Alameda Café

4641 NE Fremont St

Cuisine: American
Mood: Silver Fox Den
Price: $$
Hours/Reservations:  8 am–3 pm daily; N
Average minute wait at 10 am on a Sunday morning: 10–15
Vegan/Gluten-free-friendly: Y (vegan only)
Must order: Denver omelet, biscuits and sausage gravy
Drink: Vulcana Maria with tomatillo and cilantro
Kid-Friendly: Y 

Accanto

2838 SE Belmont St

Cuisine: Italian
Mood: Euro-PDX
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 10 am–2pm Saturday­–Sunday; Y
Avg. wait: 5–45
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Duck hash, ricotta doughnuts, burrata
Drink: Belmont Bloody (serrano chile–infused vodka and fried prosciutto garnish) and Morning-groni (Beefeater gin, Campari, grapefruit, and sweet vermouth)
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Nice outdoor seating on good weather days

AND Café

5420 E Burnside St

Cuisine: Gluten-Free & Vegan American
Mood: Healthy Mom ’n’ Pop
Price: $
Hours/Res: 9 am–3 pm Monday and Wednesday–Friday, 8 am–3 pm Saturday–Sunday; Y (groups of 6+)
Avg. wait: 20
V/GF: Y
Must order: Feast waffle, meatloaf Benedict
Drink: Bloodies, bubbles, and booze
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Kimosas! (kombucha mimosas) 

Beast

5425 NE 30th Ave

Cuisine: French-NW
Mood: Rustic Luxe
Price: $$$
Hours/Res: 10 am & noon Sundays; Y
Avg. wait: 0—and it’s a communal service, so arrive on time!
V/GF: N; Don’t even think about it.
Must order: You’ve got no choice: You’re eating a four-courser of whatever Naomi Pomeroy decides to make that morning, from candied bacon to clafouti.
Drink: Wine pairings
Kid-Friendly: N
Bonus: Personal French press of coffee  

Besaw's

2301 NW Savier St

Cuisine: American
Mood: Timeless Tastiness
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 7 am–3 pm Monday–Friday, 8 am–3 pm Saturday–Sunday; Y (groups of 6+)
Avg. wait: 20–30
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Farmer’s hash, huevos rancheros, croque madame, eggs Benedict
Drink: Seasonal bubbles
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Water Avenue coffee  

Bijou Café

132 SW Third Ave

Cuisine: French
Mood: Power Brunch
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 8 am–2 pm Saturday­–Sunday, 7 am–2 pm Monday–Friday; N
Avg. wait: 30 min
V/GF: N
Must order: Oyster omelet, Tracy’s granola
Drink: Full bar
Kid-Friendly: Y  

Blossoming Lotus

1713 NE 15th Ave

Cuisine: Vegan
Mood: Upscale Flower Child
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9:30 am–3:30 pm Saturday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 5–15
V/GF: Y
Must order: Lotus Benedict, a pumpkin cinnamon roll the size of your face
Drink: Vegan Bloody Mary, fresh juice blends
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Kombucha on tap and bottled to go, raw vegan options 

Broder / Broder Nord

2508 SE Clinton St & 2240 N Interstate Ave, Suite 160

Cuisine: Swedish
Mood: Scandinavian-Cute
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 8 am­–3 pm Monday­–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 1–3 hours (Broder), 45 minutes–1 hour (Nord)
V/GF: N
Must order: Pytt i panna, aebleskivers
Drink: Aquavit Bloody Mary
Kid-Friendly: Y (Nord)/N (Broder); Staffers are kind but long waits are tough on little people.
Bonus: You can order Stumptown coffee and fika pastries to eat while you wait. (And you will wait.)

