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

Pub Time

Me, My Parents, and the Horse Brass Pub

A personal history of Portland’s most English bar.

05/08/2025 By Alex Frane Photography by Michael Novak

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

Superfan

Will Ride for Tacos (Burritos and Quesadillas, Too!)

Armando Luna has biked weekly for carnitas burritos from Taco Gang since 2021.

03/26/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff Photography by Michael Raines

Review

Meat Sweats and Fog Machines at Portland’s Jeju

At Jeju, wood-fired Korean BBQ meets karaoke in a fine-dining house party.

10/27/2023 By Karen Brooks Photography by Thomas Teal

Restaurant Openings

PoMo Day Date: Tour Three New SE Eateries This Weekend

From oysters to Florentine steak to doughnuts, string together these three new spots—Heyday, Câche Câche, Grand Amari—for a novelty-filled outing.

05/25/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Eat This Now

Lauretta Jean’s Grapefruit Saltine Pie Is Bonkers Good

It’s salty, sweet, and fiercely tart. How Portland’s iconic pie shop blew our mind with grapefruit curd and a saltine crust.

03/09/2023 By Karen Brooks

Restaurant Openings

Reopening or Rebirth? What to Expect from Ava Gene’s After 3 Years Away

The famed Portland restaurant is reopening with new staff and corporate backing, and notably without its founding chef.

03/07/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Breaking News

The Gado Gado Team’s Next Project: A Wild Bar-Restaurant Called the Houston Blacklight

The 1970s-inspired spot will open this summer on SE Clinton, Jell-O shot Bundt cakes and French onion ramen soup in tow.

02/24/2023 By Karen Brooks

Eat This Now

Review: Weekend Lunch at Oma’s Hideaway Delivers a Pretty Genius Filet-O-Fishball Sandwich

Yes, you want the salted egg curry fries at Portland's best new lunch destination on SE Division.

02/03/2023 By Karen Brooks

First Look

Fermenter Chef Aaron Adams Is Opening a Vegan Cuban Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

Workshop Food and Drink, Adams’s newest project, will open February 18 in Buckman.

01/31/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Best Restaurants 2022

Chef of the Year: At Berlu, Vince Nguyen Stretches the Definition of Vietnamese Cooking

The Portland chef embraces his inner rebel.

11/17/2022 By Karen Brooks Photography by Thomas Teal

Best Restaurants 2022

At Akadi 2.0, Fatou Ouattara Is Cooking Her Way

From innovative suya wings and soursop cheesecake to classic spinach stew, Portland’s landmark West African restaurant has reached new heights.

08/10/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Thomas Teal

Booze

A Whimsical, Wonderful Winter Cocktail at Quaintrelle’s Tiny New Bar

After a move from N Mississippi to SE Clinton, bartender Camille Cavan is feeling right at home.

12/01/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Where to Live Now

Neighborhood Guide: Lents

Asian mega-malls, parks galore, and Italian pastries

02/25/2021 By Ainslee Dicken

Food Carts

12 Portland Food Cart Pods with Covered Outdoor Seating

Don’t let the rain ruin your food cart adventures. Some of these have heaters, too!

01/29/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton, Marty Patail, Margaret Seiler, and Gabriel Granillo

Where to Live Now

Neighborhood Guide: Kerns and Laurelhurst

A historic movie theater, a showstopper park, and crazy brunch lines

01/29/2021 By Morgan Westling

Where to Live Now

Neighborhood Guide: Mount Tabor

01/29/2021 By Ainslee Dicken

Breaking News

After 17 Years, Portland Icon Café Castagna Will Close Mid-May

The SE Hawthorne café calls it quits next month. Get the vaunted burger while you can.

04/10/2018 By Karen Brooks