About Adelleda
Starting out as a food cart, Unwind has evolved into Adelleda: a refined lounge and pasta residency that shares its home with Vtopian Artisan Cheese Shop. Maintaining the creativity that defined Unwind, Adelleda focuses on fresh pasta highlighting local, organic, seasonal, and wild-foraged ingredients. Our bar program follows the same philosophy, with cocktails crafted to match the precision and care of the kitchen.
Every element from the food and drinks, to the space itself has been deliberately designed. Adelleda is as much about atmosphere as it is about the plate: a hi-fi bar and dining destination created for elevated evenings, intimate date nights, and nights out that feel considered from start to finish.
Our mission is to show that restaurants can nourish more than just our appetites. They can support farmers, honor the land, and strengthen our communities. We cook with organic, seasonal, and foraged ingredients because we believe the integrity of our food comes from the integrity of its source.
Every dish and cocktail reflects care, creativity, and respect for the people and ecosystems that make it possible. We’re here to create a dining experience that feels intentional and inspiring, where flavor and atmosphere spark connection. Our goal is to serve food and drink that feels rooted in the Pacific Northwest, celebrates the seasons, and reminds us all of the connection that good food can bring.
Our Mission
Our Vision
We see food as a thread that ties us together - from farmers and foragers to cooks, servers, and guests, every step matters. We want to challenge the idea that dining has to be disconnected from the land or to the community it serves. Instead, we imagine a restaurant that values organics not as a marketing point, but just as a baseline. We are committed to supporting small farms, using sustainable practices and showing that this is simply the way things are done.
We strive for every element to be an invitation to notice, to feel, and to participate.
Our Roots
Adelleda grew out of Vtopian Artisan Cheeses, which has been part of Portland’s food scene for almost 12 years. We started as a small wholesale company, making dairy-free cheeses, selling to shops around town. Over the years, more and more people found us, and what began as a little operation grew into something much bigger. We reached markets across the region and eventually leading to our own retail shop. Adelleda is the natural next step, a way for us to keep building on that foundation while creating a space that brings even more people together around good food.
In 2023, Vtopian opened a retail cheese shop on Gladstone and with its success, we were able to expand. Now in our new space, Vtopian remains at the heart of Adelleda as a retail cheese shop with counter service during the day. Guests can stop by to pick up cheeses for a board at home or enjoy a simple, flavorful lunch featuring sandwiches built around our cheeses.
Adelleda is an extension of everything Vtopian has always stood for: quality ingredients, thoughtful preparation, and a love of sharing food with the community. From the cheese you buy at the shop to the sandwiches at lunch and the pasta we serve at dinner, everything is connected by the same commitment to craft, creativity, and Portland’s vibrant food culture.
Our Team
Riley moved to Portland to help revitalize Vtopian in 2023 alongside Brit + Ryan. He draws on 17 years of experience in classical Italian and French cooking. He has worked in Michelin-starred kitchens in Chicago and New York, including Spiaggia, The Clocktower, and The Musket Room, and also served as Sous Chef at Nix in Manhattan, specializing in menu development. Drawing on his creative vision and unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and community, Riley aims to make every dish a unique, unforgettable experience.
Meg grew up in the Bay Area and has been bartending for 13 years. What started as a part-time job, turned quickly into her lifelong craft. Over the years, Meg has helped open some of the most respected bars and restaurants in the country and has spent time traveling the world teaching about spirits and cocktails. Bringing her knowledge, creativity and sense of fun all into one place.
Matthew is a seasoned hospitality professional with a strong focus on front-of-house and cocktail bar service. He’ll also answer to “Bobby”, a combination of Ba (father in Vietnamese) and Mommy, a moniker given to him by his daughter. With a degree in English from UC Berkeley, he brings a sharp attention to detail and a deep appreciation for attentive care, especially water service.
Ryan is an avid fermenter and gardener with a passion for local, organic, seasonal & wild-foraged foods. This inspires the unique cheeses at Vtopian, which are influenced by regionality. He’s continues to push boundaries through food pathways and advocating for a more ethical & sustainable future. He loves connecting with people over his love for the food scene in his community.
Brit has worked in the service industry for 19 years, learning the ends and outs of every role needed in the industry to give guests the best experience. Moving to the west coast in 2020 after traveling around the world, she quickly fell in love with the abundant food scene that the PWN offers, which led to co-founding The Realm Refillery in 2022 to help make sustainable, refillable groceries accessible to a broader audience.