Café Castagna

1758 SE Hawthorne Blvd

Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Mood: Upscale Minimalist
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 10 am–2 pm Sunday; Y
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Cardamom doughnuts, shakshouka
Drink: Cocktails, wine
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Ample outdoor seating in summer months 

Country Cat

7937 SE Stark St

Cuisine: Southern
Mood: Family-Table Gluttony
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9 am–2 pm Monday­–Sunday; Y (groups of 4+)
Avg. wait: up to 1 hour
V/GF: N
Must order: Cinnamon swirl challah French toast, biscuits basket, steelhead eggs Benedict, skillet-fried chicken
Drink: Cocktails, Bloodies
Kid-Friendly: Y; kids’ menu on weekends
Bonus: Is the wait too long? Head to Redwood down the street for brunch from a Broder alum.

Flavour Spot

2310 N Lombard St

Cuisine: Dutch Tacos
Mood: No-Fuss Food Cart
Price: $
Hours/Res: 6:30 am–2:30 pm Monday–Friday, 8 am–3 pm Saturday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 5–10
V/GF: Y
Must order: No. 1 (sausage-and-maple-spread waffle sandwich)
Drink: Coffee
Kid-Friendly: Y 

Grain & Gristle

1473 NE Prescott St

Cuisine: Brewpub
Mood: Twin Peaks Redux
Price: $
Hours/Res: 9 am–3pm Saturday­–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: N
Must order: Eggs Benedict
Drink: Bloody Mary “dragged through the garden”
Kid-Friendly: Y 

Harlow

3632 SE Hawthorne Blvd

Cuisine: Macrobiotic/Vegan/Gluten-Free
Mood: Hipster Health Haven
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 8 am–2 pm Monday–Saturday, 8 am–3 pm Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 15–30
V/GF: Y; ridiculously so
Must order: Bridgetown hash, apple walnut flapjacks
Drink: Moondrop mocha, green juices, hot toddy (the wellness kind or the whiskey kind)
Kid-Friendly: Y; full kids’ menu
Bonus: Mini vegan gluten-free pantry shop 

HK Café

4410 SE 82nd Ave

Cuisine: Chinese/Dim Sum
Mood: Iron Chef Stadium, A.M. Edition
Price: $
Hours/Res: 9:30 am–3 pm, Monday–Sunday; Y
Avg. wait: 45–1 hour
V/GF: N
Must order: Siu mai, pork spareribs, egg yolk buns, jellyfish salad
Drinks: Tea, beer
Kid-Friendly: Y; absolutely, the clatter of carts and family chatter is so loud you can’t hear a single tantrum.
Bonus: Movie theater just across the parking lot—follow brunch with a flick for maximum weekend leisure times. 

Imperial

410 SW Broadway

Cuisine: Pacific Northwest
Mood: Lumberjack Swank
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 8 am–2 pm Saturday–Sunday; Y
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: House-made pop tart, potato latkes, Doug’s fried chicken, Imperial hash
Drink: Full bar
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: You might spot Top Chef fave Doug Adams in the kitchen! 

Irving Street Kitchen

701 NW 13th Ave

Cuisine: Southern/Pacific Northwest
Mood: Take the Out-of-Towners/Parents
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 10 am–2:30 pm Saturday­–Sunday; Y
Avg. wait: 0–15
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Buttermilk biscuits with andouille sausage gravy, oatmeal with cocoa nibs, Moroccan slow poached eggs
Drink: Bloody Mary, “it’s never too early …” rotating cocktail menu
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Steven Smith teas 

James John Café

8527 N Lombard St

Cuisine: American
Mood: Homey Hipster
Price: $
Hours/Res: 9 am–2 pm Sunday; Y (groups of 8+)
Avg. wait: 15­-20
V/GF: N
Must order: Eggs Benedict, biscuits & gravy
Drink: Full bar
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Water Avenue coffee and espresso drinks 

John Street Café

8338 N Lombard St

Cuisine: American
Mood: Family Meet-Up
Price: $$
Hours/Reservations:  7 am–11 am Wednesday–Friday, 7:30 am–2:30 pm Saturday-Sunday; N
Average minute wait at 10 am on a Sunday morning: 20
Vegan/Gluten-free-friendly: Y (GF-only)
Must order: Bacavo omelet, giant filbert-and-currant pancakes
Drink: Coffee while you wait
Kid-Friendly: Y; there’s a playground across the street to pass the time if there’s a line.
Bonus: Lush patio offers a morning dose of vitamin D.  

