Falafel, Shakshuka, and a Half-Price Hack
Northeast Portland · Portland · Jewish-Inspired · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 15, 2026
Wingman Metrics
You're not walking into a wine bar — you're walking into a counter-service falafel joint that happens to have made some interesting choices on the beverage side. The list is short, but it's not an afterthought: there's an Oregon Chardonnay, an Italian white from a less-traveled grape, and a local cider that earns its place on the menu. For a casual spot slinging sabich and hummus, that's more effort than most.
The list leans into the restaurant's identity in a smart way — an Oregon producer (Timothy Malone) sits alongside a Piedmontese Arneis from Le Marie, nodding to the Mediterranean roots of the food without going full tourist-trap Israeli wine route. The Arneis in particular is a curious and well-considered pick: it's bright, low-tannin, and built for food like this. The list is genuinely small — we're talking a handful of bottles — but the bones are there. What's missing is depth: no red options surfaced in our research, and the by-the-glass situation remains unclear.
We couldn't confirm specific glass pour options from available sources, which is a gap worth noting. What we do know is that the bottle list is short enough that the by-the-glass program, if it exists, isn't going to overwhelm you with choices. That's not necessarily a knock — sometimes fewer, better options beats a wall of mediocre pours.
2023 Timothy Malone Chardonnay — Half off with code 'Wine50%'
An Oregon Chardonnay at half list price is a genuinely good deal — use the promo code, full stop. This is a local producer making the kind of restrained, food-friendly Chardonnay that works with everything on this menu.
Le Marie 'Sant Agostino' Arneis
Most people ordering falafel aren't thinking Piedmont, but they should be. Arneis is floral, crisp, and has just enough texture to hold up to tahini and spice — it's a genuinely smart pairing hiding in plain sight on a very short list.
Portland Cider Co. Kinda Dry
Not a knock on the cider itself — it's fine — but if you're here for wine, don't let the menu default you into a cider pour. Save that for a different occasion and commit to one of the actual wine options.
Le Marie 'Sant Agostino' Arneis + Sabich
Sabich — fried eggplant, hard-boiled egg, amba, tahini — is a flavor bomb that needs acidity and freshness to cut through it. The Arneis delivers both without trying to compete. It's the rare pairing where the wine makes the food taste better and vice versa.
Anytime — Use promo code 'Wine50%' to receive all bottles of wine at half off list price — no specific day required.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Shalom Y'All isn't a wine destination, but it's doing more with less than it gets credit for — especially once you factor in that standing half-price bottle deal. Use the promo code, order the Arneis, eat the sabich, and call it a win.
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