BrunchGarden cafe brunch$$$14-22alberta-artsMon-Fri 08:00-14:00; Sat-Sun 07:00-15:00Reservations and walk-in
The dog-friendly garden brunch cafe on NE Alberta in Portland, with potato cakes, bacon biscuits and pineapple mimosas served on a covered heated patio.
Order: Biscuits and bacon gravy with potato cakes
Tip: Doggie menu and a covered patio. Reservations available; walk-ins absorbed within 25 minutes.
BrunchSouthern brunch$$$14-22east-burnside-kernsDaily 08:30-14:00Reservations on OpenTable, walk-ins absorbed
Nicole and David Mouton's Southern brunch room on E Burnside in Portland since 2006, with buttermilk fried chicken on sweet potato waffles, biscuits.
Order: Buttermilk fried chicken on sweet potato waffles
Tip: Brunch line forms by 09:00 on weekends. Reservations exist; the bar takes walk-ins faster.
BrunchDowntown all-day brunch$$$15-25downtownMon-Fri 07:00-16:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-16:00Walk-in and reservations
Cheryl Wakerhauser's downtown Portland all-day cafe, with the Portuguese fried-rice brunch plate, savoury brunch programme and quiet morning counter for work.
Order: Portuguese fried rice and a latte
Tip: Brunch absorbs walk-ins within 20 minutes. The Portuguese fried rice is the dish to order.
BrunchRussian and Georgian brunch$$$15-30hawthorne-belmontSat-Sun 11:00-14:00Reservations on website
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.
BrunchVietnamese soup brunch$$$11-14alberta-artsWed-Sun 08:00-15:00Walk-in
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.