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From food carts to farmers’ markets and award-winning restaurants, Portland is a culinary haven for foodies of all stripes.
Eat With a Purpose
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Portland Patio Guide
Enjoy outdoor dining in Portland at these patios and street plazas.
Order in With #pdxtogo
Use these lists to find businesses offering delivery, take-out, online orders and gift cards.
Support Black-Owned Restaurants
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Portland is surrounded by fertile farmland and local chefs make the most of the bounty, often letting the week’s farmers’ market hauls dictate their menus. Read on for our guide to the city’s delicious dining scene, then check out our events calendar to discover upcoming foodie events and things to do in Portland.
Food Carts
From stand-alone carts to massive pods, the city's food carts are deliciously fun to explore.
Food Cart Finder
Search 200+ Portland food carts by cuisine, trademark dishes and dietary needs.
Popular Food Carts
Rather than being overwhelmed by the hundreds of food carts in Portland, choose a day's worth of meals from these popular food carts.
Food Cart Pods
Portland’s selection of more than 500 food carts, most grouped in “pods,” has drawn raves from the likes of Bon Appétit and CNN.
Global Cuisine
Dig into foods from around the world at these local eateries.
Restaurants in Portland
Kick off your culinary quest through Portland at these delectable local eateries.
Restaurants With a View
Whether atop the city's tallest buildings or nestled next to a river, these Portland restaurants with a view offer a feast for the eyes (as well as the appetite).
Great Brunch Spots in Portland That Take Reservations
These local brunch hot spots offer reservations, meaning you can enjoy your pour-over coffee and avocado toast without waiting for hours.
Five Great African Restaurants in Portland
Enjoy flavorful dishes from Ethiopia, Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire and beyond at these local eateries.
Women in the Dining Scene
These female chefs bring unique foods and practices to Portland's culinary scene.
Two Women to Watch in Portland’s Southern Food Scene
Satisfy those comfort food cravings at these women-led restaurants and food carts.
Family is at the Heart of Lebanese Food in Portland
Meet the family behind beloved eateries Nicholas, Ya Hala and World Foods Market, and discover how they helped build Portland's Lebanese food scene.
Chef Salimatu Amabebe Showcases Nigerian Recipes and Black Artists
A Portland chef hosts scrumptious pop-up dinners, brunches and Black Feast events.
Dining Destinations
Head to these culinary hubs to sample from multiples chefs and makers at once.
Portland Mercado
With a neighborhood grocery, meat market, coffee shop, food cart pod and more, the Mercado is one of the city’s most delicious destinations.
Pine Street Market
A modern food hall in Portland's Old Town features both local favorites and new ventures from international chefs, creating a kind of permanent food festival.
Portland Saturday Market
Open every Saturday from March–December, Portland Saturday Market is the largest arts-and-crafts fair in the U.S.
Sweet Treats
Dig into these desserts, baked delicacies and frozen treats around the city.
Dining with Dietary Restrictions
Whether vegan, gluten-free or just plain curious, these eateries are all uniquely delicious.
Vegan Guide to Portland
Almost every Portland restaurant offers plant-based options, and dozens of local businesses are entirely vegan. (There’s even a vegan mini-mall!)
Gluten-Free Restaurants
As the demand for gluten-free options has grown, Portland’s forward-thinking foodies have set their tables for diners with dietary restrictions.
Vegetarian Dining
Nearly every restaurant in Portland has a tasty offering for vegetarians. Many focus exclusively on vegetarian dining.
Dine by Neighborhood
One of the best ways to discover Portland's neighborhoods is by eating your way through their best eateries.
Comfort Food in Portland
When skies turn grey, locals love digging into locally-made Southern, soul and comfort food.
Comfort Food Favorites in Portland
Get your comfort food fix , whether you’re hankering for mac and cheese, fries topped with gravy or a steaming bowl of pho, these local dishes don't disappoint.
Portland’s Best Soul Food Spots
Eat your way through North or Northeast Portland to find Southern food dishes that taste like they were flown in from the Mississippi Delta.
Portland’s Best Barbecue
Where there’s smoke, there’s great barbecue. Savor brisket, ribs and even vegetarian options at Portland's best BBQ restaurants.
Take a Sip
Beverage options never run dry in Portland, where our cups overflow with DIY spirit.
Beer
Portland is home to more breweries than any other city on earth. (No wonder we call it “Beervana!”)
