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Most Innovative Restaurants

What's Autobiographical Cuisine? 3 Portland Eateries Tell Their Stories

Borscht tacos. Pho pizza. Taiwanese spaghetti. These local restaurateurs draw from multicultural lives to create cuisines of their own.

12/18/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Michael Novak

Power Ranking

We Ranked Every McMenamins in and around Portland

The local brewery-winery-distillery-historic-hotel-theater-concert-hall-wedding-venue-etc. empire turned 40 in 2023, and we graded every one within 20 miles.

09/22/2023 By Dalila Brent, Arianne Cohen, Katherine Chew Hamilton, Isabel Lemus Kristensen, Michael Novak, Margaret Seiler, and Sam Stites

Recipe

Make This Garlicky, Spicy Eggplant from The Vegan Chinese Kitchen

Portland chef Hannah Che offers a crash course in the history and culture of vegan Chinese cuisine, which is valuable for vegans and meat-eaters alike.

09/08/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Back Off, Idaho! A Visitor's Guide to Eastern Oregon

You Won't Forget the Bathrooms at the Imnaha Tavern

Two roadside bars out east are worth the (long) drive.

09/04/2023 By Margaret Seiler

Recipe

Bake Tres Leches Just Like Sugarpine Drive-In's Pastry Chef

Victoria Ascencio combines nostalgia, seasonal berry bounty, and an unexpected ingredient in her tres leches cake recipe.

05/31/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Michael Novak

Eat the Northwest

Get to Know Oregon’s Namesake Summer Fruits

From Bing cherries to Hood strawberries, in Oregon it’s easy to plan summer eats around the local harvest.

05/24/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Lunch

5 Great Grab-and-Go Sandwiches for Portland Picnics

Spontaneous beach trips and park picnics are calling. We’ve got your instant sustenance.

05/17/2023 By Karen Brooks

PDX Food History

A Look Back on a Century of Portland Burger Joints

From Yaw’s and TikTok to Little Big Burger and Mike’s Drive-In, homegrown fast-food restaurants hold their own with the likes of Shake Shack and In-N-Out.

05/16/2023 By Margaret Seiler

Dining Picks

Portland’s Essential Outdoor Dining Spots

Behold: a wine-lovers' patio den carpeted in Astroturf, a hidden spot for sashimi and next-level cocktails, and a strip-mall A-frame with one table only.

04/24/2023 By Karen Brooks

Camp Cooking

How to Dutch Oven Cook like a Pro

Tournant chefs Mona Johnson and Jaret Foster share tips and tricks for cooking great open-fire meals, plus their recipe for clam stew.

03/29/2023 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

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Restaurant Review

No Saint Carves a Place among Portland’s Pizza Elite

The scrappy pop-up takes residence, with dinner-party charm and ridiculously light and bubbly pies.

03/23/2023 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Thomas Teal

Taste Test

The Best Chocolate Chip-ish Cookies in Portland

From Toll House–inspired to smoky almond toffee to Ecuadoran bean-to-bar chocolate, we talked shop with some bakers and then tasted through the city’s best.

03/21/2023 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Michael Novak

Eat This Now

Lauretta Jean’s Grapefruit Saltine Pie Is Bonkers Good

It’s salty, sweet, and fiercely tart. How Portland’s iconic pie shop blew our mind with grapefruit curd and a saltine crust.

03/09/2023 By Karen Brooks

Recipe

Make Café Olli’s Dungeness Crab, Green Garlic, and Meyer Lemon Pasta

This dish lets seasonal spring ingredients shine.

02/13/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Michael Novak

Cocktails

Mile-High Speakeasy: Straightaway Canned Cocktails Take Flight on Alaska Airlines

The bar cart is getting an upgrade. Portland-produced high-end cocktails are now available on all Alaska flights—hosting 30 million passengers annually.

01/30/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

The Insider’s Guide to Mount Hood

Cobra Dogs Eats Mount Hood

The snowboarding chefs behind the iconic hot dog truck give us their advice for where to eat on the hill.

12/02/2022 By Matthew Trueherz Illustrations by Chris Koellig

Recipe

Make Shop Halo Halo’s Bright Purple Ube Crinkle Cookies

Move over, chocolate mint—purple yam jam is here.

12/01/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Michael Novak

Soccer

Where to Watch the Portland Thorns in the NWSL Final on Saturday, October 29

6 local bars are official ‘pub partners’ of the soccer team, including the Sports Bra and Prost!, and will be showing the game on CBS.

10/27/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Recipe

Xocotl Juice and Smoothie Bar Blends Latin America and Portland

At the Portland Mercado, tropical smoothie bowls get topped with pistachio butter, and avocado toast meets beet-chipotle hummus and ground grasshoppers.

06/10/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Recipe

Make These Sticky, Saucy Pork Ribs from Oma’s Hideaway

These Vietnamese, Chinese, Malaysian, and Lao-influenced ribs will steal the show at your next barbecue.

06/07/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

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