli Lavka please visit our website: https://www.kachkapdx.com/about-us

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Executive chef: Bonnie Morales

From the OpenTable editors: When it opened in 2014, this trailblazing restaurant launched the country’s Eastern European culinary renaissance, garnering raves from Bon Appétit, Eater, GQ, and more. A decade in, Bonnie and Israel Morales’s ode to their roots is still a hotspot for its famed horseradish-infused vodka, zakuski (snacks) like caviar and roe, and clay pot rabbit. Decked with colorful posters and tablecloths sourced from Belarus, the inviting, bi-level space is one you’ll want to return to again and again.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Eastern European, Russian, Georgian
Hours of operation
Lunch Daily 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Happy Hour Daily 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
Phone number
(503) 235-0059
Website
http://www.kachkapdx.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
Our Deli Lavka, located in the upstairs mezzanine provides catering options from casual to upscale, please email lavka@kachkapdx.com
Private party facilities
We believe the spirit & tradition of our cuisine is best experienced as a family-style dinner, complete with toasting, passing plates, and plenty of vodka, which is why we love accommodating large groups! We’ll work with you to create a menu, cover your table in zakuski, and keep the vodka flowing.
Private party contact
Kachka Events Coordinator: (503) 235-0059

Location
960 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Neighborhood
Southeast Portland
Cross street
Belmont
Parking details
There is a free 3-hour parking garage adjacent to our building. The lower level is accessible from 11th avenue.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

Ghivos Wine Tasting in the Lavka
$20.00 per person
Prepaid
Mar 6, 2025 only
4:00 PM
Come experience authentic premium wines from the Republic of Georgia on Thursday March 6 from 4pm-6pm. Georgia is THE ‘cradle of wine’, with earliest evidence of winemaking dating back over 8,000 years. Georgia can feel incredibly foreign and far away, sitting as it does at the crossroads of Europe and Asia but a visit to this beautiful ‘hidden gem’ country can start through a glass of wine right here at Kachka Lavka! Serving you will be Chris Schlueter of Ghvinos Wines, who resided in Georgia for five years. This is an open house style event. Tasting fee will be waived with a bottle purchase and light snacks will be provided.

Popular dishes

Meat & Cheese Board$26.00
Rotating selection of charcuterie, artisan cheeses, dried or preserved fruits, spicy house-made mustard, spiced nuts, and house baked bread.
Mushroom Tartare$12.00
marinated mushrooms, zante currants, roasted garlic emulsion, fried leeks, hazelnuts and sunflower seeds
Midwest Salat$12.00
Salat Olivier$14.00
the requisite russian salad kachka-fied with schmaltz mayo, poached chicken and crispy chicken skin garnish. no olivier, no party. know olivier, know party.
Baltic Sprat Buterbrodi$14.00
Rye toast topped with parsley mayo, hard boiled egg, tiny smoked fish, red wine pickled onions and herbs. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
Cod Liver Buterbrodi$12.00
The foie gras of the sea. served on borodinsky toast with carrot & druzhba cheese pashtet, pickled onions, and freshly shaved horseradish.
Herring Under a Fur Coat$14.00
7 layer dip, but Russian. And actually a salad: layers of salt cured herring dressed in sweet onion and dill, potatoes, carrots, beets, mayo, and hard-boiled eggs. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
Brindza Pashtet$8.00
Sheep cheese and paprika spread with grilled-to-order Uzbek flatbread.
Lepyoshka$3.00
One Uzbek style grilled flatbread.
- Pieces$0.00
- Whole$0.00

Caviar & Roe

Wild Alaskan Gorbuscha Salmon Roe$22.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
- $10 Caviar Upgrade$10.00
Tsar Nicoulai Select White Sturgeon$85.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
- $10 Caviar Upgrade$10.00
Kaluga Queen Amur Hybrid$78.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
- $10 Caviar Upgrade$10.00
Kaluga Queen Osetra$100.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
- $10 Caviar Upgrade$10.00
Selection of All$521.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
- $10 Caviar Upgrade$10.00
Dozen Blini$6.00
- $10 Caviar Upgrade$10.00
Hackleback$50.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
- $10 Caviar Upgrade$10.00

