Pipeline gives out free tickets to many spots ( like Doug Fir) in Portland every week. Go to PDXPipeline.com & win.
The original Old Town reflects its historic neighborhood, with creaky floors and alleged ghosts. The much newer Northeast Portland version is also perfect for its place, in a completely different way. Read more.
The crowd at this Pearl District sports bar skews a bit to the recently graduated frat-boy side, but the sheer volume of entertainment options are worth all the accompanying hair gel and bro-speak. Read more.
Just order whatever the special is. You can't go wrong. Everything is made fresh and outstanding. Don't you dare skip the béchamel cheese sauce and go heavy on the Aardvark.
The Best Soul Food in Portland!!! Get the Beef Brisket and Pulled Pork with the Mac & Cheese and Cornbread!
Might be known for their organic beers, but they have some of the best pizza I've ever tasted.
Variety of slices, all of them good. Bread stick is as big as a big bear claw. 2nd check-in with #foursquare gets you a free slice!
Can you handle the “mancakes?” Adam tried this epic stack of 13-inch pancakes. As seen on Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Nation.
Adam tried the blazing hot habanero fritters in the famous Great Balls of Fire challenge. As seen on Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Nation.
Just a couple varieties of savor-each-last-drop broth are available each day, but whether it's the crab flake or ground pork, these soups will have you slurping up every last bite. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Tabla’s three-course prix fixe meal, put together by Anthony Cafiero, is one of the best deals in town, and his northern Italian menu one of Portland's most underrated. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
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.
It's a splurge, but each prix-fixe seating is like a dinner party gone carnivorously crazy. Get the charcuterie plates, and braised duck or beef cheeks if they're available. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Intensely regional Italian food, wood-fired oven pizza, and a totally accessible menu make Cathy Whims (once of Genoa) the most renowned female chef in Portland. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
One part ramen den, one part izakaya, two parts modernista basement bunker, this chef hangout is run by the most improbable Japanese cook in town: a white guy from Michigan. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
This is the Balthazar of Portland: the place that everyone agrees on, and a restaurant that manages to be creative, yet so classic. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Though the menu takes inspiration from the Black Forest to the Black Sea (complete with bratwurst, ja?), it deserves highest marks for its burger, hands-down one of the city's best. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Clyde Common’s uber-hip, dimly lit common room offers a snapshot of Portland, Oregon in all its skinny jeans-wearing, pork belly-eating, pig-loving, slow food glory. Negroni anyone? [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
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.
Jenn Louis' restaurant is an admirable study in simplicity. From Louis' signature baked eggs appetizer to layered salads and pastas, the fresh and subtle restaurant lays on the charm. [Eater 38 Member Read more.
John Gorham's insanely popular second spot reinvents Portland's favorite meal — brunch — taking it to new heights worth the inevitable looooong wait. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Toro Bravo is about as Spanish as the French revolution, but this is damn good food. Get there right when it opens — at five — and be ready to fight for your spot. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Gotta try the biscuits and gravy! Bacon was tasty too. I hear the blue corn pancakes and hash are good as well.
Try the much-sought meat, slaw & fried pickled onion on ciabatta melange known as the Le Pigeon burger. Read more.
A Perfect Ten Happy Hour! STUNNING interior! Rustic & cool. Great food! Combine with "Departure" upstairs -- killer views! Find more Happy Hour BESTS in the Happy Hour Guidebook! http://bit.ly/jxrLJ
A Perfect Ten Happy Hour! I CRAVE the portobello veggie sandwich and "dream" salad almost daily. Cute, quirky, and special. Find more Happy Hour BESTS in the Happy Hour Guidebook! http://bit.ly/jxrLJ
A Perfect Ten Happy Hour! So many flavors! Such an always-perfect option. Plus, FREE ENTREE coupon in the book! Find more Happy Hour BESTS in the Happy Hour Guidebook! http://bit.ly/jxrLJ
A Perfect Ten Happy Hour! And quite possibly my very favorite. Don't miss the to-die-for ceviche!! Cute, quiet, tucked away. Find more Happy Hour BESTS in the Happy Hour Guidebook! http://bit.ly/jxrLJ
Chef Johanna Ware brings a NY sensibility to her NE spot Smallwares. She even manages to put a spin on the ever-ubiquitous kale by deep-frying it and serving with a minty fish sauce. [Eater Member 38]
Woodsman Tavern takes from big-city influences, Balthezar's seafood tower, Hog & Rocks' ham plates, chef Jason Barwikowski brings it all down to earth with his Mediterranean flow. [Eater 38 Member]
At this little counter tucked to the side of specialty grocery Pastaworks, Kevin Gibson is, more so than any chef in town, about the ingredients. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
This combination butchery counter, steakhouse, and sandwich stop ushered in an entire movement toward meat. The bar features Portland's most famous cocktail: The Smoke Signal. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
This storied Italian spot serves up five-course stunners featuring complex, polished pastas and even more elegant service. Get the rack of lamb. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
In a city where "seasonal" is a menu must-have, DOC's truly highlights the Pacific Northwest's best. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
If Alvar aalto and Betty Crocker had a love child, it would be this Southeast Clinton Scandinavian place. Broder’s brunch is the most inventive in Portland. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
The vibe's convivial and consistently high-energy thanks to flowing margaritas and a barrage of savory and sharable small plates. [Eater Member 38]
St. Jack is cultivating a well-deserved reputation as an incubator for up-and-coming talent. Sit back and enjoy a few whiskey cocktails, rich escargot gratin and roasted bone marrow. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Matt Lightner has caught the attention of everyone from Food & Wine to the NYT, and Castagna has quickly become the poster-child of an elegantly "au natural" culinary movement. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Go for the creamed cauliflower soup, oxtail croquettes, and what's turning out to be the spot's signature dish: Crispy pig ear served over coconut rice. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
G&G serves honest pub grub that works in perfect harmony with the carefully curated beer list. Note the daily Twofer, where a shared entree, side & two pints sets you back just $20. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
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.
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.
Tommy Habetz and Nick Wood have turned this little storefront into a local legend. What you get here aren’t just sandwiches – these are entire meals served between slices of bread. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Though meat hitting the grill is the main focus, both veggies and seafood represent well in homey dishes like hominy stew and braised octopus. [Eater Member 38]
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.
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.
Pearl District stalwart Andina delivers an upscale take on Peruvian cuisine, gussied up with fresh PNW ingredients and artfully presented. [Eater 38 Member]
The $55 eat-it-all tasting menu is one of the town's most exciting experiences. [Eater 38 Member]
Hello glorious food truck. 1 BBQ beef brisket with mozzarella, please. PS a favorite of @Dens co-founder of Foursquare
Lovely city view of Portland from the 30th floor. Fabulous Happy Hour (the calamari is a classic) & great piano music!
Try the beer sampler tray. A bit of everything to whet your whistle and be decidedly more educated about which pints you'd prefer! P.S. The food is very yummy!
Excellent beer! Get the sampler to start - you can choose any 6 beers from the current menu. Read more.
The Best Beer Selection around town with over 100 Beers on tap and incredible Happy Hour deals on appetizers!! Get the Mac & Cheese, Gorgonzola Fries and the Orange Chicken.
This granddaddy of Oregon brewers hasn't forgotten that a key ingredient for a great brew is making it easy to share with friends. Read more.
Only 6 burgers to choose from all $6.95 including fries. The FunGuy is the best Mushroom/Swiss/Bacon burger I've ever had!