La Panza Café

2425 SE 26th Ave

Cuisine: New Mexican
Mood: Hole-in-the-Wall Vacation
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 11 am–2:30 pm Tuesday–Friday, 9 am–2:30 pm Saturday–Sunday; Y
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Egg dishes—Christmas-style, huevos rancheros, breakfast burritos, blue corn pancakes
Drink: Mimosas
Kid-Friendly: Y 

Lauretta Jean's

3402 SE Division St

Cuisine: Bakery
Mood: Granny’s Pie Shop
Price: $
Hours/Res: 8 am–3pm daily; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: N
Must order: Biscuit Benedict, sausage cheddar biscuit, quiche
Drink: Cocktails
Kid-Friendly: Y; what kid doesn’t love pie and biscuits?
Bonus: To-go pastry case full of the best quiche, pie, and biscuits in town 

Levant (Now Closed)

2448 E Burnside St 

Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Mood: Upscale Souk
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 10 am­­–2 pm; Y
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Choose Israeli-style brunch for the table, and the chef will whip up special-diet dishes.
Must order: Halva croissant, hummus with spiced lamb, raisins, and fried egg
Drinks:  Harissa Bloody Mary 
Kid-Friendly: Y/N; perfect for the kid who likes “challah French toast with roasted apples and date molasses”
Bonus: Drinks for sharing, crafted to serve two to four 

Milk Glass Mrkt

2150 N Killingsworth St

Cuisine: American
Mood: Lazy Morning Chic
Price: $
Hours/Res: 9 am–7 pm Tuesday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y
Must order: Cheddar biscuit with herbed egg and applewood bacon, muffins, anything baked, macaroons
Drink: Beer, wine, cocktails, Stumptown coffee
Kid-Friendly: Y; the “kiddo biscuit” is served with “nothing touching.”
Bonus: Quality chocolate, wine, and coffee on the market’s wee retail shelf.

Muscadine

1465 NE Prescott St, Suite F

Cuisine: Southern
Mood: Relax, Y’All
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 8 am–2pm Wednesday–Monday; N
Avg. wait: 15
V/GF: N
Must order: Meat + 3 (with fried catfish, greens, and Anson Mills grits)
Drink: Kentucky Coffee
Kid-Friendly: Y; booster seats and kid-accepting staffers.
Bonus: ’90s-era R&B/Michael Jackson on the stereo 

Navarre

10 NE 28th Ave

Cuisine: Mediterranean
Mood: Euro Casual
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9:30 am–3:30 pm Saturday–Sunday; Y (groups of 6+)
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Rotating fresh scrambles, crab cake Benedict, orange juice-braised lamb, fresh bread with butter and jam
Drink: Mimosas, Bloody Mary
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Great cakes for dessert 

Ned Ludd

3925 NE MLK Jr. Blvd

Cuisine: Wood-fired American
Mood: Paul Bunyan Kitsch
Price: $$
Hours/Res: Sunday 9 am­–2 pm; Y (groups of six+)
Avg. wait: 10
V/GF: N
Must order: Wood-fired muffins, oven-roasted bacon, smoked-trout hash
Drink: Aquavit Bloody Mary with haus pickles
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: So many plants. So much wood. Outdoor seating. Heart coffee.

