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Busy Pearl restaurant can't meet rent hike

Can Font closes despite packed houses

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Allan Classen
May 02, 2025
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Can Font was rated the best restaurant in Portland in 2022 by USA Today.

Editor’s Note (May 26, 2025):
An earlier version of this article incorrectly attributed a statement to Can Font’s owner regarding commercial tax incentives. The statement—suggesting that it was “cheaper, due to current tax laws, to keep the space empty than to negotiate fair rent wi…

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