Huber’s Cafe

Specialties

Oldest Restaurant In The Portland Area.

Specializing in a traditional turkey dinner Huber’s also serves Certified Angus Beef, fresh seafood, entrée salads and a variety of pasta dishes. Their signature drink is Spanish Coffee prepared table side with great flair. Enjoy dining at their location inside the Historic Oregon Pioneer Building, pick up box lunches or have your event catered. However you choose to experience Huber’s, you’ll be pleasantly satisfied.

History of Huber’s

Huber’s was established in 1879 at the corner of 1^st and Morrison in downtown Portland, Oregon. It was originally called «The Bureau Saloon» until it was purchased by Mr. Frank Huber and the name was changed to Huber’s. In 1891, Mr. Huber hired Jim Louie, a Chinese immigrant, to do the cooking. In those days if you bought a drink you would get a free turkey sandwich and some coleslaw. With just a few booths and bench seats in the old bar, most of the patrons would go around and converse with a drink in one hand and a turkey sandwich in the other. This is how the turkey tradition started at Huber’s.

Huber’s moved to its present location in 1910 inside the Historic Oregon Pioneer Building. When Mr. Frank Huber died a year later in 1912, Jim Louie took on the management of the business for the Huber family…

History

Established in 1879.

Huber’s was originally called «The Bureau Saloon» until it was purchased by Mr. Frank Huber and the name was changed in 1895. In 1891, Mr. Huber hired Jim Louie, a Chinese immigrant, to do the cooking. In those days if you bought a drink you would get a free turkey sandwich and ramekin of coleslaw. The saloon was converted into a restaurant in 1920 because of prohibition, however you could still order a «Manhattan» but it would be served in a coffee cup and passed off as tea. Today, the business is owned by Jim’s grand niece and grand nephews.

Meet the Business Owner

David L.

Business Owner

I grew up in the restaurant business as my great uncle went to work at Huber’s in 1890, my father worked at Huber’s as a teenager then later in as an adult in 1941. I dished ice cream as a kid, waited on tables as a teen then as an adult cooked lunch. I graduated from University of Oregon in ’74 but wasn’t sure of what to do but my brother James had gotten into the family business and needed help and I have been helping ever since. It was really hard at first but over the years it has gotten a lot easier. I’m very thankful for that.