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Where to eat in Portland

63 hand-picked places in Portland, chosen for people who are in town for something and have one night to get dinner right.

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Breakfast in Portland

Cadillac Cafe Breakfast restaurant · $$ · Northeast Portland
Long running Northeast Portland brunch spot, get the biscuits and gravy.
1801 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
Slappy Cakes Breakfast restaurant · $$ · Southeast Portland
Build your own pancake griddle at the table, order any of the mix in batters.
4246 SE Belmont St Ste 2, Portland, OR 97215
Jam On Hawthorne Breakfast restaurant · $$ · Hawthorne
Cozy Hawthorne brunch favorite, get the sweet potato pancakes.
2239 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
Besaw's $$ · NW Portland
Portland brunch staple with roots to 1903, comfort-food classics done right.
Screen Door $$ · Central Eastside
Southern brunch icon, expect a line for the chicken and waffles.
Pine State Biscuits $ · NW 23rd
Beloved biscuit shop stuffing everything from pulled pork to fried chicken between flaky halves.

Steaks in Portland

RingSide Steakhouse Steak house · $$$$ · Northwest Portland
Portland steakhouse institution since 1944, order the onion rings and a New York strip.
2165 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97210
El Gaucho Portland Steak house · $$$$ · Downtown
Tableside flaming downtown chophouse, get the chateaubriand.
319 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
Laurelhurst Market Steak house · $$$ · Southeast Portland
Butcher shop attached steakhouse, order the hanger steak.
3155 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Ox Argentinian restaurant · $$$ · NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Ranked among Yelp's top 25 US steakhouses, Argentinian-style wood-fired grilling.
2225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97212

Seafood in Portland

Dan & Louis Oyster Bar Restaurant · $$ · Old Town
Family run Portland oyster house since 1907, get a dozen on the half shell.
208 SW Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97204
Southpark Seafood Seafood restaurant · $$$ · Downtown
Downtown seafood and wine bar, order the cioppino.
901 SW Salmon St, Portland, OR 97205
Cabezon Restaurant Seafood restaurant · $$ · Northeast Portland
Neighborhood seafood spot with a raw bar, get the fish tacos.
5200 NE Sacramento St, Portland, OR 97213
Jake's Famous Crawfish Seafood restaurant · $$$ · Downtown
Portland institution since 1892, famous for crawfish and a legendary happy hour.
401 SW 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97205

BBQ in Portland

Matt's BBQ Barbecue restaurant · $ · North Portland
James Beard nominated Texas style smokehouse, order the brisket before it sells out.
4233 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217
Eem $$ · North Portland
Thai BBQ and cocktails, a Bon Appetit best new restaurant, get the smoked meats and curries.
Reverend's BBQ Barbecue restaurant · $ · Southeast Portland
Neighborhood smokehouse in Sellwood, order the pulled pork.
7712 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Podnah's Pit Barbecue $$ · Vernon/NE Portland
Central Texas and Carolina-style smoked meats, a Diners Drive-Ins and Dives stop since 2006.

Top Tables in Portland

Le Pigeon French restaurant · $$$ · E Burnside
Gabriel Rucker's James Beard-winning counter. Foie gras profiteroles and beef cheek bourguignon; the best serious dinner in the city.
738 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Jake's Famous Crawfish Seafood restaurant · $$$ · Downtown, SW 12th
White-jacketed waiters and fresh seafood since 1892. The old-Portland classic every visitor should hit once.
401 SW 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97205
Kann Haitian restaurant · $$$$ · Central Eastside
James Beard winner Gregory Gourdet's live-fire Haitian room, 4.5 stars over 428 reviews, order the griyo and the plantain brioche.
548 SE Ash St, Portland, OR 97214