Black Ember Steakhouse
Ember & Salt — Wood-Fire Kitchen
Wood-Fire Kitchen — Est. 2018

Cooked over open flame.

No gas, no electricity in the kitchen — every dish at Ember & Salt passes through live fire, oak smoke, and hot coals before it reaches you.

Our Philosophy

One heat source. Total control.

Everything that leaves our kitchen has touched the same 900°C bed of oak and almond wood coals — pulled close for a hard sear, pushed to the edges to render slow and low. It's the oldest way to cook, and still the one that rewards patience over shortcuts.

Our menu changes weekly with what the coals, the farms, and the tide bring in.

The Hearth
First Cut
Never the same fire twice

This Week on the Hearth

Since day one

The Coal-Fired Constants

Three dishes that never leave the menu — the reason regulars keep a standing reservation.

Whole Fired Trout
01

Whole Fired Trout

$34

Stuffed with charred lemon and bay, finished tableside over embers.

Bone-In Ribeye
02

Bone-In Ribeye

$68

42-day aged, seared direct on coal, rested on the bone, cracked pepper.

Smoked Squash Flame
03

Smoked Squash Flame

$24

Whole roasted delicata, burnt honey, smoked ricotta, sage ash.

Chef's Fire Picks

Drag through tonight's specials

Pull up a seat by the hearth

Book your table before the coals cool.

Walk-ins welcome at the counter. For parties of 4 or more, reservations open 30 days out.

Reserve a Table

412 Kiln Street
Portland, OR 97209

Hours

Tue – Thu · 5pm – 10pm

Fri – Sat · 5pm – 11pm

Sun · 5pm – 9pm

Mon · Closed

Contact
hello@kc.com
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