Hot Zakuski

Borsch$15.00
when life gives us cabbage, we make this soup! a rich broth with chunks of braised pork shoulder, potato, and house sauerkraut. served with dark rye bread. Contains dairy and gluten (both on side)

Dumplings

Siberian Pelmeni$16.00
beef, pork, veal, and onion. fines herbes.
- Fried$1.00
- Garlic$2.00
- Fancy$2.00
Tvorog Vareniki$15.00
chive, farmer’s cheese. garnished with scallions.
- Fried$1.00
- Garlic$2.00
- Fancy$2.00
Cherry Vareniki$13.00
a ukrainian specialty by way of local sour cherries.
- Fried$1.00
- Garlic$2.00
- Fancy$2.00
Side of Fancy Broth$2.00
broth contains pork, beef, and veal.
- Fried$1.00
- Garlic$2.00
- Fancy$2.00
Side of Garlic Broth$2.00
vegetarian garlic broth.
- Fried$1.00
- Garlic$2.00
- Fancy$2.00
Side of Smetana$1.00
House made sour cream.
- Fried$1.00
- Garlic$2.00
- Fancy$2.00

Mains

Rabbit in a Clay Pot$36.00
hindquarter braised in smetana. porcini, sour cherries, garlic. crispy draniki.
Golubtsi$25.00
mama luba’s sweet and sour, lamb and beef cabbage rolls. but also with pork, because everything is better with pork.
Tabaka$35.00
georgian brick chicken rubbed with svanuri salt and grilled over the mangal. served with fermented and grilled cabbage, potatoes, radicchio and red tkemali.
Machanka$30.00
our take on a traditional belarusian dish. brisket burnt ends and slices of olympia provisions kielbasa nestled in a smoky gravy and finished with a sea buckthorn & mustard sauce. served with rye & caraway blini for mopping up the gravy. contains gluten, dairy, pork, beef, eggs.
Lepyoshka$3.00
One Uzbek style grilled flatbread.
- Pieces$0.00
- Whole$0.00

Meals (Copy)

Dinner for Two$50.00
- Assorted Pickles Five house made pickles. - Bread and Butter Two house breads with smetana butter. - Seasonal Salad - Dumplings Chose between our siberian pelmeni with beef, pork and veal OR our tvorog vareniki with farmers cheese and scallion. - Golubtsi Our famous cabbage rolls stuffed with lamb, pork and beef. Braised in tomato and lingonberry sauce. Topped with smetana sour cream. **AVAILABLE FOR TAKE OUT ONLY**
- Siberian Pelmeni$0.00
- Tvorog Vareniki$0.00
Dinner for Four$100.00
- Assorted Pickles Five house made pickles. - Bread and Butter Two house breads with smetana butter. - Seasonal Salad - Dumplings Chose between our siberian pelmeni with beef, pork and veal OR our tvorog vareniki with farmers cheese and scallion. - Golubtsi Our famous cabbage rolls stuffed with lamb, pork and beef. Braised in tomato and lingonberry sauce. Topped with smetana sour cream. **AVAILABLE FOR TAKE OUT ONLY**
- Siberian Pelmeni$0.00
- Tvorog Vareniki$0.00

What 2,313 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.8Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

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Portland / Oregon
Most Booked
Portland
Best Ambiance
Portland
Most Booked

Review summary

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Kachka offers an "amazing dining experience" with "unique and delicious" Eastern European cuisine. The "outstanding" service complements the lively atmosphere, where dishes like dumplings and rabbit in a clay pot shine. Patrons rave about the "phenomenal" vodka infusions and the "authentic" cultural vibe. A "must-visit" in Portland!

