The 10 Portland restaurant closures that hurt the most in 2020 Updated Feb 26, 2021; Posted Dec 21, 2020 Le Bistro Montage, the Cajun/Creole restaurant which served generations of prom dates and other late-night revelers for nearly three decades from its shadowy location under the Morrison Bridge, was a Portland institution. It officially closed in June. Facebook Share Do you remember where you were nine months ago? I do. On March 13, nine months ago as of this writing, I was out for dinner at a new restaurant, and it was packed. At the time, that wasn’t exactly a rarity. The most obvious perk of my job writing about restaurants for The Oregonian/OregonLive is getting to eat out at places new and old on the company dime. And spring is the time when I research our annual restaurant guide.