Dish Exploder

What Makes Afuri’s Vegan Ramen So Damn Good?

Why use pork or chicken when you have sunflower seeds and bananas?

12/29/2025 By Alex Frane Illustrations by Amber Day

Best Restaurants

The 50 Best Restaurants in Portland Right Now

The legends, new voices, and wild ideas that make Portland a major dining destination.

12/19/2025 Edited by Karen Brooks and Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Dining Picks

Where to Find the Best Tamales in Portland and Beyond

Whether you’re looking for corn husk–covered treats, banana leaf packets, or something uniquely Portland, the city has it covered.

12/16/2025 By Krista Garcia

Fine Dining

Why Portland Chefs Are Going All In on Omakase

Local Japanese restaurants are turning more and more to the traditional tasting-menu format.

12/10/2025 By Andrea Damewood

Holiday Guide

The Best Takeout, Dine-In, and Pop-Ups for the Holidays

Where to find holiday-themed bars, latke parties, Feasts of the Seven Fishes, and restaurants open on Christmas.

12/03/2025 By Alex Frane

History Lesson

Dining Out in the Ancient World

Two Portland restaurants are turning to the distant past for inspiration today.

11/19/2025 By Ben Coleman

Editor’s Note

How to Cook Food and Influence People

Greatness is one thing. But it takes more than that to build a legacy.

11/18/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Closing Report

A Beloved Division Street Bar Has Served Its Last Cocktail and Handpie

The Richmond Bar, Cider Bite, Grand Amari, and Doc Marie’s join the list of 2025 closures.

11/17/2025 By Alex Frane

Food History

The 25 Restaurants That Made Portland

Portland was not a food city in the year 2000. Over the past quarter century, these restaurants changed that.

11/14/2025 Edited by Matthew Trueherz By Portland Monthly Staff Illustrations by Max-O-Matic

Opening Report

A Michelin-Starred Texan Barbecue Restaurant Is Now Open at Tough Luck

October was a stacked month for Portland restaurant openings, including Lil’ Barbecue, Bar Nouveau, and Sunday Sauce.

10/28/2025 By Alex Frane

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.

10/27/2025 By Portland Monthly Staff

Dining Picks

A Boxed and Bagged Guide to Portland’s Top Takeout Restaurants

Where to find the best spots for takeaway in Portland, beyond pizza boxes and oyster pails.

10/24/2025 By Alex Frane and Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Restaurant Review

What to Order, or Skip, at Portland’s Newest Vegan Fast-Food Spot

With recipes designed by Molly Baz, Swan Island’s Face Plant wants to overthrow the McDonald’s empire.

10/23/2025 By Alex Frane

Openings

In a Sea of New Italian Spots, Sunday Sauce Floats on Family Recipes

The upcoming New Jersey–style pasta shop comes from the team behind Normandie.

10/16/2025 By Alex Frane

Restaurant Review

Hayward Is Oregon Wine Country’s Destination Restaurant

The Willamette Valley’s most decorated upstart is no longer the underdog. Can it shine in the limelight?

10/01/2025 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Thomas Teal

Opening Report

Sun Rice Has a Permanent Home, and Other Fall Restaurant Openings

Filipino brunch, a new cider house, and a Mexican diner come to town.

09/30/2025 By Alex Frane

Awards Season

Kann Is One of the 50 Best Restaurants in North America

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants team released its North American list, and Oregon nabbed a single spot.

09/26/2025 By Alex Frane

Mozz Madness

Dough Town Showdown: Portland Monthly’s Pizza Bracket

In a city of eclectic pizza styles, which reigns supreme?

09/23/2025 By Alex Frane, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, and Matthew Trueherz

Dining Picks

Portland’s Top Spots for Lunch

Where to go in town for a relaxing, or speedy, midday meal.

09/19/2025 By Alex Frane, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, and Matthew Trueherz

Sunday Gravy

A Diner’s Guide to 2025’s Italian Restaurant Boom

A new lineup of Italian restaurants, bars, and markets has come to Portland.

09/10/2025 By Ron Scott