Sweet Treats

Portland’s Best Ice Cream

Whether you’re a fan of pistachio gelato, soft serve sundaes, mango kulfi, or vegan cookie dough, these are our go-to scoop (and pop) shops.

06/11/2025 By Alex Frane and Portland Monthly Staff

Dish Exploder

Why People Line Up for Cheese & Crack’s Soft Serve Sundae

Chocolate + vanilla + buttery cracker crumble = Portland summer icon.

06/04/2025 By Alex Frane Illustrations by Amber Day

Food News

This Forthcoming Mariscos Pop-Up Hand-Grinds Its Masa

Coming this summer: late-night aguachiles and mamey ice cream.

05/19/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden Photography by Michael Novak

Sugar Rush

3 Beaverton Dessert Shops Worth a Detour

Find a sweet finish to any suburban food crawl, baklava to red bean buns.

02/12/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Dining Picks

Portland’s Top Vegan Restaurants for Every Meal

“Chicken” strips and smashburgers, tasting menus and Sri Lankan street food, all made sans animal products.

01/08/2025 By Alex Frane and Katherine Chew Hamilton

Don’t Call It Ice Cream

Naomi Pomeroy and Mika Paredes’s Cornet Custard Opens on Division

The scoop shop is the first of several projects involving the award-winning chef in the former Woodsman Tavern building.

05/21/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

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

Taste Test

The Best Vanilla Ice Cream from Oregon and Beyond

What’s our favorite sweet and creamy goodness for scooping into sundaes and eating alongside pies?

09/26/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Frozen Treats

Ice Queen Opens a Paleteria near Ladd’s Addition

The Chicana and Indigenous–owned vegan ice cream business now sells its paletas and soft serve at a new storefront.

11/09/2022 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Food News

Berlu’s Summer of Ice Cream

The Vietnamese fine dining restaurant puts a pause on tasting menus for August, making way for extended bakery hours and a Saturday afternoon ice cream window.

08/03/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Trending Food News

What Would You Do for a Gluten-Free Plant-Based Choco Taco?

They might not be served out a truck next to Rocket Pops and Drumsticks, but just about everyone in town is riffing on the 1984 classic.

07/29/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Food News

The New Afuri, Holy Trinity Meets Culmination Brewing, and Nodoguro Owners' Pop-Up

Plus, try Hawaiian stuffed shave ice, and get ready for Café Zamora's second location opening soon.

05/19/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Review

A Secret Well Fuels Wondrous Japanese Shaved Ice at Portland’s Soen

Step inside downtown DIY gem Courier Coffee to find the city's best kakigori.

05/19/2022 By Karen Brooks

Ice Cream

Kate’s Ice Cream Offers Pastel-Hued, Plant-Based Desserts Everyone Can Enjoy

From pistachio to cotton candy ice cream to cookies and brownies, everything is vegan and gluten-free—but Katelyn Williams doesn’t want to sacrifice flavor.

04/20/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton