Standing adjacent to a motel of the same name for more than five decades, Cameo Cafe exudes an honest, often imitated, never replicated type of cool that is rapidly going extinct in Portland. Each morning starting at 7 a.m., Montavilla neighborhood locals and Cameo devotees from far-flung corners of the city duck through the diner’s sliding-glass door, plastered with photos and old restaurant menus, in pursuit of coconut waffles and kimchi omelets.
In the dining room, the worn floral wallpaper and cottagecore decor give the space a homey feel and familiarity, with Portland-esque kitsch: Paper umbrellas and ornaments hang from the diner’s chandeliers, and a planter filled
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