Dining Guide

13 Great Portland Dining Destinations for Groups

Planning a holiday party? We can help.

11/20/2018 By Eat Beat Team

Summer Eats: Savor

3 Essential Grilling Recipes from Top Portland Chefs

Bratwurst and skirt steak feel like old news? From salty-sweet pork chops to herbaceous cucumber and haloumi, here's how to heat up your summer.

06/19/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

PARTY TIME

Last-Minute New Year's Eve Destinations (and Where to Grub the Morning After)

A handful of the city’s best bars and restaurants give you a reason to venture out on New Year's Eve.

12/29/2015 By Kelly Clarke

RESTAURANT AND BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew: November 2015

Bamboo Sushi to open a fourth location, Ned Ludd says goodbye to brunch and pizza, and Son of a Biscuit just says goodbye.

11/02/2015 By Rachel Grozanick

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Pizza Social at Ned Ludd

The wood-fired eatery’s much beloved pizza Mondays have blossomed into chef collaborations, with Portland’s best pie slingers and avant-thinkers making guest appearances.

08/28/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

P.R.E.A.M. Announces Preview Dinners

The hotly anticipated hip hop-themed pizza spot test-drives its wood-fired oven.

04/01/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

RECIPE

Make Ned Ludd’s Cast Iron Chocolate Chip Cookie At Home

A Toll House classic gets the campfire treatment—with delicious results.

12/01/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Charting the Rise of Portland's Hottest UnRestaurants

In back rooms, on off nights, and behind borrowed counters, forward-thinking chefs are redefining dinner in Portland.

07/01/2014 By Karen Brooks

RESTAURANT & BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

The American Local launches brunch, Lardo North opens, and Ned Ludd draws inspiration from a classic Wu-Tang Clan album.

03/05/2014 By Salish Davis

EAT THIS NOW

Pizza Night at Ned Ludd

The wood-fired kitchen debuts its Monday night pizza pop-up with fresh toppings and even fresher beats.

02/11/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

BREAKING FOOD NEWS

Monday Night Pizza Coming to Ned Ludd

Jason French's Northeast Portland house of eccentricity will transform once a week with checkered cloths, hip hop, and wood-fired pizza.

12/10/2013 By Karen Brooks

DINNER FOR A CAUSE

Portland Chefs Team Up For Typhoon Relief

Check out our slide show of photos from the recent benefit dinner at Beast, featuring the city's top culinary talent, six killer courses, and $12,000 donated to Mercy Corps's typhoon relief efforts.

11/26/2013 Photography by Stuart Mullenberg By Karen Brooks

BEST RESTAURANTS 2013

The Ultimate Week of Portland Dining

Your guide to a week of serious noshing in America's most original food city

11/01/2013 By Karen Brooks

BEST RESTAURANTS 2013

The Best of the Rest

Hungry for more? Read on for 25 of our other favorite spots.

11/01/2013 Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks

EAT HERE NOW

Three Reasons to Love Ned Ludd

Portland's epicenter of quirkiness and farm-fresh intensity just keeps getting better

07/24/2013 By Karen Brooks

OREGON BEER

BBQ Beer Pairings

We asked some of Portland’s top chefs for their hot tips for BBQ season—and, most important, the sidekick suds to wash it all down.

06/14/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Portland Food in the News

The popularity of Portland chefs continues to proliferate with media mentions (Glamour! Details! Bravo!) from around the country.

06/14/2013 By Julia Raymond

GIVEAWAY

Win Dinner For 2 During Portland Dining Month

Throughout the month of June, a staggering 85 Portland restaurants will offer 3 course meals for $29 (or free, if you're lucky).

06/04/2013 By Allison Jones

ANATOMY OF A DISH

Ned Ludd’s Whey-Brined Pork

Whey is the name of the game in this dish of smoked pork and seasonal greens.

05/30/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Eat Beat's News to Chew

Top food news stories from around Portland, including the opening of Earl Ninsom's Tarad, new products from Olympic Provisions, and a new menu for Kenny & Zuke's Deli Bar.

03/06/2013 By Allison Jones