Thatoregonlife iconThatoregonlifeSep 20, 2026

Der Rhinelander, The Old Portland Spot That Served German Dinner With Accordions and Yodeling

There are restaurants you remember because the food was good, and then there are restaurants you remember because a guy with an accordion might appear while you were halfway through a plate of schnitzel and suddenly the whole room was singing. Der Rheinlander was definitely the second kind.

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There are restaurants you remember because the food was good, and then there are restaurants you remember because a guy with an accordion might appear while you were halfway through a plate of schnitzel and...

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There are restaurants you remember because the food was good, and then there are restaurants you remember because a guy with an accordion might appear while you were halfway through a plate of schnitzel and suddenly the whole room was singing. Der Rheinlander was definitely the second kind.

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There are restaurants you remember because the food was good, and then there are restaurants you remember because a guy with an accordion might appear while you were halfway through a plate of schnitzel and suddenly the whole room was singing.

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Der Rheinlander was definitely the second kind.

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