Portland, OR

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The best food, top restaurants, & my favorite spots in (unofficially) my favorite food city in America, plus more picks for the greater Portland area…

NOTE: All establishments are worth a trip. ** = best choices for 1-2 day stay.

Coffee

BEST OF THE BEST: **Stumptown Coffee, **Courier Coffee, Coava Coffee Roasters, Barista, Sterling Coffee Roasters, Ristretto Roasters

BEST OF THE REST: Extracto, Albina Press, Fresh Pot, Water Avenue Coffee, Oblique Coffee Roasters, Heart Coffee Roasters, Three Friends, Anna Bananas, Dragonfly Cafe, Cellar Door Coffee, Coffeehouse Northwest

Breakfast & Brunch

BEST OF THE BEST: **Tasty N Sons, **Simpatica Dining Hall (Sundays only), **Broder, Beast (Sundays only), Besaw’s

BEST OF THE REST: Pine State Biscuits, Navarre (weekends), Screendoor (weekends), Podnah’s Pit BBQ (weekends), The Country Cat, J+M Cafe, Helser’s on Alberta, Meriwether’s, Tin Shed, Milo’s, Bijou Cafe, Cup and Saucer Cafe, City State Diner, Isabel, The Big Egg (Wed-Sun til 2pm)

International

Vietnamese: **Ha & VL, Hanoi Kitchen, Pho Van, Silk, Pho Oregon, Pho Green Papaya, Pho An Sandy, Thien Hong

Thai: **Pok Pok/Whisky Soda Lounge, **Nong’s, Sawasdee Thai, Khun Pic’s Bahn Thai, Thai Peacock, Red Onion

Japanese: **Biwa, **Hiroshi, Tanuki, Yakuza, Yoko’s Japanese Restaurant, Miho Izakaya, Saburo’s, Murata, Sushi Ichiban, Bamboo Sushi, **Syun Izakaya,  Yuzu

Pan-Asian: **Ping, Saucebox

Mexican/Latin American: Nuestra Cocina, Caraquena, Nuevo Mexico, Pambiche, Del Inti, Tito’s Burritos, Los Gorditos, Tacos Morelia, El Metate, Taqueria Mendoza, Elena’s, La Catrina, Torres de Morelos, La Sirenita, La Bonita, Taqueria Santa Cruz, Por Que No, Autentica, Pepinos, King Burrito, La Superior, Fonda Rosa, Cora y Huichol

Spanish: Andina, Toro Bravo, Patanegra

Korean: Koi Fusion PDX, BeWon Korean, Du Kuh Bee Noodles

Chinese: Lucky Strike, Ocean City

Indian: Vindalho, Chaat House, East India Co.

African: Bete-Lukas, Afrique Bistro, Dalo’s Kitchen, Queen of Sheba, E’Njoni Cafe

Middle Eastern: Karam Lebanese, Nicholas Restaurant, Wolf & Bear’s

American & Upscale

BEST OF THE BEST:  **Beast, **Clyde Common, **Beaker & Flask, **Paley’s Place, **Evoe, Castagna, Le Pigeon, Laurelhurst Market, Simpatica Dining Hall, Nostrana

BEST OF THE REST: Ned Ludd, Park Kitchen, Metrovino, Lovely’s Fifty Fifty, Natural Selection, Gruner, Olympic Provisions, Nuestra Cocina, Toro Bravo, Firehouse, Navarre, Tabla, DOC, Meriwether’s, Andina, Higgins, Gilt Club, Bar Avignon, Genoa, Accanto, Patanegra, Lincoln, Serratto, Savoy Tavern & Bistro, Bar Mingo, Screendoor, Acadia, Clarklewis, Lucy’s Table, Kir Wine Bar

Beer!

