Broder Café

Wow!This was an exceptional breakfast/brunch experience. We headed over to the Broder Cafe Monday morning around 11 and there was a wait of about 30 minutes. We put our name down on the list outside and poured ourselves a cup of strong and excellent coffee to drink gratis while waiting for our table! I have not seen a place offer coffee to those waiting for a table in YEARS!!It was a beautiful morning, and there were plenty of surrounding benches and tables for waiting while drinking coffee and socializing. That is to say, even the waiting felt like the experience had already started.Once our name was up, we were offered an outside or inside table. We chose the inside and tucked into a corner table for two.Our server was over in minutes and we started with a smaller order of aebelskivers, for our second time in PDX! These fluffy, round donuts (of a sort) came quickly with a side of homemade lemon curd and lingonberry jam and were great!For my main, I ordered the lost eggs with ham and my husband went with a potato and beet hash with eggs, I don't remember the name.The lost eggs were so good. Two eggs baked on creamed spinach with a panko and cheese topping. There were options for ham or mushrooms, I chose delicious ham but if to return, I would go with the mushrooms next. I was also able to sub in Nordic Rye with this, no problem!My husband's hash dish looked beautiful, but I was honestly too stuffed to go there. In a town where there are SO many wonderful breakfast options, Broder Cafe is the BOMB!

Quick Summary- Indoor and outdoor seating- Long wait time - mine as an hour- Fish dishes preferences can vary by person- Entered hungry, left contentWe visited this cafe in the summertime, and it was around mid-peak lunch time hours. We wrote in a waitlist and waited around. How we found this cafe was during our planning trip to Portland. We looked around for lunches, and Broder Cafe popped up as one; we were immediately fascinated with the colorful dishes. Returning to the wait, which was long. We ended up waiting an hour for our seats. The cafe is smaller inside, and while there are benches outside, generally it's a small cafe with a few seats. The staff accommodate the wait time, there is a coffee and water station the guests can have a drink.Once we were called in, we sat near the window area. Inside, the cafe has a comfortable, cottage atmosphere. It's a narrow building, with the long kitchen and taking half of it. The menu is unique; the menu name is not in English but the description is. This took some chats with the staff to get the correct item we wanted to eat. I was a tad lucky on my part because I learned a variant of this language, so some of the spelling looked similar.We ordered the fisk bord (the dish that set our decision to visit) and the pytt I panna (a dish in a skillet with a beautiful sunny-side eggs). The tea arrived first and then a couple minutes later the two dishes arrived at the same time.Interesting story, the fisk bord was supposed to be my relative's dish and I had hte Pytt I Panna. From the photo, it looked colorful and contained many little plates, it's their favorite eating style (like bento). However, they also thought the dishes were mostly vegetable because the colors were so bright. We didn't know that majority of the dishes contained fish. We discovered this when we were reading the menu, and in that moment we swapped dishes because I love eating fish.The fisk bord dish is like a bread and spread dish. My favorite was the pickled herring; never tried it before but I loved how tender and even the fat was. My second favorite was the shrimp salad (my relative also liked this one). Initially, I was worried that I was going to not have enough bread to eat the rest of the sauces, but the ratios were balanced. What I didn't expect was how filling the dish was; I was so full at the end of the meal.While I enjoyed this dish, I can see it might not be the same experience for someone who is trying fish for the first time or not a fish fan. Similar to our experience, if you are willing to try, bring a friend who can eat fish and you can try a piece.The Pytt I Panna was a great lunch dish. Comfortable portions with mini potato pieces hidden under a sheet of two sunny-side up eggs. The potato was seasoned well that mixing the egg with it kept it from being bland. A little nice experience I had at the cafe was when we were seated in, the music changed to Takeuchi Maria. It was fun to see the staff sing along with the songs that I also recognized and sang.

Wow, this place left me speechless! Soooo amazingly delicious and inspiring. If only they had a cookbook!Me and my friend shared the lost eggs and the Caesar salady dish with fish. And of course an order of the pancakes, which reminded me a bit of not too sweet donut holes served with jam and lemon curd. Everything was insanely good, including the drinks and service.I'll be back!!

We went on a Friday so it was a little busy but the wait wasn't bad at all. The restaurant itself is cozy and small, staff was friendly and did great at explaining the menu or answer any questions. The food was so good, the portions were great. We couldn't finish it all we were so full! Delicious overall no complaints!

We loved the food! Service was friendly. Breakfast came out rather quickly.We had the most perfect bacon, fabulous sausage with mustard, and, "Lost Eggs with ham" - this was delicious as well.

A delightful experience for when you are in absolutely no hurry. We had a lovely Friday brunch at Broder. The wait was long but we walked over to Clinton Street Coffee for a cup of tea while we waited. The staff was terrific and very friendly/helpful with our selections. The interior seating area is cozy and cute, but we definitely smelled like cooking oil/fry smell when we left. Consider the outdoor seating if you're sensitive to such things. Would absolutely recommend when you're in the mood for a very leisurely experience.

**April 2024: Monday Late Morning Visit**Fancy IKEA Food! lol Portland, has some really cool food spots and I wanted to add this one to my itinerary. My friend and I visited on Monday morning and found street parking. The area is pretty hipster and funky. There were a couple of people dinning indoors and we sat near the window. After pondering over the menu for a bit we decided on the following items. Lost Eggs ($16) - Soft Baked Eggs, Creamed Spinach, in a cast iron skillet - it was good. We picked the mushroom version, but I agree if that the ham version might give a slightly more saltier taste to it/ Ableskiver ($10) - Danish Pancake Balls with Ligonberry Jam and Lemon Curd - delicious, just as pancake balls should be.Smoked Trout Radicchio Salad ($16) - Winter Radicchio with House Caesar Dressing; maybe this is the least Scandinavian, but I really enjoyed this as I hadn't had much leafy greens on this Pacific North West trip.Overall, my friend and I both enjoyed all the dishes and the three items were a good portion for two hungry travelers. Enjoy!

we waited for a looooooooooooooooong time to finally get seated. food is just OK. wasn't really impressed. trout salad was def a miss. jus tasted a bit smokey but texture was not great overall. trout was dry. was really looking forward to swedish pancake but it was just alright too. the lemon curd dipping thing was tooo sour. the portion of the food was pretty small.

Broder is lovely! The ambiance, the service, the food, everything. It's so easy to understand why this place is always so packed!Getting danish pancakes for the table is an absolute must--they are so delicious and fluffy and great for sharing!We got the lost eggs and lefse and both were amazing. Getting a side of bacon was also a great choice.Highly recommend the espresso martini as well!

I visited here during brunch time with my sister and brother for some family quality time. The restaurant is pretty huge and we were on a waitlist. We waited about 15 mins which was not bad at all! They also had a little museum/history room where you can wait and learn about it! The cafe is so beautiful and there was natural lighting beaming inside the cafe which I love. The food was mouth watering and delicious! My favorite was the Benedict's. I also had mimosa and it was so refreshing! I will be coming back to try other dishes for brunch!