2,313 Reviews

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Mike
Portland
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything we ordered - 6 entrees - was DELICIOUS! The service was very friendly, fun and excellent overall. Bob was perfect, and they all work together as a serving team to ensure all guests are served. While very delicious, we felt the portions were slightly smaller [breads, dumplings, pickles, other items] than about 2-3 years ago, which didn't always equal. Family style becomes more of a 2 person share than 3-4 people.
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Roman
Unspecified
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
That was good , food , fav borshch and herring ,back again
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Jon
Palm Springs
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic food, service, and ambience! It was a wonderful experience, and I love eating at places that make food I would never make at home. Everything was excellent, but I especially enjoyed the cabbage rolls, the sour cherry dumplings that were pan fried, and the layered herring dish with the beets and eggs. Come for a meal, you won’t be disappointed!
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Kunjan
VIP
Portland
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food and service are always incredible. We love coming here. If you like horseradish- the horseradish martini is not to be missed!!
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Jefferson
Portland
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This place is a delight we always enjoy partaking in. They have a way of finding the most interesting twists on Eastern European and central Asian cuisine to bring just the right amount of sparkle to an evening, 10/10 will always be back for more
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Darrin
San Francisco
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
From start to finish….a stellar dinner experience. The appetizers (charcuterie with bread board) were the perfect start to the dinner. I enjoyed the meat-filled dumplings. The husband enjoyed the cabbage rolls. The adult beverage menu was very impressive. The non alcohol drink list was creative and interesting. Thank you for helping us celebrate our 36th year anniversary. We can’t wait to return and enjoy more culinary treats from your kitchen.
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Savannah
Tampa
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
10/10 borsch and dumplings! And horseradish vodka. Very friendly staff and great vibes
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Al
Washington DC
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Nice place for a casual dinner with your partner or good friends. Relaxing vibe, great food, plus, the best martini I have had in many years.
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Caine
Portland
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The staff at Kachka was fabulous! Very knowledgeable and provided great information for first time guests like we were. The food was delicious and in-house vodka was a treat. I can't recommend it high enough.
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Chloe
Portland
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 15, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent fish, excellent vodka, excellent pickled foods. We were a party of 9 at 9:15pm on Valentine’s Day, it was a big ask and Kachka was nothing but accommodating. The service was lovely and all the food and drink, fantastic.
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FAQs

Kachka offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (503) 235-0059.

Kachka is rated 4.8 stars by 2313 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people

Feb 24, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 61 times today

Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

960 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Belmont
Neighborhood
Southeast Portland
Hours of operation
Lunch Daily 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Happy Hour Daily 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Eastern European, Russian, Georgian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
There is a free 3-hour parking garage adjacent to our building. The lower level is accessible from 11th avenue.
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.kachkapdx.com/
Phone number
(503) 235-0059
Catering
Our Deli Lavka, located in the upstairs mezzanine provides catering options from casual to upscale, please email lavka@kachkapdx.com
Private party facilities
We believe the spirit & tradition of our cuisine is best experienced as a family-style dinner, complete with toasting, passing plates, and plenty of vodka, which is why we love accommodating large groups! We’ll work with you to create a menu, cover your table in zakuski, and keep the vodka flowing.
Private party contact
Kachka Events Coordinator: (503) 235-0059

Kachka

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Order delivery or takeout

Why they're an Icon

Private dining

Dining areas

Additional information

Ghivos Wine Tasting in the Lavka

Borsch

Siberian Pelmeni

Rabbit in a Clay Pot

Cold Zakuski

Meat & Cheese Board$26.00

Mushroom Tartare$12.00

Midwest Salat$12.00

Salat Olivier$14.00

Baltic Sprat Buterbrodi$14.00

Cod Liver Buterbrodi$12.00

Herring Under a Fur Coat$14.00

Brindza Pashtet$8.00

Lepyoshka$3.00

Caviar & Roe

Wild Alaskan Gorbuscha Salmon Roe$22.00

Tsar Nicoulai Select White Sturgeon$85.00

Kaluga Queen Amur Hybrid$78.00

Kaluga Queen Osetra$100.00

Selection of All$521.00

Dozen Blini$6.00

Hackleback$50.00

Hot Zakuski

Borsch$15.00

Dumplings

Siberian Pelmeni$16.00

Tvorog Vareniki$15.00

Cherry Vareniki$13.00

Side of Fancy Broth$2.00

Side of Garlic Broth$2.00

Side of Smetana$1.00

Mains

Rabbit in a Clay Pot$36.00

Golubtsi$25.00

Tabaka$35.00

Machanka$30.00

Lepyoshka$3.00

Meals (Copy)

Dinner for Two$50.00

Dinner for Four$100.00

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