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Favorite Portland (PDX) Restaurants
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items I have so many people that ask me for recommendations, I figured I better just make a list of all of my favorite Portland restaurants!
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Brunch/Breakfast
Lunch/Dinner
Dessert
Brunch/Breakfast
Known for their southern & homestyle food. Amazing chicken & waffles!
Screen Door Eastside
A PDX classic for a reason. Mostly savory breakfast options here (on BISCUITS, obvs), but they also have some good pastries for those with a sweet tooth!
Pine State Biscuits: Home
Controversial opinion: THIS is the best donut place in Portland. Skip Voodoo. Please. These mini donuts are cooked fresh when you order. They have amazing chai also! Best part is if you go on your birthday, you get a free dozen 🎉
Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai
We LOVE Waffle Window! Probably our most-visited breakfast restaurant on this list. It is a literal window and you can sit outside to eat, but they also have an indoor restaurant with seating. Make sure to sign up for their birthday list, you get a f...
The Waffle Window
Everything I’ve ever tried here is good! But a few favorites are the Maddie cakes, choux puffs, grand marnier French toast, and non-alcoholic mimosas. Just know that you will probably have a wait!
Jam On Hawthorne
Lunch/Dinner
Probably my favorite taco place in PDX, which is hard because there are a lot of good tacos here! My recommendation is to try whatever special they have for the day. Great horchata as well!
¿Por Qué No?
This is one of our top picks in PDX because not only is the food incredible, the experience is so unique! You will be seated on mats on the ground and served different courses of flavorful
Moroccan food. Typically, you will use the bread in lieu of...
Marrakesh Moroccan Restaurant
If you’ve never tried this place, you need to go. Tonight. Such an amazing twist on traditional Thai food, and they have fun cocktails (and mocktails). You MUST try the white curry, it is required, and your tastebuds will never be the same again.
Eem - Thai BBQ & Cocktails
This is the perfect place to grab a steaming bowl of dumpling soup on a drizzly gray Portland day. Their dumplings are SOO good. The food truck park has covered seating and on table has a fire, which makes eating outside during that drizzly weather n...
Mama Chow's Kitchen
The atmosphere is fun and the food was delicious. I got the guay tiew tom kha and the flavor was amazing. My husband got the pad kratiem prik thai and it was super garlicky and yummy. Mango sticky rice was the perfect way to end the meal.
Mee-Sen Thai Eatery
This is my favorite sushi place in Portland. The rolls are all so good!
Bamboo Sushi
It’s been hard to find a great Indian restaurant in PDX but Bollywood Theater is the best in town! Loved the pork vindaloo (and it really wasn’t that spicy) but what I’m still thinking about is those delicious buttery rolls!
Bollywood Theater
So yummy, very similar to Din Tai Fung but more affordable!
Dough Zone Dumpling House Portland
Some of the best Khao soi I have ever had! This is one of my favorite Thai dishes and I loved their version with the crispy pork belly. My mouth is watering thinking about it! Dumplings and dumpling soup were good as well but the winner was the Khao ...
Khao Moo Dang
Our favorite PDX burger place, and this one is even picky-eater-approved!
PDX Sliders
Dessert
Such a cute place to stop for drinks and yummy desserts! Minimalist vibes, amazing hot chocolate. Very close to OMSI.
Cloudforest
Probably the best pie I have ever had. They have so many amazing flavors, get ready to have the hardest time choosing! My favorites are the cranberry key lime (seasonal) and coconut cream. For non pie-lovers, they have cakes, scones, and other pastri...
Lauretta Jean's
Truly a unique and must-try ice cream shop in PDX! The flavors are Asian-inspired and so you’ll find things like golden milk, saffron pistachio, and mango pandan. They do have more familiar-sounding ice cream flavors as well, but I recommend trying o...
Kulfi PDX
If you only have time to visit one dessert place in Portland, I would probably recommend this one. It is so quirky and such a perfect representation of this coffee house is literally in a house, there is usually a wait, but it’s worth it. Great desse...
Rimsky-Korsakoffee House
This might be my FAVORITE ice cream place in Portland! The mango sticky rice is my go-to and it literally tastes JUST like the real stuff. Try it as a milkshake, it’s to die for! They have some seriously delicious, unique flavors…and they have plenty...
Fifty Licks Ice Cream - Portland
Fun fact, I’ve only ever had dessert here. I know they serve dinner, too, but the dessert is what you should be coming for!! Just one look at their dessert spread will have you drooling. So many cakes and pastries!
Papa Haydn
I mean, I couldn’t have an iconic PDX food list without salt & straw, now could I?
Salt & Straw