Where to Live Now

Neighborhood Guide: John’s Landing

Find bungalow-lined streets, cozy cafés, a pirate-themed dive, and top-notch river recreation.

04/28/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson

Dining News

Portland’s Most Hotly Anticipated Restaurants for Spring 2025

Neo-Neapolitan pizza, Vietnamese pastries, and French bistro dining come to Portland.

04/25/2025 By Alex Frane

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.

04/17/2025 By Alex Frane and Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Q&A

Nostrana Chef Cathy Whims (Finally) Has a Cookbook

The Italian Summer Kitchen is the throwback, illustrated cookbook of simple recipes she never wrote.

04/10/2025 By Alex Frane

food news

OK Omens Shakes Things Up with a New Chef

Though young, chef Joseph Papas brings enthusiasm and experience to the wine-focused bistro.

04/04/2025 By Alex Frane Photography by Josh Chang

Food News

Meet Oregon's James Beard Award Finalists for 2025

JinJu Patisserie, Scotch Lodge, and Coquine have all been nominated for national categories.

04/02/2025 By Alex Frane

Dining Picks

The Seafood Lover’s Guide to Portland

Where to find the best oysters on the half shell, Dungeness crab, poke bowls, and fried rockfish.

03/27/2025 By Alex Frane and Portland Monthly Staff

Best of PDX

Your Quintessential Portland Bucket List: 50 Things to Do in Town

These are our city's can't-miss activities, whether you’ve lived here all your life or are just passing through.

03/26/2025 By Portland Monthly Staff

dining picks

Portland’s Most Kid-Friendly Restaurants

Sticky hands, temper tantrums, and picky eaters welcomed.

03/12/2025 By Alex Frane

Eat Here Now

The Culinary Case for Beaverton

The suburb’s new restaurants are giving Portland a run for its money.

03/06/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden Photography by Thomas Teal

Dining Picks

Where to Eat in Beaverton, According to the Portland Restaurant World

Where the people behind Gado Gado, Mariscos con Onda, and more eat in the burbs.

03/04/2025 By Alex Frane

Where to Live Now

Neighborhood Guide: Nob Hill

Find the city’s best shopping on its most concentrated strip, plus Portland’s greatest mix of old and new, high- and lowbrow tastes.

02/17/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

The Comeback Queen

Nan Chaison Is the Most Prolific Restaurateur You Don’t Know Yet

From Thai vegan restaurants to Mexican cocktail lounges, Ketsuda ‘Nan’ Chaison has been hard at work.

02/11/2025 By Alex Frane

Dining Guide

Portland’s Most Romantic, Date-Worthy Restaurants

Planning a date with that special someone? Peep this list first.

02/10/2025 By Karen Brooks, Katherine Chew Hamilton, Alex Frane, and Matthew Trueherz

Food News

Montelupo’s New Sibling Restaurant Goes Old-School Red Sauce

Chicken parm? Penne alla vodka? Fried calamari? Check, check, and check.

02/07/2025 By Alex Frane

Restaurant Review

Jerry’s Tavern Is Wise Beyond Its Years

Instead of its famed pizza, the beloved pop-up’s bar serves wings and curds with an intoxicating Midwest charm.

01/29/2025 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Michael Novak

Best Restaurants

A Crispy, Crackly Guide to Portland’s Best Fried Chicken

Our favorite spots for gochujang-covered thighs, Nashville chicken sandwiches, and classic Southern-style chicken and waffles.

01/24/2025 By Alex Frane

Awards Season

Oregon’s 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists Are Here

Le Pigeon chef Gabriel Rucker, subterranean cocktail bar Scotch Lodge, and North Williams patisserie JinJu are among the semifinalists.

01/22/2025 By Alex Frane

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

First Foods

Oraibi by Javelina Explores the World of Indigenous Cuisine

Lauded chef Alexa Numkena-Anderson utilizes First Foods and precolonial cooking techniques for her new prix fixe dinner series.

12/20/2024 By Alex Frane Photography by Josh Chang