BREWPUBS: **Amnesia Brewing, **Tugboat Brewing Co, 5th Quadrant, Sidebar, Hedge House, Oaks Bottom, Rogue Ales Public House, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Bailey’s Taproom, New Old Lompoc, Lucky Labrador Brewing Company, Roots Organic Brewing, Mash Tun Brewpub, Laurelwood Public House, Alameda Brewhouse, Widmer Gasthaus Pub, Upright Brewing Co, Green Dragon, Kennedy School, Hair of the Dog Taproom

BARS: **Saraveza, Belmont Station, Liberty Glass, Laurelthirst Public House, Horse Brass Pub, Concordia Ale House, Bar Vendetta, Goose Hollow Inn, Mock Crest Tavern, Bye and Bye, Beaulahland, Henry’s 12th St Tavern

Food Carts & Quick Bites

**Nong’s, Caraquena, Nuevo Mexico, Sawasdee Thai, Lardo, Moxies RX, Ruby Dragon, Wolf & Bear’s, Gin Northern Thai, Mono Malo, The Big Egg, Tito’s Burritos, Los Gorditos, Chaat House, Tacos Morelia, El Metate, Taqueria Mendoza, Torres de Morelos, La Catrina, Elena’s, Cora y Huichol, Potato Champion, Whiffies, Koi Fusion PDX

Desserts & Sweet Bites

Ice Cream: **Lovely’s Fifty-Fifty, Fifty Licks Ice Cream

Chocolate: Sahagun, Cacao, The Meadow, Alma Chocolate

Baked Goods: Voodoo Doughnut, Dovetail Bakery, Ken’s Artisan Bakery, Little T American Baker, Whiffies

Vegan: Blossoming Lotus, Prasad, Sweetpea Bakery

Desserts/Other: Papa Haydn, Pix Patisserie, Pied Cow, Sol Pops

Miscellany

Vegan/Vegetarian: Blossoming Lotus, Prasad, Portabello, Ruby Dragon, Wolf & Bear’s, The Red & Black, Los Gorditos, Laughing Planet, Proper Eats, Bye & Bye

Sandwiches: **Meat Cheese Bread, **Bunk Sandwiches, **Evoe, **Olympic Provisions, Ken’s Artisan Bakery, Little T American Baker, Broder, Petisco

BBQ: Podnah’s Pit BBQ, Russell St BBQ, Yam Yam’s

Pizza: **Ken’s Artisan Pizza, **Nostrana, **Tastebud, **Lovely’s Fifty-Fifty, **Apizza Scholls, Dove Vivi, Sizzle Pie, Pyro Pizza, Firehouse, Mississippi Pizza Pub

 

Grocery & Specialties: People’s Co-Op, Food Front Co-Op, Alberta St. Co-Op, Pastaworks, Foster & Dobbs, Food Fight Vegan Grocery, Salt Fire & Time

Sleeping: Ace Hotel, Jupiter Hotel, Kennedy School

Literary: **Powell’s Books, Reading Frenzy, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Microcosm Publishing, Floating World Comics, Guapo Comics & Books, Office PDX, Daedalus Books, Title Wave Used Bookstore

Filmic: Living Room Theaters, Cinema 21, Northwest Film Center, Mission Theater, Laurelhurst Theater, Hollywood Theater, Cinemagic, Bagdad Theater, Moreland Theater, Clinton St. Theater, St. Johns Twin Cinemas & Pub, Kennedy School, Movie Madness Video, Videorama, Video Verite, The Waypost

Boogie Down: Tube, The Good Foot, Holocene, Rotture, Lola’s Room, Pi-rem

Venues: Roseland, Valentine’s, Doug Fir Lounge, Crystal Ballroom, Berbati’s, Mississippi Studios, Wonder Ballroom, Backspace, Rontom’s, Hawthorne Theater, Alladin Theater, East End, Towne Lounge, Someday Lounge, Pala Lounge, Blue Monk, Jimmy Mak’s, The Cave, Fez Ballroom

Festivals: Time-Based Arts (TBA) Festival, PDX Pop Now, MusicfestNW, Portland International Film Festival, Peripheral Produce & PDX Film Festival, Portland Zine Symposium, Stumptown Comics Fest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Rivercity Bluegrass Festival, Waterfront Blues Festival, Oregon Brewer’s Festival, Wordstock, Portland Center Stage’s JAW Festival

Around Portland

Beaverton: **Yuzu, JCD Korean, Abhiruchi, Du Kuh Bee Noodles, Hakatamon

Hillsboro: **Syun Izakaya

Tigard: Maki

McMinnville: **Thistle

Milwaukie: Bob’s Red Mill Whole Grain Store

Astoria: Fort George Brewery & Public House, Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe, Columbian Cafe, Astoria Cooperative Grocery, Clementine’s, Astoria Coffeehouse, Commodore Hotel

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