Best Restaurants

Portland’s Outstanding Brunches

Where to find fish sauce bacon sandwiches, vegan breakfast burritos, gluten-free chicken and waffles, and decadent eggs Benedict.

05/06/2026 By Alex Frane, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, and Matthew Trueherz

Tooting Our Horn

Portland Monthly Nominated for James Beard Media Award

The magazine is recognized in the Food Coverage in a General Interest Publication category.

05/06/2026 By Margaret Seiler

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Your Favorite Chef's Favorite Knife is Handcrafted in Portland

STEELPORT Knife Co.’s heirloom-quality kitchen knives reflect a dedication to high performance, iconic designs, functional details, and American craftsmanship.

05/06/2026

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Portland’s Most Immersive Art Party Just Got Even Bigger

Experience the Criterion Mobile Closet, screenings, and more as PAM CUT’s Cinema Unbound Week brings seven days of movie magic to Portland.

05/05/2026

seeing things

The Best Shows and Events in Portland This Week, May 2026

The concerts, readings, plays, art exhibits, movies, stand-up sets, drag performances, and block parties we’re catching around town.

05/05/2026 By Matthew Trueherz, Rebecca Jacobson, and Margaret Seiler

Design

Could a Waterfront Park Makeover Revitalize Portland?

Fifty years ago, the city demolished a freeway to build a riverside green space. Today, much of it often sits empty.

05/04/2026 By Brian Libby Illustrations by Michael Novak

In the spirit

Portland’s New Mezcal Boom

Local bars are going all in on rare agave spirits.

05/04/2026 By Jordan Michelman

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Summer Nights at Topaz Farm: Live Music, Farm Dinners, and Hands-On Experiences

Make it a night worth remembering on Sauvie Island, just minutes from Portland.

05/04/2026

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Summer Events 2026

05/03/2026

Transit Trip

We Hiked Dog Mountain with the Stevenson Free Shuttle

And met some very nice dogs on the bus.

05/01/2026 By Margaret Seiler

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Journey Through Titanic’s Final Voyage at OMSI

TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition is happening now through October 18

05/01/2026

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Mediterranean Revival Inspired by Mérida and Marfa

Add a pretty pool, and this 1936 brick home in the Mount Tabor neighborhood sold in six days.

05/01/2026 By Melissa Dalton

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Many Happy Returns: Fall Back in Love with the City at Vya

Southeast Portland’s new tapas restaurant is set to sizzle this summer with sangria and special rooftop events.

04/30/2026 By Ben McBee

Seeing Things

A Gilded Lounge Singer’s Many Day Jobs

Plus: Phantom of the Opera, and other events in town this week.

04/30/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

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Sofwave Arrives at Skin by Lovely Portland

Some treatments make noise. Sofwave makes an impression.

04/29/2026

Gimme Five

5 Artists to See at Converge 45

Curator Lumi Tan on standout artists coming to Portland for the citywide triennial.

04/29/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

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Community Energy Project

What does climate justice look like in Portland?

04/28/2026

Month Ahead

What to Do in Oregon in May

Sip cider in Hood River, ride a fat-tire bike in Cannon Beach, and party with aliens in McMinnville.

04/28/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson and Portland Monthly Staff

Coming in Hot

The Fire’s Return Fans the Flames of Portland Women’s Basketball Culture

After a 20-year absence, the WNBA is back. This town’s women, trans, and nonbinary players have been hooping all along.

04/27/2026 By Lola Milholland Photography by Molly J. Smith

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Rare Prairie School–Style Home in Irvington

Modern updates like a gourmet kitchen meet quirky historical detail, like the butler bell.

04/24/2026 By Melissa Dalton