Wine
With wine country in its backyard, Portland overflows with wine bars and urban wineries, offering special varietals from around the world.
Craft Spirits
Powered by a collective of Southeast Portland spirit makers, Portland's craft distilling era is coming of age.
Portland Coffee
The local passion for fine ingredients and careful craft extends into coffee cups.
Tea: Portland’s Other Hot Brewing Scene
Tea drinkers can enjoy a favorite cuppa or sample exotic varietals in Portland's teahouses. Chai tea, bubble tea and classic green tea are just a few of the many teas brewed in and around Portland.
Upcoming Food Events
Portland's foodie events mean there's always something new to do (and taste) in Portland.
Negroni Week
Each June, do good while sipping delicious drinks during Portland’s Negroni Week, when proceeds benefit dozens of charities.
Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University
The Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University will be open every Saturday, year-round. April through October hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. November through March hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Market at PSU is located in Downtown Portland in the South Park Blocks between SW College & Montgomery Streets.
Portland Saturday Market
Open every Saturday from March–December, Portland Saturday Market is the largest arts-and-crafts fair in the U.S.
Portland Serbian Fest
Please join us for the 14th Annual Serbian Festival to enjoy the flavors of traditional Serbian food. Due to unpredictable restrictions, we will be scaling down to one day (Sep. 18th) and only focus on the food presentation. We are hoping to bring back the full-scale festival with live music and other entertainment in September…
Woodstock Farmers Market
The popular Woodstock Farmers Market features fresh produce, baked goods, fresh juices, sweets, cheese, meat and more from 30+ vendors, along with artisan-made products like jewelry, ceramics and art.
Come Thru: Black & Indigenous Market
Come Thru Market is an incubator market centering on Black and Indigenous Farmers and Makers. The market supports BIPOC growers in taking their small business dreams to the farmers market environment.
Prost! Oktoberfest
Dust off the Lederhosen and Dirndls…. Oktoberfest is here. We have Commemorative Bier steins, a bunch of fest bier coming to put on tap and will be doing some new food specials. Although we won’t have live music, we will be playing some of your favorite German drinking songs, decorating the pub and will be…
Parkrose Marketplace
The Parkrose Marketplace is an event aimed at giving more support and visibility to local small businesses and artists while providing a safe social event to connect with your neighbors, shop with great home-based vendors, and enjoy local food, coffee, arts & crafts. The Marketplace has over 60 vendors offering art, crafts, clothing, jewelry, culinary…
Portland Flea + Food
The Portland Flea + Food is a monthly market held on the last Sunday of the month in Portland, Oregon. Every market features 80+ local artists, makers, and curators of the best vintage, handmade and locally-sourced goods in town.
Portland Mac & Cheese Festival 2021 – Pop-up
The 3rd annual Portland Mac & Cheese Festival, Take-N-Bake Pop-up offers an all-new takeout tasting experience. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, this year’s festival offers guests a cheesy take & bake package loaded with gourmet and scratch-made mac-N-cheese offerings prepared by talented chefs from Portland’s popular food carts and eateries. Using a simple set of…
The Wedge
The Wedge is a Farmers Market-style festival celebrating cheese and everything that goes with it. Sample and purchase local, artisan cheese, specialty foods, beer, wine, and cider. This is a family-friendly event that’s open to all cheese lovers. Join more than 20 cheesemakers and 40 specialty food and beverage producers from Oregon and beyond at…
The Pancakes & Booze Art Show
Portland’s Underground Pop-Up Art Show is BACK. Come experience one of the largest pop-up art movements to hit North America over the past decade. Celebrating over 10 years of serving FREE PANCAKES and introducing you to some of the nation’s leading emerging artists. – Over 50+ local artists exhibiting over 250+ pieces of artwork -…
Hood River Valley Harvest Fest
This old-fashioned fall festival brings together more than 125 vendors offering local produce and food products, plus arts and crafts, wine, cider and beer tastings. Held along the scenic Hood River waterfront, this is the Columbia River Gorge’s biggest celebration of the region’s incredible fall bounty. Festival-goers can load up on boxes of Hood River…
Holiday Ale Festival
The Holiday Ale Festival, set beneath the region’s largest decorated holiday tree, returns every year with more than 50 big, bold beers designed to keep revelers warm on cold winter nights.
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