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    Sunday Sauce, Restaurant in Portland
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    Sunday Sauce

    Humboldt, Portland

    Restaurant in Portland, United States

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    The Read

    Dress

    Casual

    Why go

    Sunday Sauce is the right Portland pick for a casual Italian meal in North Portland, especially when ease matters more than a high-ceremony dining room. Book it for a relaxed date, birthday, or neighborhood dinner; cross-shop Nostrana or Ava Genes if the occasion calls for a more established Portland Italian name.

    About Sunday Sauce

    Is Sunday Sauce worth considering for Italian food in Portland? Sunday Sauce is an Italian restaurant in Portland, open Wednesday through Sunday and closed Monday and Tuesday. It serves midday hours Wednesday through Friday and evening hours Wednesday through Sunday.

    Italian in Portland with weekday midday hours and evening service

    If you are looking for Italian in Portland, its schedule may be useful: Wednesday through Friday it is open 11 AM–2 PM and 4–9 PM, while Saturday and Sunday are 4–9 PM.

    It offers Italian cuisine in Portland, with weekly hours posted.

    Who should choose it over bigger-name Italian rooms

    Choose Sunday Sauce when the priority is Italian food in Portland and its Wednesday-to-Sunday schedule fits your plans. For comparison, Nostrana and Ava Genes are other Italian names diners may weigh depending on the kind of meal they want. For a broader scan of local options, use our full Portland restaurants guide, then keep Portland hotels, Portland bars, Portland wineries, and Portland experiences for the rest of the plan.

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    Planning details

    Hours
    Monday: Closed · Tuesday: Closed
    Location
    902 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217
    Website
    sundaysaucepdx.com
    Phone
    (971) 990-9441
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    Venue details

    Ambiance

    Warm, nostalgic, and lively-leaning, with Chianti-red booths, checkered placemats, vintage diner-style touches, and a playful, slightly irreverent East Coast Italian feel.

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    Vibe

    CozyClassicBohemian

    Best For

    FamilyGroup DiningCasual Hangout

    Experience

    Standalone

    At the Table

    Dress Code
    Casual
    Service Style
    Casual
    Meal Pacing
    Standard
    Capacity
    Medium
    Kitchen
    Traditional
    Menu Format
    A la carte
    Opened
    2025

    Signature Dishes

    • Sunday sauce
    • orecchiette
    • pesto
    • giardiniera misto
    • eggplant parm
    Know before you go

    Know Before You Go

    Getting there
    902 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217

    Planning details

    Hours

    Monday
    Closed
    Tuesday
    Closed
    Wednesday
    11 AM–2 PM, 4–9 PM
    Thursday
    11 AM–2 PM, 4–9 PM
    Friday
    11 AM–2 PM, 4–9 PM
    Saturday
    4–9 PM
    Sunday
    4–9 PM

    Location

    902 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217 · Directions

    (971) 990-9441

    sundaysaucepdx.com

    Also consider

    Where to look if Sunday Sauce is not the fit

    Pick Nostrana if the dinner needs a more established Portland Italian setting. Pick Ava Genes if the goal is a more reputation-led Italian meal rather than a casual North Portland neighborhood dinner.

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    How Sunday Sauce compares with Portland Italian peers

    For Portland diners, Sunday Sauce is the practical North Portland choice: easiergoing, neighborhood-focused, and better suited to a casual date or small celebration than a destination meal. Nostrana is the stronger pick when the night needs a more established Portland Italian room, while Ava Genes makes more sense for diners prioritizing a broader reputation and a more planned-out dinner.

    Uncle Dom's Italian Kitchen, Spinasse, and Café Juanita are less direct substitutes for a North Portland weeknight because they sit outside the immediate Portland comparison set. Use them as cross-shop references only if the meal itself is the trip. For value and convenience within Portland, Sunday Sauce is the easier call; for a more occasion-driven Italian dinner, start with Nostrana or Ava Genes.

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    How it compares

    Sunday Sauce competes on neighborhood usefulness rather than ceremony. Compared with Nostrana, it is the more relaxed North Portland choice; Nostrana is the better fit when diners want a more established Italian room and are willing to plan around it.

    Ava Genes is the stronger cross-shop for a bigger Portland Italian night, especially when reputation matters. Sunday Sauce is the simpler answer for diners near Killingsworth who want Italian without turning dinner into a production.

    Uncle Dom's Italian Kitchen, Spinasse, and Café Juanita are useful only for wider Italian benchmarking, not as like-for-like neighborhood substitutes.

    FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How far ahead should I book Sunday Sauce?

    Sunday Sauce is closed Monday and Tuesday; it is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 AM–2 PM and 4–9 PM, and Saturday and Sunday from 4–9 PM.

    What should a first-timer know about Sunday Sauce?

    Sunday Sauce is an Italian restaurant in Portland. It is closed Monday and Tuesday, open Wednesday through Friday from 11 AM–2 PM and 4–9 PM, and open Saturday and Sunday from 4–9 PM.

    What is Sunday Sauce known for?

    Sunday Sauce is an Italian restaurant in Portland.