Portland is the absolute food Mecca of the Pacific Northwest.
If you're planning to visit soon, be prepared for a tasty adventure. I personally love a good trip to the Pacific Northwest and Portland is by far one of my favorite cities. We've brought in a local Portlander foodie to recommend their favorite spots arranged by time of day: starting in the morning and going into the night.
I linked a Google Maps list to this guide at the bottom of the post so you can save it for later, all in one place!
Get Caffeinated
A reliable cup of coffee with a large selection of house-baked goodies and some of the friendliest baristas in town.
(Source: Google & Floyd’s Coffee Shop)
Two locations featuring one huge plus: a free refill – which is quickly becoming unheard of these days. The delicious and cheap breakfast burrito with soy chorizo for about $3 is a must and the downtown location also carries a solid daily soup.
See also: World Cup (NW), Stumptown (everywhere)
Drinks & Apps
Just your neighborhood bar plus wifi and pie. A great place to grab a day drink with your laptop until you’ve had one too many and end up creating gifs of your cat.
The Bye and Bye (Vegan & Vegetarian Friendly)
(Source: Bye and Bye Instagram)
If you’re like me and dig a big bowl of perfectly steamed broccoli while you gulp down an obscenely large boozy iced tea in a mason jar, you’ll like B&B or its little sister, The Sweet Hereafter (3326 SE Belmont).
Tiny and glowing with neon fish tanks, Moloko pours a sold drink and has a multi-page cocktail menu if you want to get fancy about it. Moloko is hard to find in person, so here’s what to look for.
See also: Holocene (SE), Rontoms (SE), Radio Room (NE), Dig a Pony (SE)
Dinner
This place has intentionally kept their prices low and the quality high making it one my favorite restaurants in Portland. I’m not sure what the secret ingredient in their tomato sauce is (unicorn blood??) but its pure magic.
See also: Le Pigeon (SE), Urban Farmer (SW), Subrosa (SE)
Specializes in cornmeal crust pizzas with fresh ingredients in balanced combinations. If you had offered me a slice of vegan pizza before Dove Vivi, I would have laughed. However, the Della Salute with grilled eggplant and tofu ricotta changed all that.
Portland Foodie Guide, Google Maps list here. Enjoy!
