40 mid-range rooms in Portland, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Portland, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Portland food.
Langbaan ★ 4.9
northwest-nob-hill · 1818 NW 23rd Pl, Portland, OR 97210
Langbaan (Northwest Nob Hill): Earl Ninsom's regional Thai tasting menu is hidden behind sister room Phuket Cafe on NW 23rd Place. 33 seats.
Tip: Reservations open monthly on Resy. The menu changes every six weeks by Thai region.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters ★ 4.8
division-clinton · 4525 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97206
Duane Sorenson's Stumptown opened on SE Division in Portland in 1999. The original Hairbender espresso blend still hangs on the roastery sign and the menu.
Tip: The original beauty-parlour roastery still stands. Public cuppings on Saturday mornings; bring cash for beans.
Breakside Brewery NE Dekum ★ 4.8
alberta-arts · 820 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR 97211
Breakside's flagship NE Dekum pub in Portland, the 2010 brewery that grew into one of the Pacific Northwest's most decorated craft houses with IPA-led lineup.
Tip: Wood-fired pizzas from the kitchen pair to the IPA. Free street parking is easier than the Slabtown brewery.
OK Chicken & Khao Soi ★ 4.7
division-clinton · 3226 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Earl Ninsom, Sam Smith and Eric Nelson's Northern Thai room in Portland reopened the OG Pok Pok building in January 2026 with khao soi and grilled chicken.
Tip: Walk-ins always welcome. The late-night karaoke lounge runs Friday and Saturday after the kitchen closes.
Yaowarat ★ 4.7
division-clinton · 7937 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215
Earl Ninsom's Bangkok-Chinatown room in Portland's Montavilla neighbourhood, Portland Monthly's 2023 Restaurant of the Year for Thai-Chinese hawker cooking.
Tip: Walk-ins only. Arrive by 17:30 on weekends or expect a 60-minute wait at the door.
Eem ★ 4.7
mississippi-williams · 3808 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97227
The Earl Ninsom, Eric Nelson and Matt Vicedomini collaboration on N Williams in Portland, where Thai marinade meets Texas-style smoked beef brisket.
Tip: The cocktail list is the Eric Nelson programme that earned the room a James Beard semifinalist nod. Order the tamarind whisky sour.
Kachka ★ 4.6
hawthorne-belmont · 960 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Bonnie Morales's Russian and Georgian room in southeast Portland, with infused vodkas, pelmeni dumplings and the city's most authoritative zakuski spread.
Tip: Lunch is counter service and walk-in only. Dinner takes reservations and the vodka flights are mandatory.
Oma's Hideaway ★ 4.6
division-clinton · 3131 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Mariah and Thomas Pisha-Duffly's Indonesian and Malaysian room on SE Division in Portland, all disco balls, sea-creature wallpaper and bold sambal.
Tip: The bar runs a strong cocktail programme worth arriving early for. Plates are sized to share.
Apizza Scholls ★ 4.6
hawthorne-belmont · 4741 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215
Brian and Kim Spangler's 18-inch sourdough pies on SE Hawthorne in Portland, in business since 2004 and still the canonical Portland Neapolitan pizza.
Tip: Phone orders open at 16:00. Dough sells out on weekends; arrive by 17:30 or risk no pie.
Lovely's Fifty Fifty ★ 4.6
mississippi-williams · 4039 N Mississippi Ave, Ste 101, Portland, OR 97227
The Smith family's whole-grain sourdough pizza and house-churned ice cream room on N Mississippi in Portland, all foraged toppings and seasonal flavours.
Tip: Walk-in only with a handful of booths. The ice cream rotates weekly with foraged flavours.
Heart Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6
east-burnside-kerns · 2211 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Wille Yli-Luoma's Heart Roasters in Portland, the 2009 East Burnside roastery whose Nordic-light style influenced an entire generation of US specialty.
Tip: The Eastside Cafe is the flagship roastery and cafe. Filter coffee is brewed on Slayer Steam; espresso runs short.
Great Notion Brewing Alberta ★ 4.6
alberta-arts · 2204 NE Alberta St, Ste 101, Portland, OR 97211
Great Notion's R&D brewery on NE Alberta in Portland, originator of the hazy-IPA Pacific Northwest style with a beer garden. Located in Alberta Arts.
Tip: The Alberta flagship pours brewery-only beers. The NW 28th outpost has more food. Beer-garden patio in summer.
Multnomah Whisk(e)y Library ★ 4.6
downtown · 1124 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205
Portland's whisky library on SW Alder is open until midnight nightly, with 1,500+ bottles on rolling library ladders, leather wingbacks and bar-cart cocktail.
