Portland, Oregon is one of my favorite cities. I grew up there and although I haven’t lived there for a very long time, I still visit once or twice yearly. My family still lives there. A bunch of people I know are going to Portland for various reasons in March and April, so I’ve been soliciting restaurant recommendations. The list is below–I’ve focused mostly on places in and near downtown. If you have someplace to add, please comment!
(Oh, and my Bones series takes place in and near Portland. Ery Phillips is the star of the third book and he lives somewhere near SE Belmont.)
- Maurice: http://mauricepdx.com/
- Tasty n Alder: http://tastyntasty.com/alder/
- Karam: http://www.karamsrestaurant.com/index.html
- Blue Star Donuts: http://www.bluestardonuts.com/
- Lardo: http://lardopdx.com/west.html
- Andina: http://www.andinarestaurant.com/
- Grassa: http://grassapdx.com/
- Toro Bravo: http://www.torobravopdx.com/
- Byways Cafe
Not going to change your life, but very nice pancakes and scrambles and stuff. Close to another, similar, place called Fuller’s. The food at Fuller’s isn’t as good, but it’s more literally a diner and the big u-shaped bar is fun to sit at
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Breakfast/Brunch elsewhere:Broder: Get the trout hash.Simpatica: Best french toast in town.Screen Door: “Southern” food. It’s good. Same go-early advice as Tasty & Alder.Pine State Biscuits: Get “the Reggie” and plan to take a nap after.
Casual dining downtown:
Nice dinner downtown:
Map of Portland food carts: http://www.foodcartsportland.com/maps/
A few recs of my own:
- Salt & Straw ice cream: http://saltandstraw.com/
- Two Brothers (because I miss Bosnian food): http://www.yelp.com/biz/two-brothers-cafe-and-grill-portland#query:Bosnian
- Huber’s Café (food’s okay but history and atmosphere are great): http://www.hubers.com/
- Rimsky Korsakoffee House: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimsky-Korsakoffee_House
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