Hometown Pride

PoMo Critic Karen Brooks Featured in The Best American Food Writing 2018

Food literature idol Ruth Reichl curates 28 of the nation’s best writers for the inaugural edition.

10/16/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

Best Restaurants 2018: Eat This Now

Portland's 5 Must-Eat Dishes of 2018

Pan pizza to tinned fish to the dreamiest chocolate chip cookies, here's what we just can't quit this year.

10/10/2018 By Karen Brooks and Kelly Clarke

Breaking News

Pizza Legend Joe Beddia Will Make Pizza in Portland on Oct 29

“The best pizza in America” is headed to the wood hearth at Lovely’s Fifty Fifty.

09/28/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

News to Chew

Vitaly Paley to Open Third Hotel Restaurant, Alma Chocolate Downsizes, and More PDX Food News

… including the closure of Bernie's Southern Bistro, a new Icelandic hotel and (possibly) restaurant, and the sad, weird case of an Oregon Culinary Institute murder.

09/12/2018 By Emma Luthy and James Stevens

Restaurant Guide

12 Portland Restaurants Every Newcomer Must Visit

From PDX classics to new faves, these spots will give you a crash course in deliciousness. Welcome.

08/03/2018 Edited by Benjamin Tepler By Eat Beat Team

Summer Eats: Fun in the Sun

11 Amazing Ways to Savor Summer in Portland

Garden bowers. Yacht-side patios. Slurping banana pudding milkshakes and swilling beers with llamas. We’ve got ideas.

06/19/2018 By Karen Brooks, Kelly Clarke, Rebecca Jacobson, Sam Pape, Benjamin Tepler, and Sarah Williams

Global Comfort Food

Portland Dishes That Taste Like Home

We asked some of our favorite local chefs and foodies one deceptively simple question: What tastes like home? Here are their globe-spanning responses.

02/27/2018 Edited by Kelly Clarke

Global Comfort Food

We Asked 20 Portland Chefs and Foodies: What Tastes Like Home?

From hearty Haitian soups to pupusas, here's what makes these locals feel safe and loved—and where to score these touchstone eats.

02/27/2018 Edited by Kelly Clarke By Karen Brooks, Ramona DeNies, Zach Dundas, Rebecca Jacobson, Pechluck Laskey, Fiona McCann, Benjamin Tepler, and Molly Woodstock

Hit List

Where to Get Takeout for Super Bowl LII

Patriots? Eagles? What is sportsball? One thing we can all agree on: we need to eat. Here are 5 great options for the big day.

01/30/2018 By Eat Beat Team

Breaking News

A Second Pizza Jerk to Replace Just-Shuttered Bunk Sandwiches on SE Morrison

As the original destination for Portland’s indie sandwich chain folds, another slice of co-owner Tommy Habetz's cult pizza shop rises.

01/15/2018 By Karen Brooks

Best Restaurants 2017: Get Down with B.A.P.

Crown Brings Behemoth New York-Style Party Pies to Downtown’s Pizza Desert

And there was much rejoicing.

10/12/2017 By Kelly Clarke

Best Restaurants 2017

Here Are Portland Monthly's Best Restaurants of 2017

If you want to understand this city and its food scene, use this list as your guide.

10/12/2017 By Zach Dundas

Best Restaurants 2017: Eat Here Now

5 Portland Food Carts We Just Can't Quit

From crazy-creative scratch pastas to cult-worshipped pastrami, these are the year's standout carts.

10/12/2017 By Eat Beat Team

Dining Guide

These Are Portland’s Essential Sit-Down Restaurants Right Now

Hungry? Here are top picks from Portland Monthly editors.

10/12/2017 By Eat Beat Team

Eat Here Now

Downtown Portland Has a New Pizza Go-To

Imperial's fun new side project, Crown Pizza, serves up messy-wonderful New York pies.

09/13/2017 By Kelly Clarke

Pizza Party

The Definitive Guide to Portland's Vegan Pizza

From cashew cheese to tofu ricotta, seitan sausage to buffalo jackfruit, Portland offers plenty of plant-based pie options.

08/14/2017 Research by Anyi Wong-Lifton Edited by Molly Woodstock

Veggie Love: Essential Eats

5 Must-Eat Vegan Dishes in Portland

From ramen to pizza to doughnuts, here’s a handful of the city’s essential plant-based eats.

08/14/2017 By Kelly Clarke

Division/Clinton: Insider Picks

Where Division/Clinton Insiders Really Eat, Drink, and Play

The people who live and work in this booming Portland neighborhood spill its lesser-known charms.

08/08/2017 Edited by Kelly Clarke

First Impressions

The Crown Is Downtown's New Lunchtime Pizza Go-To

Loaded New York pies and summery cocktails make Imperial’s side project a destination unto itself.

07/21/2017 By Kelly Clarke

Eat This Now

Summer Is Time for Rally Pizza’s Marvelous New Frozen Desserts

The Vancouver spot ups its custard game with boozy shakes, textured sundaes, and cold brew affogatos.

07/19/2017 By Benjamin Tepler