Tip: Members reserve ahead. The standby line starts at 17:00; midnight is the late bourbon-flight slot.
Ha VL Vietnamese Noodle Soup ★ 4.6
alberta-arts · 2738 SE 82nd Ave, Apt 102, Portland, OR 97266
Ha VL on SE 82nd in Portland is a strip-mall counter with two Vietnamese soups daily, each only once a week, James Beard semifinalist Peter Vuong.
Tip: Open Wed-Sun 08:00-15:00. They sell out by noon. The chef-owner Peter Vuong is a 2024 James Beard semifinalist.
Sweedeedee ★ 4.6
mississippi-williams · 5202 N Albina Ave, Portland, OR 97217
Sweedeedee on N Albina in Portland's Humboldt is a 30-seat all-day cafe in a house with no sign on the door, honey pie sold by the slice till sellout.
Tip: Walk-in only. Closed Tuesday. Honey pie sells out before lunch.
Push X Pull Coffee ★ 4.6
east-burnside-kerns · 821 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214
Push X Pull Coffee in Portland: A tucked-away SE Stark roastery with fruit-forward modern roasts. The roastery cafe is open weekday mornings only.
Tip: The cafe runs daily 07:00-18:00. The roastery on SE 6th runs Mon-Fri 09:00-15:00.
Måurice ★ 4.6
downtown · 921 SW Oak St, Portland, OR 97205
Måurice in Portland: A 25-seat downtown French-Scandinavian luncheonette open four days a week, the city's most idiosyncratic pastry programme.
Tip: Open Wed-Sat 10:00-16:00. Fika and quiche at 10:00; the lunch menu at 11:00. Closed Sun-Tue.
Sweedeedee ★ 4.6
mississippi-williams · 5202 N Albina Ave, Portland, OR 97217
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.
Tip: Walk-in only. Arrive by 10:30 on weekends or expect a 45-minute wait at the door.
Ha VL Vietnamese Noodle Soup ★ 4.6
alberta-arts · 2738 SE 82nd Ave, Apt 102, Portland, OR 97266
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.
Tip: Open from 08:00, but most regulars eat soup for lunch. They sell out by noon on weekends.
Screen Door Eastside ★ 4.5
east-burnside-kerns · 2337 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Nicole and David Mouton's Southern dining room on E Burnside in Portland since 2006, the canonical Portland fried-chicken plate and a published hushpuppy.
Tip: Brunch 08:30-14:00, dinner 16:30-21:00 daily. Reservations for the dining room; bar takes walk-ins.
Ken's Artisan Pizza ★ 4.5
hawthorne-belmont · 304 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Ken Forkish's wood-fired pizza room on SE 28th in Portland, the pizza arm of his bakery empire with naturally leavened dough and seasonal toppings.
Tip: Reservations on Tock for the dining room. Monday-night meatballs sell out by 19:00.
Jacqueline ★ 4.5
division-clinton · 2500 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202
The Clinton Street seafood and oyster room in Portland that moved to a bigger SE 25th and Clinton space in November 2024. Oysters, crab, cocktails.
Tip: Oyster happy hour from 16:00-17:30 weekdays. The bar takes walk-ins; the dining room books on Resy.
Coava Coffee Roasters ★ 4.5
hawthorne-belmont · 1300 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Matt Higgins's Coava Coffee in Portland, the 2010 SE Grand roastery and cafe whose Kone filter brewer became a third-wave standard. Now four locations.
Tip: The Grand Avenue flagship has the longest bar and bamboo communal tables. Wholesale to most Portland cafes.
Pix Pâtisserie ★ 4.5
mississippi-williams · 2225 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Cheryl Wakerhauser's Pix Pâtisserie on E Burnside in Portland is open past midnight every night, with the bar pouring Champagne and tapas from Bar Vivant.
Tip: Friday and Saturday until 02:00. The window seat lets you watch the kitchen plate the desserts.
OK Chicken & Khao Soi ★ 4.5
division-clinton · 3226 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Earl Ninsom's Northern Thai room on SE Division in Portland has a Friday-Saturday late-night karaoke lounge with khao soi, fried chicken and a cocktail bar.
Tip: Late-night karaoke menu starts at 22:00 Fri-Sat. Walk-ins only for the lounge.
Bing Mi ★ 4.5
downtown · 701 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204
Bing Mi at SW 6th and Yamhill in downtown Portland is a two-person jianbing cart with the city's best Chinese street crepe for $10, Tue to Sat lunch.
Tip: Tue-Sat 10:00-15:00. Add extra wonton crisp for $1.
