In the spirit

Portland’s New Mezcal Boom

Local bars are going all in on rare agave spirits.

05/04/2026 By Jordan Michelman

Coffee

The Definitive Guide to Portland’s Best Indie Coffee Shops

The revolutionary roasters and old-school cafés shaping Portland’s dynamic coffee culture.

04/22/2026 By Jordan Michelman, Matthew Trueherz, and Karen Brooks

Plants

At Rancho Cacto, Molly Malecki Is All About the Succulents

She's known to some as the Cactus Lady.

03/19/2026 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Michael Novak

“America’s Game”

Chuck Klosterman’s Football Journeys into America’s Media-Addled Soul

The Portland author’s latest book unpacks football’s unique perch atop the flaming pyre of a dying monoculture.

02/06/2026 By Jordan Michelman

Dining Picks

Winged Victory: Portland’s Top Chicken Wings

Splits and full wings, tangy Buffalo and garlicky fish sauce, Portland has its wing game down.

02/04/2026 By Alex Frane and Jordan Michelman

Restaurant Review

Bar Nouveau Is an Endearingly Scrappy Send-Up to French Cookbook Cuisine

Chef Althea Grey Potter’s long-gestating vision puts down roots in St. Johns with style, bronze peacocks, roast duck, and all.

01/13/2026 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Thomas Teal

Pinball Wizard

Next Level Pinball Museum Is Oregon’s Finest Arcade

It's not just about the games—Next Level is a temple of pop culture and a nerdy parent's dream.

11/07/2025 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Michael Novak

Restaurant Review

Hayward Is Oregon Wine Country’s Destination Restaurant

The Willamette Valley’s most decorated upstart is no longer the underdog. Can it shine in the limelight?

10/01/2025 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Thomas Teal

Restaurant Review

At Javelina and Inisha, Indigenous Cuisine Finds Portland Quirk

With fry bread burgers and a precolonial tasting menu, the conjoined restaurants stand in a major gap of the city’s restaurant scene.

09/02/2025 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Thomas Teal

Wine Lunch

The Best Wine Tasting Lunch Is at the Vineyard

A long-standing tradition elsewhere, formal-ish lunches among the vines are finding their place in the valley.

08/06/2025 By Jordan Michelman Illustrations by Amanda Lanzone

Summer Weekends

A Casually Luxurious Seattle Weekend with the Kids

Biscuit carts, dive-bombing seagulls, Canlis cocktails, and a dreamy hotel pool.

08/04/2025 By Jordan Michelman

Soil Deposit

The Luxe Conglomerate Quietly Gaining Ground in the Willamette Valley

New money famously draws skepticism when coming into the valley. What’s different about the Ground’s mini wellness empire?

07/29/2025 By Jordan Michelman

Review

New Hawaiian Spot Kau Kau Treats the Cuisine with Care

Brandon and Tracee Hirahara fill combo plates with tako lu’au and Angus beef loco moco.

05/07/2025 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Thomas Teal

Restaurant Review

Jerry’s Tavern Is Wise Beyond Its Years

Instead of its famed pizza, the beloved pop-up’s bar serves wings and curds with an intoxicating Midwest charm.

01/29/2025 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Michael Novak

Concert Review

20 Years In, Modest Mouse Floats Different, but Floats Nevertheless

A Rev Hall anniversary show celebrating the band’s biggest album was a time machine to 2004, for better or worse.

11/11/2024 By Jordan Michelman

Openings

Is Fancy Baby Portland’s Next Great Wine Bar?

Rarefied champagne magnums fill the overseas-inspired bar in the Pearl. But there are plenty of casual bottles around, too.

10/25/2024 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Michael Novak

Wine Country

At Renowned Winery Antica Terra, 'A Very Nice Lunch' Feels Like Art

In a room of witchy luxury at the winery's new Dundee property, winemaker Maggie Harrison and chef Timothy Wastell take visitors on a weird and wonderful journey.

10/18/2024 By Jordan Michelman

Restaurant Review

Bar Comala and De Noche Expand Portland’s Mole and Mezcal Universe

This conjoined bar and restaurant pair endless Mexican spirits with chef Dani Morales’s modern menu.

06/26/2024 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Caroline Harper

Restaurant Review

The Bellwether Bar’s Charms Are an Open Secret

Subverting the classic bar-and-grill formula in a century-old dining room.

06/12/2024 By Jordan Michelman

Bounty Bender

How to Eat Your Way across McMinnville in 48 Hours

In the heart of Oregon wine country, the food scene rivals that of any Portland neighborhood.

06/04/2024 By Jordan Michelman