Little Griddle

Little Griddle operates two breakfast and brunch cafes in Portland, Oregon. The original 600-square-foot restaurant on Fremont Street in northeast Portland's Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood has a seating capacity of 25 people,^[1][2] and a second location operates on Hawthorne Boulevard in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood.^[3]

The menu includes biscuits and gravy, French toast and pancakes,^[4] grain bowls,^[1] polenta with collards, and shakshouka.^[2] Eggs Benedict varieties have cured ham or braised pork shoulder, and Little Griddle also serves egg-and-cheese on buttermilk biscuits. Drink options Bloody Marys, mimosas, and coffee by Portland Roasting Coffee.^[1][3]

The original Little Griddle opened in late 2017. Yossel Gyorgak, Karen Harding,^[5] and Judd Harris have been co-owners; Harris is also the head chef.^[1] Harding, who founded Cup & Saucer Cafe, became an owner of Little Griddle in 2019.^[6]

The Hawthorne location operates in a space previously occupied by Cup & Saucer Cafe.^[3] Little Griddle has hosted the Hawaiian pop-up Kau Kau.^{[7][8][9][10]}

In 2021, Little Griddle was included in Yelp's list of the top 100 brunch restaurants in the U.S.^[5] In 2023, Little Griddle ranked number 33 in Yelp's same list^[11] and Amy Schulman included the business in Travel + Leisure's list of the nation's fifteen best breakfast restaurants.^[4] Zoe Baillargeon, Janey Wong, and Rebecca Roland included Little Griddle in Eater Portland's 2024 overview of the city's best breakfasts.^[3]