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Restaurants to try
Pok Pok is one of Restaurants to try.

1. Pok Pok

3226 SE Division St (at SE 32nd Ave), Portland, OR
Thai Restaurant · 310 tips and reviews
Pok Pok is one of Restaurants to try.

2. Pok Pok

3226 SE Division St (at SE 32nd Ave), Portland, OR
Thai Restaurant · 310 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Classically trained chef Andy Ricker is now a certified empire-builder, but it’s worth a trip here if you want to never look at Thai food the same way again. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Screen Door is one of Restaurants to try.

3. Screen Door

9.1
2337 E Burnside St (at NE 24th Ave.), Portland, OR
Southern Food Restaurant · 222 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Local-sourced and southern-fried, everything on this menu from the pimento cheese scramble to the brined bird keeps the locals lining up for seconds, thirds and fourths. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Podnah's Pit BBQ is one of Restaurants to try.

4. Podnah's Pit BBQ

8.5
1625 NE Killingsworth St (at NE 16th Ave), Portland, OR
BBQ Joint · 120 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Podnah’s hits the lowest common denominator of what makes food satisfying: salt, sweetness, fat, and Rodney Muirhead’s sauce has the perfect acidity. The brisket is perfectly smoked. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Apizza Scholls is one of Restaurants to try.

5. Apizza Scholls

8.9
4741 SE Hawthorne Blvd (at SE 47th Ave), Portland, OR
Pizzeria · 83 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Thin-crust East Coast/New Haven-style pizza, this southeast joint closes when they out of dough, which they stick in a 650-900-degree oven and char the daylights out of. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Little Big Burger is one of Restaurants to try.

6. Little Big Burger

7.8
122 NW 10th Ave (btwn NW Davis & NW Couch St), Portland, OR
Burger Joint · 133 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Little Big Burger delivers consistently tasty burgers with the speed (but not the cost) of a NYC lunch counter, finally bringing a quick and cheap option to the heart of the Pearl. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Le Pigeon is one of Restaurants to try.

7. Le Pigeon

8.6
738 E Burnside St (NE 7th ave), Portland, OR
French Restaurant · 93 tips and reviews

EaterEater: You’ll find pickled onions on your burger and foie gras in your profiterole, but also some killer fried green tomatoes on your pork belly and a really good chicken-under-a-brick. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Ocean City Seafood is one of Restaurants to try.

8. Ocean City Seafood

7.4
3016 SE 82nd Ave (at SE Brooklyn St), Portland, OR
Dim Sum Restaurant · 18 tips and reviews

EaterEater: This dim sum and seafood house is the cheapest ticket to Hong Kong. They’ve got classic and hard-to-find Chinese seafood preparations that usually involve batter and hot oil. [Eater 38 Member]

Olympia Provisions SE is one of Restaurants to try.

9. Olympia Provisions SE

9.2
107 SE Washington St (at SE 3rd Ave), Portland, OR
Modern European Restaurant · 113 tips and reviews

EaterEater: It's best known for its meat, but venture past the charceuterie plate into an omnivore paradise, with rustic takes on Brussels sprouts, marinated anchovies and roasted cod. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Rum Club is one of Restaurants to try.

10. Rum Club

8.9
720 SE Sandy Blvd (SE Stark, SE 8th), Portland, OR
Cocktail Bar · 45 tips and reviews

JB F.JB Fuoco: They have Santa Teresa rum from Nicaragua. You must drink it straight up. It's a thing of beauty!

Pine State Biscuits is one of Restaurants to try.

11. Pine State Biscuits

3640 SE Belmont St (at SE 37th Ave.), Portland, OR
Southern Food Restaurant · 49 tips and reviews
Salt & Straw is one of Restaurants to try.

12. Salt & Straw

9.1
2035 NE Alberta St (btwn NE 20th & NE 21st Ave), Portland, OR
Ice Cream Parlor · 168 tips and reviews
Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine is one of Restaurants to try.

13. Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine

7.3
3135 NE Broadway St (32rd ave.), Portland, OR
Thai Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews
Country Cat Dinnerhouse & Bar is one of Restaurants to try.

14. Country Cat Dinnerhouse & Bar

7937 SE Stark St (at SW 80th Ave), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 64 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The Country Cat is all about American food, prepared by a chef, Adam Sappington, who understands the nuances of old world cuisine. The fried chicken here is out of control. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Huber's is one of Restaurants to try.

15. Huber's

8.5
411 SW 3rd Ave (at SW Morrison St), Portland, OR
Restaurant · 76 tips and reviews

Mike L.Mike Lowery: Get the Spanish coffee over ice and make sure to take pictures while they are making it.

VQ Saute Station is one of Restaurants to try.

16. VQ Saute Station

1220 SW 1st Ave (Madison), Portland, OR
New American Restaurant · 5 tips and reviews
Pine State Biscuits is one of Restaurants to try.

17. Pine State Biscuits

9.0
2204 NE Alberta St (at NE 22nd Ave), Portland, OR
Southern Food Restaurant · 152 tips and reviews
Ned Ludd is one of Restaurants to try.

18. Ned Ludd

3925 NE M L King Blvd (at NE Failing St), Portland, OR
New American Restaurant · 42 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Everything is cooked in a wood-fired oven, get the meat pies (with an exclamation point on the menu), roasted seasonal vegetables, and S’Mores for dessert. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Amnesia Brewing is one of Restaurants to try.

19. Amnesia Brewing

832 N Beech St (at N Albina Ave), Portland, OR
Brewery · 30 tips and reviews
Boke Bowl is one of Restaurants to try.

20. Boke Bowl

7.9
1028 SE Water Ave (SE Taylor St), Portland, OR
Noodle Restaurant · 79 tips and reviews
Le Bistro Montage is one of Restaurants to try.

21. Le Bistro Montage

301 SE Morrison St (at SE 3rd Ave), Portland, OR
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · 104 tips and reviews