On October 9, the Hawthorne Boulevard landmark sports bar Claudia’s closed after a 65-year run — but regulars weren’t left wondering what would happen to the space for long. In a quick turnaround, fellow longtime Portland sports bar Suki’s took over the space just 10 days later. Suki’s II comes from owner Phil Chung and operating partner Bradley Stephens who are also behind the Northeast Portland cocktail bar Cereus, which opened in 2022.
“Being one of the oldest karaoke bars in the Northwest buying the oldest sports bar in the Northwest, it was kind of this magical thing between [Claudia’s owner Martin Spathas and Phil],” Stephens says. “We
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