Where to brunch in Portland: morning rooms worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Portland. the morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Eloise Augustyn's all-day brunch cafe in the Humboldt neighbourhood of Portland, with poached eggs, seasonal salads and honey pie by the slice since 2012.
Order: Honey pie and a poached egg salad
Tip: Walk-in only. Arrive by 10:30 on weekends or expect a 45-minute wait at the door.
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.
Order: Biscuits and bacon gravy with potato cakes
Tip: Doggie menu and a covered patio. Reservations available; walk-ins absorbed within 25 minutes.
Pine State's Belmont biscuit counter in Portland, with fried-chicken biscuits, bacon gravy and country breakfasts at $11 to $13, since 2008.
Order: The Reggie biscuit
Tip: Order ahead online to skip the line on weekends. Counter pickup.
Cheryl Wakerhauser's downtown Portland all-day cafe, with the Portuguese fried-rice brunch plate, savoury brunch programme and quiet morning counter for work.
Order: Portuguese fried rice and a latte
Tip: Brunch absorbs walk-ins within 20 minutes. The Portuguese fried rice is the dish to order.
Kachka's weekend brunch in southeast Portland, with cheese-filled khachapuri, salt-cured fish blini, infused vodka bloody marys and the full pelmeni menu.
Order: Khachapuri and bloody mary infusion
Tip: Brunch is reservations-friendly. Order the bloody mary flight of infused vodkas.
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.
Order: The daily soup and a Vietnamese coffee
Tip: Open from 08:00, but most regulars eat soup for lunch. They sell out by noon on weekends.
Peak food season in Portland is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Portland rewards trust.