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What Happened to Aviv After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? (Portland, OR)

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As of September 2026, Aviv has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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Secondary source
Wikipedia ·

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What the source shows: Yelp's page for the Division Street location, updated in August 2026, and Wikipedia's entry, revised September 2026, both indicate the restaurant closed in 2021, while Google Places matched an unrelated diamond retailer.

  • Season / episode Season 31, Episode 11
  • Original air date
  • Address 1125 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Aviv in Portland, Oregon, for the April 17, 2020 episode "Hometown Inspiration," featuring the restaurant's Middle Eastern-inspired vegan cooking made without meat or dairy. Aviv was co-owned by Sanjay Chandrasekaran, who also ran the Portland vegan Indian restaurant Sudra, and the business grew to operate multiple locations around the city, including outposts in the Pearl District and on Southeast Division Street. Yelp's page for the Division Street location was updated in August 2026 and marked the restaurant permanently closed, and Wikipedia's entry on the restaurant, revised 2026-09-07, reports that Aviv closed in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 31, Episode 11
Original air date
Episode title
Hometown Inspiration
What was featured
Middle Eastern-inspired vegan cooking made without meat or dairy
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Aviv

Frequently asked questions

Is Aviv still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Aviv has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Aviv after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Aviv in Portland, Oregon, for the April 17, 2020 episode "Hometown Inspiration," featuring the restaurant's Middle Eastern-inspired vegan cooking made without meat or dairy. As of September 2026, Aviv has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Aviv permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Aviv has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Aviv located?

1125 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Aviv?

Season 31, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired April 17, 2020. The episode is titled “Hometown Inspiration”.

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Visit info

Address
1125 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
telavivdiamond.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/aviv-portland
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/aviv-portland-3
  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviv_(restaurant)

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