Ocean City

3016 SE 82nd Ave   

Cuisine: Chinese/Dim Sum
Mood: Hong Kong Bustle
Price: $
Hours/Res:  9:30 am–3 pm, Monday–Sunday; Y
Avg. wait: 20
V/GF: N
Must order: Hum bao, ginger chicken packets, sui mai, Chinese broccoli, roasted duck
Drinks: Tea
Kid-Friendly: Y; doting servers dole out hugs along with potstickers.
Bonus: Operatic Asian soaps on the big-screen TVs 

Old Salt Marketplace

5027 NE 42nd Ave

Cuisine: Home-Style American
Mood: Rustic Gluttony
Price: $
Hours/Res: 9 am–3 pm Saturday­–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 10 minutes
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Two-egg breakfast with salt potatoes
Drink: Bloody Mary with house pickles
Kid-Friendly: Y; scribble on the chalk table at Miss Zumstein Bakery next door if there’s a wait.
Bonus: Get sausages and other home brunch essentials at adjacent meat shop.  

Olympia Provisions

107 SE Washington St & 1632 NW Thurman St

Cuisine: Northwest
Mood: Meatlocker Industrial
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 10 am–3 pm Saturday–Sunday; Y (groups of 5+)
Avg. wait: 15 minutes–1 hour
V/GF: N
Must order: Trout Benedict, house ham Benedict, capicola sandwich, lazer potatoes, hot cakes
Drink: Olympic Mary
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Sausage and salami to go! 

The Original Pancake House

8601 SW 24th Ave

Cuisine: American
Mood: 1950s Time Warp
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 7 am–3 pm Wednesday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 30-40
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Dutch baby, apple pancake
Drink: Buttermilk, orange juice
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Waitresses in snappy uniforms 

Oso Market & Bar

726 SE Grand Ave

Cuisine: Wine Bar
Mood: Industrial Boite
Price: $
Hours/Res: 11 am–3pm Saturday–Sunday; Y (groups of 6+)
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: N
Must order: Chilaquiles
Drinks: Potentially cumin-heavy Bloody Mary, wine
Kid-Friendly: N
Bonus: The globe-trotting Adventure Brunch (first weekend of every month) 

Pepper Box Café

932 SE Morrison St

Cuisine: New Mexican
Mood: Happy Hole in the Wall
Price: $
Hours/Res: 8 am–3 pm Tuesday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Migas, breakfast tacos, cornmeal cakes, chorizo burger torta
Drink: Sisters Coffee (dark roast)
Kid-Friendly: Y; $1 quesadillas on the kids’ menu
Bonus: They still make the $3 breakfast tacos that made the original food cart a hit. 

Pine State Biscuits

2204 NE Alberta St, 1100 SE Division St, Suite 100, 125 NE Schuyler St

Cuisine: Southern
Mood: Biscuit Mayhem
Price: $
Hours/Res: 7 am–3 pm Monday­–Wednesday, 7am–11 pm Thursday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 20–40
V/GF: N
Must order: Reggie Deluxe—a fried chicken, egg, cheese, and bacon sandwich smothered in gravy
Drink: Stumptown coffee, gourmet chocolate milk, cocktails
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: The new NE Schuyler location is allegedly still line-free. 

Podnah's Pit

1625 NE Killingsworth St

Cuisine: BBQ
Mood: Mellow Madness
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9 am–1 pm Saturday­–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 15-20
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Kyle’s breakfast, migas
Drink: Bloody Machete, Podnah’s Horchata
Kid-Friendly: Y 

P’s & Q’s Market

1301 NE Dekum St

Cuisine: American
Mood: Portlandia Pert
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9 am–1pm Saturday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: N
Must order: Cinnamon roll, Basic Breakfast w/ house bacon
Drink: Beer, wine, mimosa carafes
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: PDX-centric grocery, from cage-free eggs to Nong’s Sauce 

Radar

3951 N Mississippi Ave

Cuisine: Scandinavian
Mood: Hipster sailboat
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 10 am–2 pm Saturday–Sunday; Y
Avg. wait: 20 min
V/GF: Y
Must order: Radar Standard Plate, smoked bluefish pâté
Drink: Full bar
Kid-Friendly: N 

