No Saint (restaurant)

No Saint
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Restaurant information
Established2019 (2019)
Owner(s)
  • Gabriella Casabianca
  • Anthony Siccardi
Food typeItalian (pizza)
Street address1603 Northeast Killingsworth Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97211
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°33′46″N 122°38′56″W / 45.5628°N 122.6489°W / 45.5628; -122.6489
Websitenosaintpdx.com

No Saint is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.[1] Spouses Gabriella Casabianca and Anthony Siccardi launched the business as a pop-up in 2019, before moving into a brick and mortar space in 2022. The restaurant has garnered a positive reception.

Description

No Saint is a pizzeria on Killingsworth Street in northeast Portland's Vernon neighborhood.[2] The restaurant's interior has a wood-fired oven. The Pepperoni Supreme pizza has pepperoni, garlic, red onion, pepperoncini, mozzarella, ricotta, and honey.[3] In addition to pizza, No Saint has served trenne à la vodka, calamari salad, Campari cake,[4] spinach lasagnetta, and brassicas.[5]

History

Spouses Gabriella Casabianca and Anthony Siccardi are co-owners. The business started as a pop-up, offering small plates at Vivienne in 2019 and pizza at Dame Collective in April 2020.[6][7] In 2022, No Saint moved into a brick and mortar space previously occupied by Handsome Pizza and Seastar Bakery.[8]

No Saint began offering daytime service in March 2024.[9]

Reception

In 2023, The Oregonian ranked No Saint number seven in a list of Portland's best new restaurants,[10] and included the business in a list of the city's five best new pizzerias.[3] The newspaper's Michael Russell also included the rigatoncini a la vodka in an overview of the city's best new dishes of 2023.[11] The Oregonian's Julie Evensen called the pizza "inventive" in a 2024 list of seven pizza "favorites to try" in Portland.[12] In 2023, Waz Wu included No Saint in Eater Portland's overview of recommended vegan pizza eateries in the city,[13] and Nathan Williams included the business in a list of seventeen "stellar" bars and restaurants on Northeast Killingsworth.[5] The website's Brooke Jackson-Glidden wrote, "The produce is super seasonal, and the flavor combinations are always really interesting."[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Russell, Michael (2023-12-16). "Think Portland has too much good pizza? No Saint wants a word (review)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  2. ^ Trueherz, Matthew (2023-03-23). "No Saint Carves a Place among Portland's Pizza Elite". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  3. ^ a b Acker, Lizzy (2023-08-05). "Portland's 5 best new pizzerias of 2023". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  4. ^ Ferguson, Neil (2023-04-26). "No Saint Has the Potential for Greatness With a Few Tweaks in the Pizza Kitchen". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  5. ^ a b Williams, Nathan (2023-04-20). "17 Stellar Restaurants and Bars Along Killingsworth Street in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  6. ^ Hamilton, Katherine Chew (2021-09-07). "Thick Pies Rule at No Saint, a Pizza and Natural Wine Pop-Up". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  7. ^ Trueherz, Matthew (2022-11-15). "Pizza Pop-Up No Saint Will Open a Restaurant on NE Killingsworth, and a Separate Natural Wine Shop". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  8. ^ Wong, Janey (2022-11-30). "Portland Pizza Pop-Up No Saint Didn't Just Open a New Restaurant — It Opened Two". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  9. ^ Wong, Janey (2024-03-08). "Sicilian Deli Sebastiano's Has Moved to Sellwood". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  10. ^ Russell, Michael (2023-12-22). "Portland's 10 best new restaurants of 2023". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  11. ^ Russell, Michael (2023-12-27). "Portland's best new dishes of 2023". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  12. ^ Evensen, Julie (2024-02-09). "It's National Pizza Day. Here are 7 Portland favorites to try". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  13. ^ Wu, Waz (2018-10-17). "Where to Find Knockout Vegan Pizza in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  14. ^ "Portland Food Writers and Personalities' Favorite Newcomers in 2023". Eater Portland. 2023-12-18. Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2024-05-11.