Screen Door Eastside ★ 4.5
east-burnside-kerns · 2337 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Nicole and David Mouton's Southern brunch room on E Burnside in Portland since 2006, with buttermilk fried chicken on sweet potato waffles, biscuits.
Tip: Brunch line forms by 09:00 on weekends. Reservations exist; the bar takes walk-ins faster.
Kachka ★ 4.5
hawthorne-belmont · 960 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Kachka's weekend brunch in southeast Portland, with cheese-filled khachapuri, salt-cured fish blini, infused vodka bloody marys and the full pelmeni menu.
Tip: Brunch is reservations-friendly. Order the bloody mary flight of infused vodkas.
Olympia Provisions Southeast ★ 4.4
hawthorne-belmont · 107 SE Washington St, Portland, OR 97214
Portland's first salumeria, now a refined European bistro in the Central Eastside with house-cured charcuterie and a long pastry bar at the front.
Tip: Choucroute royale is on the menu year-round but tastes right in winter. Brunch on weekends from 10:00.
Bollywood Theater ★ 4.4
alberta-arts · 2039 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
Troy MacLarty's spice-loud Indian street-food canteen on NE Alberta in Portland, modelled on the chaat stalls of Mumbai and Hyderabad since 2012.
Tip: Counter order, table service. The Division Street outpost has closed; Alberta is the original room.
Wayfinder Beer ★ 4.4
hawthorne-belmont · 304 SE 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Wayfinder's central-eastside Portland brewery and beer hall, with German-style lagers, elevated outdoor patio and a kitchen plating bratwurst and burgers.
Tip: The covered outdoor patio handles big groups. Pilsner is the order; the Italian pilsner is brewery-only.
Bamboo Sushi ★ 4.3
hawthorne-belmont · 310 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
The world's first certified sustainable sushi room, born in Portland in 2008. The SE 28th flagship runs nigiri, rolls and the wagyu burger. Priced at $$.
Tip: Four Portland locations. The SE 28th room is the original, with the longest sake list.
Push X Pull Coffee ★ 4.3
east-burnside-kerns · 821 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214
Chris Annear and team's modern fruit-forward roaster on SE Stark in Portland, opened 2017, expanded to the SE 6th roastery taproom in 2022. Family-friendly.
Tip: The original SE Stark cafe is open daily. The SE 6th Ave roastery serves retail Mon-Fri 09:00-15:00.
Reel M Inn ★ 4.3
division-clinton · 2430 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Portland's most famous dive on SE Division for late-night fried chicken, with the bar open until 02:00 and the fryer pulling chicken until they sell out.
Tip: Last fryer order around 23:30. After that, beer only. Pool table and poker machines stay open.
Reel M Inn ★ 4.3
division-clinton · 2430 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Reel M Inn (Division Clinton): Bright-red Division Street dive with a single deep fryer and Portland's best broasted fried chicken. Cash bar.
Tip: Wait can hit an hour at peak. Order at the bar first, then drink while the chicken comes up.
Cheryl's on 12th ★ 4.3
downtown · 1135 SW Washington St, Portland, OR 97205
Cheryl Wakerhauser's downtown Portland all-day cafe, with the Portuguese fried-rice brunch plate, savoury brunch programme and quiet morning counter for work.
Tip: Brunch absorbs walk-ins within 20 minutes. The Portuguese fried rice is the dish to order.
Tin Shed Garden Cafe ★ 4.2
alberta-arts · 1438 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
The LGBTQ-, women- and veteran-owned brunch garden on NE Alberta in Portland, with topping-layered potato cakes, vegan tofu bowls and pineapple mimosas.
Tip: Dog-friendly with a doggie menu. The covered patio is the seat to ask for in summer.
Stumptown Coffee Downtown ★ 4.2
downtown · 1026 SW Stark St, Portland, OR 97205
Stumptown's downtown Portland counter on SW Stark, the smaller working-coffee location with espresso, drip, and a retail shelf of single-origin beans.
Tip: Easier line than Division. Cold brew is on tap; bagged beans are roasted weekly.
Great Notion Brewing NW28 ★ 4.2
northwest-nob-hill · 2444 NW 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97210
Great Notion's NW 28th brewpub in Portland's Slabtown, with the full Great Notion lineup on tap, a larger food menu and dog-friendly patio seating.
Tip: The food menu runs deeper than Alberta. The R&D and limited drops are still Alberta-exclusive.
Tin Shed Garden Cafe ★ 4.2
alberta-arts · 1438 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
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.
Tip: Doggie menu and a covered patio. Reservations available; walk-ins absorbed within 25 minutes.