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$15-25BrunchAll-day cafe brunchMississippi Williams
Eloise Augustyn's all-day brunch cafe in the Humboldt neighborhood of Portland, with poached eggs, seasonal salads and honey pie by the slice since 2012.
OrderHoney pie and a poached egg salad
TipWalk-in only. Arrive by 10:30 on weekends or expect a 45-minute wait at the door.
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$14-22BrunchGarden cafe brunchAlberta Arts
The dog-friendly garden brunch cafe on NE Alberta in Portland, with potato cakes, bacon biscuits and pineapple mimosas served on a covered heated patio.
OrderBiscuits and bacon gravy with potato cakes
TipDoggie menu and a covered patio. Reservations available; walk-ins absorbed within 25 minutes.
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$14-22BrunchSouthern brunchEast Burnside Kerns
Nicole and David Mouton's Southern brunch room on E Burnside in Portland since 2006, with buttermilk fried chicken on sweet potato waffles, biscuits.
OrderButtermilk fried chicken on sweet potato waffles
TipBrunch line forms by 09:00 on weekends. Reservations exist; the bar takes walk-ins faster.
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$15-25BrunchDowntown all-day brunchDowntown
Cheryl Wakerhauser's downtown Portland all-day cafe, with the Portuguese fried-rice brunch plate, savoury brunch programme and quiet morning counter for work.
OrderPortuguese fried rice and a latte
TipBrunch absorbs walk-ins within 20 minutes. The Portuguese fried rice is the dish to order.
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$15-30BrunchRussian and Georgian brunchHawthorne Belmont
Kachka's weekend brunch in southeast Portland, with cheese-filled khachapuri, salt-cured fish blini, infused vodka bloody marys and the full pelmeni menu.
OrderKhachapuri and bloody mary infusion
TipBrunch is reservations-friendly. Order the bloody mary flight of infused vodkas.
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$11-14BrunchVietnamese soup brunchAlberta Arts
Christina Luu and William Vuong's Vietnamese soup counter on SE 82nd in Portland for morning soup, with two daily soups, banh mi and a strict sellout policy.
OrderThe daily soup and a Vietnamese coffee
TipOpen from 08:00, but most regulars eat soup for lunch. They sell out by noon on weekends.