For lunch, Rose VL Deli is a treasure trove of layered, fragrant Vietnamese noodles - Saturday provides the restaurant’s best selection of noodles and soups, including its breathtaking cao lau combining thick, udon-esque noodles with herbs, a pristine and garlicky broth, and a handful of torn herbs and vegetables. ShutterstockĮssential Restaurants: Eater Portland’s map of essential restaurants and carts includes a number of exceptional restaurants, cafes, and carts in most of the city’s neighborhoods however, for a day’s worth of knockout dining, start with a bacon bao or breakfast sandwich at Toki, or a Sunday slice of spongy pandan bánh bò nướng at Berlu’s bakery pop-up. For those who want to get to Portland’s culinary heart through its ribcage, we’ve compiled the crème de la crème, the top listings, from each of these maps here: The White Stag sign in Portland’s Old Town. Where to Start: Eater Portland’s Top MapsĮater publishes and updates a rather massive database of maps-each focusing on classic foods or dining trends, from dumplings to fried chicken. Some of Portland’s iconic dishes still available include the “Herring Under a Fur Coat” with a side of house-infused horseradish vodka at Kachka, Saturday’s Vietnamese noodle dish cao lau at Rose VL Deli, and that incredible, humble Thai chicken and rice from Nong’s Khao Man Gai. While many of the city’s restaurants have closed over the course of the pandemic, including national names like Pok Pok, there are still so many cart owners, chefs, and bartenders who continue to illustrate what makes the city a dining destination. That food cart scene is just as reliant on Oregon grown produce, whether it’s the neighborhood-grown vegetables on a Tuscan sandwich or the blue corn masa used for tetelas. The city is known for its inventive and daring food cart culture, which span more than 25 distinct “pods ” standing in parking lots or seated at outdoor fire pits, people dine on Texas smoked brisket and breakfast sandwiches on pandan milk buns.
This gives Portland chefs a huge arsenal of ingredients to play with - whether the cuisine of choice is regional Thai or Andean. Straight up, Portland has something most other cities do not: the natural bounty of the Willamette Valley, somewhat unblemished by pollution. This guide slices through the designer flannel to help tourists find the best Portland food and drink out there. In the rough-and-tumble city of foraged dining, vegan soul food, whole-animal butchery, and bacon-topped maple bars, there are a lot of opinions around what to eat.
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