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The Best Restaurants In Portland
There’s so much to eat in PDX. Start with this list of buzzy Thai spots, fancy tasting menus, incredible food carts, and more.
Pasar
Pasar, Wajan’s sister, is perfect for a playful midweek date over excellent Indonesian snacking plates.
Han Oak
Han Oak is an upscale Korean restaurant located in a beautiful garage with a courtyard off Sandy Boulevard that you’ll want to live in.
Murata
The specials at this Japanese restaurant in Downtown Portland make sushi nerds sit up and pay attention.
The Best Breakfast In Portland
Welcome to a world of biscuits, benedicts, and butter chicken (yes, butter chicken).
Ox
Portland doesn’t have any true Argentine steakhouses, though Ox comes close thanks to their emphasis on wood-fired grilling.
Ava Gene’s
The Pacific Northwest produce and proteins used in Ava Gene’s Roman-inspired dishes are a winning combo.
Lardo
Lardo was one of Portland’s OG food cart success stories, blowing up in the mid-2000s thanks to their porchetta sandwich, a juicy, herby monster that still holds up today.
Taste Tickler
Taste Tickler is one of those glorious institutions that could only exist in the Pacific Northwest.
Republic Café And Ming Lounge
Republic Café and Ming Lounge is a moody, neon-lit Chinese American restaurant that’s been holding it down in Old Town since 1922.
Jake’s Famous Crawfish
You're at this downtown icon to eat rainbow trout almondine, salmon stuffed with crab and shrimp, and Dungeness crab cocktails in a wood-paneled dining room.
Dan & Louis Oyster Bar
Dan and Louis Oyster Bar is the place to eat Pacific oysters in every form imaginable.
Huber’s Cafe
Huber’s is known for year-round turkey dinners with all the trimmings and flaming Spanish coffee prepared tableside with theatrical flourish.
Goose Hollow Inn
People are drawn to Goose Hollow Inn for the reubens overflowing with corned beef, a solid beer list, and outdoor seating galore.
Clyde’s Prime Rib
Clyde’s, with its castle-like facade, is a steakhouse on Sandy for people who love ’60s charm.
Nite Hawk Cafe & Lounge
This North Portland institution from the 1930s is part old-school diner, part neighborhood dive. Get the chicken fried steak and a Bloody Mary.
Voodoo Doughnut
Voodoo Doughnut is where bacon and Froot Loops adorn donuts like an art school project, and somehow people are still lining up for a taste 20 years later.
Phở Hùng
The phở at this Vietnamese institution in the Jade District can fix anything short of an existential crisis.
Sayler’s Old Country Kitchen
Sayler’s is a casual steakhouse that's also a glorious throwback to another time.
Amalfi’s
Amalfi’s has been thriving in Northeast Portland since 1959, back when practically no one else in town was serving pizza.
Original Hotcake House
Original Hotcake House is the diner that once fueled (and sobered up) generations of Portland partiers.
Escape From New York Pizza
In a city obsessed with sourdough crusts and wood-fired ovens, Escape from New York Pizza is a refreshingly unapologetic holdout.