Malka (restaurant)

Malka was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Description
Malka operated at the intersection of 46th Avenue and Division Street in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood. Alex Frane and Brooke Jackson-Glidden of Eater Portland described Malka as "a restaurant specializing in bold, eclectic, and complex dishes from aromatic rice bowls to matzoh ball khao soi gai, housed in a similarly eclectic vintage house". The restaurant served totchos with guajillo-lime salt, red mole, Oaxacan cheese, grated butternut squash, crema, queso fresco, and a lime squeeze.

History
The restaurant opened on January 15, 2020.

In January 2023, owners confirmed plans to close in February. Malka closed on February 26. Turning Peel opened in the space a few months later.

Reception
Willamette Week included Malka in a list of "Five Great New Restaurants That Opened in 2020".