Roman Candle Baking Co

3377 SE Division St

Cuisine: Italian Bakery
Mood: Instagram Paradise
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 8:30­–11:30 am daily; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: N
Must order: Granola bowl, Old World cereal, fancy toast
Drink: Stumptown Coffee
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Pizza bianca available after 11:30 am 

Screen Door

2337 E Burnside St

Cuisine: Southern
Mood: Look at us! Waiting in line! For brunch! So Portland.
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9 am–2:30 pm Saturday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 2 hours
V/GF: N
Must order: Praline bacon waffle, eggs Sardou, chicken & waffle, farm grits, biscuits
Drink: Spicy creole Bloody Mary
Kid-Friendly: Y 

Slappy Cakes

4246 SE Belmont St

Cuisine: American
Mood: Saturday Morning Cartoons IRL
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 8 am–2 pm Monday–Friday, 8 am–3 pm Saturday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 30–2 hours
V/GF: Y
Must order: DIY pancakes (buttermilk batter, crispy bacon, butterscotch chips, etc.); pork belly Benedict
Drink: Greyhound
Kid-Friendly: Y; kid-centric, adult-friendly
Bonus: Bloody Marys by the pitcher 

Simpatica

828 SE Ash St

Cuisine: American
Mood: Not-So-Secret Supper Club
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9 am–2pm Sunday; Y (parties of 4+)
Avg. wait: 30
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Fried chicken and waffles
Drink: Bloody Mary with house-pickled veggies
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Stumptown coffee 

Smokehouse Tavern

1401 SE Morrison St, Suite 117 

Cuisine: Barbecue
Mood: Taxidermy Love Nest
Price: $
Hours/Res: 10 am–3 pm Saturday­–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: N
Must order: Peameal bacon with biscuit, egg, and greens
Drink: Bloody Mary
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: A forest’s-worth of hunting trophies line the walls. 

Smallwares

4605 NE Fremont St 

Cuisine: Inauthentic Asian
Mood: Dojo Chic
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 11 am–3 pm Saturday­–Sunday; Y
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y
Must order: Congee with granola, ramen, Turkish eggs
Drink: Pickled peach sparkler
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: They take reservations, people!  

The Sudra

2333 NE Glisan St

Cuisine: Indian Vegan
Mood: Masala-spiced micro-bar
Price: $$
Hours/Res:  9 am–1 pm Saturday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y
Must order: Black rice porridge, tofu scramble with appam pancake
Drink: Weekend Warrior, Spicy Masala Mary
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Super-rare India Chikmagalur coffee imported by Spella 

Sweedeedee

5202 N Albina Ave

Cuisine: American
Mood: SuperTwee
Price: $
Hours/Res: 8 am–4pm Monday–Saturday, 8 am–2pm Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 30–45 minutes
V/GF: N
Must order: Sweedeedee Breakfast Plate (with corncakes), BLB sandwich, oatmeal, zucchini bread, Baker’s Breakfast, salted honey pie
Drink: Coffee
Kid-Friendly: Y/N; the wait is taxing on little people
Bonus: Good vinyl on the stereo; full pies for sale and house anadama bread available by the loaf. 

Tasty N Sons / Tasty N Alder

3808 N Williams Ave, Suite C & 580 SW 12th Ave

Cuisine: International
Mood: Family-Style Feast
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9 am–2 pm Monday–Sunday (until 2:30 at Alder); Y (limited reservations for parties of 6+ at Sons)/N (Alder)
Avg. wait: 1–2 hours
V/GF: N
Must order: Sons: shakshuka, Burmese red pork stew, huckleberry biscuits. Alder: House-smoked trout board. Both: Bambino plate, chocolate potato doughnuts
Drink: Tasty Jerk, Morning in Seville
Kid-Friendly: Y 

