Last updated Summer 2022

PORTLAND, OR

The misfit city of the PNW with restaurants almost as eccentric as its people.

★ - All-time favorite / ✸ - Changing menu / Must-orders are bolded

A cozy restaurant-bodega-bakery hybrid garnering a cult following.
✸ Order notes: Danish plate, greens, arrabbiata.
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Incredible Thai barbeque meets groovy tiki bar. Make sure to read their Instagram captions if you need a laugh.
Order notes: Wok fried greens, BBQ fried rice, white curry with burnt ends, red curry.
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Contemporary takes on Middle Eastern food from the Sesame Collective hospitality group.
Order notes: Za’tar fried almonds, halloumi, labneh, hummus and pine nuts, falafel, lemon zest fries.
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An intimate Italian restaurant with a simple menu that needs no elaboration.
Order notes: Salt focaccia, octopus with potato and olive, linguini with shrimp, spaghetti with garlic, chili, and clams.
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The inaugural US location of the Afuri restaurant family most known for its creative approaches to ramen.
Order notes: Yaki gyoza, yuzu shio ramen.
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A famous breakfast joint on North Mississippi Avenue serving legendary hashbrowns.
Order notes: Challah french toast, pan-fried hashbrowns.
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A testament to Portland’s food truck culture with standout breakfast sandwiches.
Order notes: Yolko Ono, Egg Zepplin, Free Range Against the Machine.
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