A new applicant is seeking space at the current Carina Lounge in Portland.
A liquor license application under the trade name Constantinople Restaurant was recently submitted for 410 NW 21st Avenue in Portland. This is the site of Carina Lounge which opened in 2017. At the time, it replaced Basta’s Trattoria and Bar.
Nedim Korkmaz is the listed applicant, and he is also the owner of Nomadic Vintage PDX, a store which sells hand-woven rugs from vendors in Turkey. As the new restaurant has Constantinople in the name, it may be a nod to the region where the store bases their products…