Local, is the most powerful selling word in the market and it is never taken in vain. In Italian, it is nostrani or nostrane (depending on whether you are using the masculine or feminine form), whose literal meaning is ours. To shoppers, ours means it’s better because it has travelled a short distance to the market, hence it’s fresher. An underlying, more emotional secondary message is that it will be more satisfying because the taste is the comforting one of home.
HOURS & LOCATION 1401 SE Morrison Ste. 101, Portland, Oregon 97214 (503) 234-2427 Dinner Sunday–Thursday: 5pm–10pm Dinner Friday & Saturday: 5pm–11pm Lunch Monday–Friday: 11:30am–2pm Happy Hour from 9pm Nightly Our promise to you: we don’t close early (excepting very rare private events). Nostrana is proudly located in Southeast Portland’s Buckman neighborhood, housed in a former Kienow’sgrocery store featuring dramatic 25-foot barrel-vaulted ceilings. Our building dates to 1955. Nostrana opened in 2005 as the first tenant after re-developement. Nostrana is closed every year on New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Day. We’re closed for lunch (but open for dinner) on Memorial Day, as well as on the days following Independence Day, Thanksgiving & Christmas.