Eat & Drink

The Good Stuff

Our Favorite Specialty Grocers and International Markets in Portland

Where to find a fancy bit of cheese, track down imported ingredients, and travel the world with your taste buds.

05/16/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Food News

Mole Mole Opens in Mississippi’s Prost! Marketplace

The Alberta Street food cart’s second location brings classic Puebla dishes to the busy strip.

05/08/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

First-time Caller

Alison Roman Is in Her Advice Hotline Era. We Got Her Portland Tips.

Her podcast is called Solicited Advice, and that’s exactly what we did.

05/01/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Burger Emotions

Dear In-N-Out: Stop Leading Portland On

After years of will-they-won’t-they, we’re less excited than we are exhausted.

04/30/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Sample?

150 Award-Winning Samples at the Good Food Awards Mercantile

Specialty cider and tea, charcuterie and cheese, sweets, snacks, and much else at the foundation’s first-ever public tasting.

04/24/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Q&A

Ripping the City with Maha Alharbi

The owner of Queen Mama’s Kitchen dishes on her Portland favorites.

04/23/2024 By Dalila Brent Illustrations by Betty Turbo

Food Carts

Revisiting Rose City Food Park

It’s older. It’s less buzzy. And it deserves more respect.

04/19/2024 By Madeline Carpou

Sticker Shock

The Most Expensive Oregon-Made Cheese

Natural lava caves, quaint farmsteads, and the world’s stage. What makes one cheese worth more than another?

04/11/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Restaurant Review

Xiao Ye’s Cuisine of Delicious Defiance

A menu of canonical Roman pastas, mochi-flour madeleines, and Japanese curry eludes simple labels.

04/09/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Ranked

The Best Costcos near Portland, Ranked

Which locations have the best goods, the calmest parking lots, and the most samples?

04/05/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Shortlisted

These Are the 6 James Beard Award Finalists from Oregon

As the list of nominees narrows, Oregon chefs and restaurants are holding strong.

04/03/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Superfan

Will Ride for Tacos (Burritos and Quesadillas, Too!)

Armando Luna has biked weekly for carnitas burritos from Taco Gang since 2021.

03/26/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff Photography by Michael Raines

Burgers or Bust

Why Is In-N-Out Coming to Ridgefield, Washington?

The Portland area said no to In-N-Out, not the other way around.

03/21/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Sweet Tooth

An Opinionated Guide to Portland's Best Bakeries

The city’s defining croissants, breads, and essential baked goods, exhaustively researched.

03/13/2024 By Karen Brooks and Matthew Trueherz

Holy Cannoli

Sebastiano’s, a PoMo Best New Restaurant, Is on the Move

Fear not: the tire-size muffuletta lives on as the Sicilian bakery and deli stretches its legs down south in Sellwood.

03/06/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Musical Chairs

Why Does One Coffee Shop Open Right Next to One That Just Closed?

Stumptown, Barista, and Coava locations might have recently closed, but the people will have their caffeine.

03/05/2024 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Michael Novak

Pro Tip

These Four James Beard Semifinalists May Soon Be Impossible to Book

Beat the crowds and check out these four award hopefuls in Oregon while you can still get in.

02/28/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Taste Test

Best Breakfast You Can Buy: Our Morning Meal of Taste Test Champions

Start the day off right with these winning, Oregon-made products.

02/27/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff Photography by Michael Novak

Prepare Yourself

Rejoice: Choco Taco by Taco Bell and Salt & Straw Here This Summer

A tribute to the classic treat hits scoop shops this summer.

02/21/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Obituary

Clandestino and Ritz-Carlton's Bellpine Chef Lauro Romero, Dies at 42

Romero brought Mexican food to new heights in Portland and made an outsize impact on the city.

02/20/2024 By Matthew Trueherz