After more than 30 years in Northwest Portland, the city’s longest-standing Jewish deli, Kornblatt’s, will close at the end of March. It’s unclear why the deli’s ownership has decided to close the business.
“We truly appreciate all of our customers and we are sad about closing,” the Facebook announcement reads. “Please come visit us before our last day.”
Kornblatt’s opened in 1991 on Northwest 23rd, serving an array of house bagels, cured fish, and sandwiches. Portland has long been a city with very few Jewish food businesses, so Kornblatt’s presence in Northwest Portland was a welcome one: It was one of the only true Jewish delis in the city,
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