A Vegan Cocktail Lounge With Cuban Snacks Opens on Belmont Next Month

Home to all things funky, the red brick building at the corner of Southeast Belmont and 14th Avenue is where Fermenter, Portland’s very own “beneficial bacteria emporium” dishes out millet-and-black lentil tempeh burgers, jojos slathered with cultured cheese sauce, and kombuchas with dainty botanical notes. Next door, Aaron Adams — the chef behind Farm Spirit, the influential (and shuttered) vegan tasting menu restaurant that came before — has been working on something more personal: an intimate lounge outfitted with maximalist decor. Here, toffee-colored banquettes invite guests to relax and graze on vegan caviar and guava galletas, while sipping oregano-infused mezcal cocktails in glasses with nixtamalized butternut-powdered rims. Opening on

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