Best Bars

Portland's Quintessential Dive Bars

Where to visit for cheap drinks, late nights, and the glow of video poker machines.

11/21/2025 By Alex Frane

Dining Picks

A Guide to Portland’s Top Thai Food Restaurants

The city is loaded with exceptional Thai food. Here are our favorite restaurants and carts.

07/18/2025 By Alex Frane and Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Zero-Proof

Oregon-Made Nonalcoholic Beers to Drink Right Now

IPAs, stouts, and pilsners, all without the booze.

04/23/2025 By Alex Frane

Bar Guide

Portland’s Quintessential Happy Hours

The best spots for post-work drinks, late-night burgers, and great vibes on a budget.

03/20/2025 By Alex Frane

Zero Proof

Oregon-Made Nonalcoholic Spirits Are Fueling Portland's Mocktail Renaissance

As bars begin to expand and rethink their zero-proof beverage menus, Oregon brands like Wilderton and Dhōs have become major players.

10/01/2024 By Alex Frane

Travel

7 Last-Minute Spring Break Destinations for Sun-Deprived Portlanders

Itching to get away from the rain? Las Vegas, New Orleans, San Diego, and other sources of vitamin D await.

03/07/2024 By Dalila Brent, Shannon Daehnke, Gabriel Granillo, Katherine Chew Hamilton, Michelle Harris, and Julia Silverman

Vegan Showdown

Which Plant Milk Do Portlanders Love Most?

Oat milk is not nearly as popular as we want it to be.

01/26/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Rude Food

Terrible Service? Yep. Rude Diner Comes to Portland

The TikTok-famous dining experience, Karen's Diner, is on tour, and promises good food and awful vibes.

09/14/2023 By Dalila Brent

Eats

The Houston Blacklight Lands This Week

The third project from Portland’s acclaimed Gado Gado team opens July 26 on SE Clinton, with irreverence in tow (think disco, Atomic-age fantasy, and mapo tofu fries).

07/25/2023 By Karen Brooks

Food News

The New Ritz-Carlton, Portland Restaurant Might Just Surprise Us

Michelin-starred Pedro Almeida and cult carnitas chef Lauro Romero are ditching preconceived notions from kitchen hierarchy to snobby vibe.

05/30/2023 By Karen Brooks

Aliens

Aliens Descend on McMinnville in Annual UFO Fest

Thankfully, it’s mostly humans and pets in costume at the McMenamins UFO fest which returns for its 23rd year May 19 and 20.

05/10/2023 By Sam Pape

Openings

New, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+-Focused Food Cart Pod to Open in Southeast Portland

It's the first project from the new restaurant group Win Win, from the owners of soup dumpling spot XLB.

07/26/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Food and Drink

Yes, Pix Patisserie is Closing. That Doesn't Mean It's Going Away

Owner Cheryl Wakerhauser says the iconic spot is reinventing itself, as it always has.

07/08/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Q&A

Ripping the City With Emily Greene

The 'Foodie Snitch' creator dishes on her favorite place to getaway, the future of Portland, and restaurants–of course.

06/22/2022 By Dalila Brent

Cocktails

The Best Boozy Brunch Drinks in Portland

Bloody Mary riffs and more cocktails to start the day from Hey Love, Flattop & Salamander, and Broder

06/16/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Brunch Talk

The Truth about Brunch, from the Restaurant Workers Who Make It Happen

Toki chefs, a Broder owner, and other veterans of the most trying restaurant service talk all-day eggs and hair of the dog.

06/16/2022 By Matthew Trueherz Illustrations by Chris Danger

Flour Power

The 8 Best Pastries to Make Your Morning

From classic cinnamon rolls to raspberry rose cruffins, pair these numbers with coffee for an excellent start to the day.

06/15/2022 By Karen Brooks and Katherine Chew Hamilton

Breakfast

Nostalgia on a Plate: These Portland Breakfast Spots Still Reign Supreme

The Original Pancake House in Southwest Portland and Fuller’s Coffee Shop in the Pearl District still hit the spot with trend-proof breakfast fare for seven decades and counting.

06/13/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

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

Oregon Coast

Food, Vintage Finds, and Ecola State Park: The Many Wonders of Cannon Beach

There's more to this town than just Haystack Rock.

06/07/2022 By Julia Silverman