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Savor seasonal PNW fare at farm-to-table pioneer, clarklewis.
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Savor seasonal PNW fare at farm-to-table pioneer, clarklewis.
Credit: Torsten Kjellstrand
Neighborhoods / Southeast Portland

Central Eastside Dining

Explore innovative street food and established restaurants with the tastemakers of Portland's most colorful culinary zone.

Updated Aug. 26, 2020 2 min read Central Eastside

Once a busy warehouse and manufacturing center, this neighborhood has transformed in recent years into the epicenter of Portland’s art and design scene. And cropping up alongside the studios and gallery spaces, a vibrant food scene is now pushing the limits of culinary arts.

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Perhaps the most nationally recognized name in the neighborhood, Le Pigeon, turns out French-based dishes with a local twist, like the Paris mushroom carpaccio starter and the entrée of smoked scallops with spaghetti and pig’s ear. Guests sit elbow-to-elbow at communal tables here, packing in for a crack at James Beard Award-winning chef Gabriel Rucker‘s ever-changing menu.

One of the neighborhood’s pioneering restaurants, clarklewis makes the most of its light-filled former-loading-dock location, turning out wood-fired delicacies like the oak-grilled rib-eye steak served with local chard, creamed corn and oyster mushrooms.

International Cuisine

The beef tongue, borsch blintzes and other traditional Russian fare at Kachka are best enjoyed with house-infused vodkas in flavors like horseradish and chamomile.

Celebrate Latin American street food at colorful Teote, where buttery (and gluten-free) arepas adorn plates of pork belly and fried plantains. Out back, an enormous patio furnished with a fire pit and full bar beckons.

With its own creative take on ramen — think rich, meaty broths with fried chicken, oysters and fresh noodles — Boke Bowl has also earned a devoted following. But despite their meaty servings, vegetarians can get in on the action here too, with Korean fried tofu and eggplant — and everyone loves Boke’s daring miso-butterscotch twinkies for dessert.

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Big on Flavor

Likewise, don’t let the incandescent “MEAT” sign inside Olympia Provisions fool you — while this high-end charcuterie vendor caters to carnivores, they’ve got plenty of greens to go around. While a great place to order a cocktail and sample everything from pancetta and chorizo to a thick-cut BLT, their house-marinated olives, pickled veggies and fried almonds are just as salty and delicious. And everyone will agree that their cheese boards offer rich cuts to die for.

Equally unforgettable, the Central Eastside’s food carts are some of the most popular in town. Cartopia, one of Portland’s longest-running pods, is open late into the night, with Potato Champion‘s poutine and Pyro Pizza‘s wood-fired pies attracting snackers until 3 a.m. Across the street, former cart Lardo has grown up into a full-fledged eatery, serving its pork-packed sandwiches and local craft brews to a constantly packed house.

Food, Food Carts

Food Cart Pods

Portland’s selection of more than 600 food carts, most grouped in “pods,” has drawn raves from the likes of Bon Appétit and CNN.

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