Tannery Bar

5425 E Burnside St

Cuisine: American
Mood: Mellow LumberSexual 
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9 am–2 pm Saturday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Morricone waffle plate, Monte Cristo, applewood bacon, home fries
Drink: Full bar, plus Bloody Marys with garden pickles arranged to look like celeb faces.
Kid-Friendly: Y; relatively—brunch is the only time minors are allowed inside.
Bonus: Heart coffee 

Tilt

1355 NW Everett St

Cuisine: American
Mood: Blue Collar Pearlite
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 7 am–11 pm Sunday­–Thursday, 7 am–midnight Friday–Saturday; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Hahahaha…
Must order: Biscuits with pork ’n’ bacon gravy
Drink: Bloody Mary with candied bacon, full bar
Kid-Friendly: Y; full kids’ menu
Bonus: Ping Pong! 

Toast

5222 SE 52nd Ave

Cuisine: American/Northwest
Mood: Hey, Neighbor!
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 8 am–2 pm Monday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 15–30
V/GF: N
Must order: Belly Belly Belly—pork belly with carrots and lentils, braised greens, and sunny-side-up duck egg
Drink: Cocktails, wine, beer
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Courier Coffee while you wait 

Trinket

2035 SE César E. Chávez Blvd

Cuisine: American
Mood: Corner Café
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 8 am–3:30 pm Monday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 15
V/GF: On request
Must order: Duck eggs Benedict, pistachio roll
Drink: Seasonal melon-pineapple mimosa
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Extracto coffee, antler chandeliers 

Verde Cocina

524 NW 14th Ave

Cuisine: Mexican
Mood: Farm-Fresh Fiesta
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 10 am–3:30 pm Saturday–Sunday; Y (groups of 6+)
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y
Must order: Buenos Dias breakfast, tofu mole
Drink: Wine, beer, cocktails
Kid-Friendly: Y; ninos verdes menu has killer knock-knock jokes
Bonus: Verde’s PSU farmers market booth takes “farm-to-fork” to the next level on Saturdays. 

Verdigris

1315 NE Fremont St

Cuisine: Continental
Mood: Franco-Portlandian
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9 am–2:30 pm Saturday–Sunday; Y
Avg. wait: 0–15
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Duck confit omelet, banana bread pudding
Drinks: Campari fennel aperitif
Kid-Friendly: Y/N; staffers are kid-friendly. The austere room? Not so much.
Bonus: Pixies, classic Willie Nelson, and Jane’s Addiction on the speakers

Woodsman Tavern

4537 SE Division St

Cuisine: Northwest/Southern
Mood: Twin Peaks
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9 am–2 pm weekends; Y
Avg. wait: 45–1 hour
V/GF: N
Must order: Wood-fired pancakes, cheddar biscuits with apple butter, scrapple with maple syrup, Dungeness crab Benedict
Drink: Bottle-conditioned Bloody Mary
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Oregon and Washington oysters on the half shell 

Wong's King

8733 SE Division St   

Cuisine: Chinese/Dim Sum
Mood: Family Reunion
Price: $
Hours/Res: 9:30 am–3 pm, Monday–Sunday; N
Avg. wait: 30–45 min
V/GF: N
Must order: Barbecue pork buns, fried shrimp purses, egg custard buns
Drink: Tea
Kid-Friendly: Y; plus, dim sum is often snipped into bits with scissors; the tiny portions are perfect for small fingers.
Bonus: Sip bubble tea from nearby café while you wait. 

Ya Hala

8005 SE Stark St

Cuisine: Lebanese
Mood: Fertile Crescent Diner
Price: $$
Hours/Res: 9 am–2 pm weekends; N
Avg. wait: 0
V/GF: Y (GF only)
Must order: Lebanese Country Breakfast with lamb sausage and soujouk, chocolate halva croissant, kafta burger
Drink: Mimosa with muddled cucumber and pomegranate juice
Kid-Friendly: Y
Bonus: Grab sauces and dips featured in your meal at Ya Hala’s adjacent market.