Mid-Range in Portland

Langbaan ★ 4.9

Langbaan (Northwest Nob Hill): Earl Ninsom's regional Thai tasting menu is hidden behind sister room Phuket Cafe on NW 23rd Place. 33 seats.

TipReservations open monthly on Resy. The menu changes every six weeks by Thai region.

Stumptown Coffee Roasters ★ 4.8

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.

TipThe original beauty-parlour roastery still stands. Public cuppings on Saturday mornings; bring cash for beans.

Breakside Brewery NE Dekum ★ 4.8

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.

TipWood-fired pizzas from the kitchen pair to the IPA. Free street parking is easier than the Slabtown brewery.

OK Chicken & Khao Soi ★ 4.7

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.

OrderKhao soi with extra crispy egg noodles on top

TipWalk-ins always welcome. The late-night karaoke lounge runs Friday and Saturday after the kitchen closes.

Yaowarat ★ 4.7

Earl Ninsom's Bangkok-Chinatown room in Portland's Montavilla neighbourhood, Portland Monthly's 2023 Restaurant of the Year for Thai-Chinese hawker cooking.

OrderCrispy fried oysters with chili jam

TipWalk-ins only. Arrive by 17:30 on weekends or expect a 60-minute wait at the door.

Eem ★ 4.7

The Earl Ninsom, Eric Nelson and Matt Vicedomini collaboration on N Williams in Portland, where Thai marinade meets Texas-style smoked beef brisket.

OrderWhite curry with burnt brisket ends over jasmine rice

TipThe cocktail list is the Eric Nelson programme that earned the room a James Beard semifinalist nod. Order the tamarind whisky sour.

Kachka ★ 4.6

Bonnie Morales's Russian and Georgian room in southeast Portland, with infused vodkas, pelmeni dumplings and the city's most authoritative zakuski spread.

OrderThe Siberian pelmeni with brown butter and vinegar

TipLunch is counter service and walk-in only. Dinner takes reservations and the vodka flights are mandatory.

Oma's Hideaway ★ 4.6

Mariah and Thomas Pisha-Duffly's Indonesian and Malaysian room on SE Division in Portland, all disco balls, sea-creature wallpaper and bold sambal.

OrderThe beef rendang with coconut rice

TipThe bar runs a strong cocktail programme worth arriving early for. Plates are sized to share.

Apizza Scholls ★ 4.6

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.

OrderThe classic Margherita with house mozzarella

TipPhone orders open at 16:00. Dough sells out on weekends; arrive by 17:30 or risk no pie.

Lovely's Fifty Fifty ★ 4.6

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.

OrderThe pie with chanterelles and fontina, in season

TipWalk-in only with a handful of booths. The ice cream rotates weekly with foraged flavours.

Heart Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6

Wille Yli-Luoma's Heart Roasters in Portland, the 2009 East Burnside roastery whose Nordic-light style influenced an entire generation of US specialty.

TipThe Eastside Cafe is the flagship roastery and cafe. Filter coffee is brewed on Slayer Steam; espresso runs short.

Great Notion Brewing Alberta ★ 4.6

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.

TipThe 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

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.

OrderBourbon flight and charcuterie

TipMembers reserve ahead. The standby line starts at 17:00; midnight is the late bourbon-flight slot.

Ha VL Vietnamese Noodle Soup ★ 4.6

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.

TipOpen 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

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.

TipWalk-in only. Closed Tuesday. Honey pie sells out before lunch.

Push X Pull Coffee ★ 4.6

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.

TipThe cafe runs daily 07:00-18:00. The roastery on SE 6th runs Mon-Fri 09:00-15:00.

Måurice ★ 4.6

Måurice in Portland: A 25-seat downtown French-Scandinavian luncheonette open four days a week, the city's most idiosyncratic pastry programme.

TipOpen Wed-Sat 10:00-16:00. Fika and quiche at 10:00; the lunch menu at 11:00. Closed Sun-Tue.

Sweedeedee ★ 4.6

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.

Ha VL Vietnamese Noodle Soup ★ 4.6

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.

Screen Door Eastside ★ 4.5

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.

OrderButtermilk fried chicken on a sweet potato waffle with hot honey

TipBrunch 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

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.

OrderThe margherita with house-cured pepperoni

TipReservations on Tock for the dining room. Monday-night meatballs sell out by 19:00.

Jacqueline ★ 4.5

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.

OrderA half-dozen Pacific oysters and a martini

TipOyster happy hour from 16:00-17:30 weekdays. The bar takes walk-ins; the dining room books on Resy.

Coava Coffee Roasters ★ 4.5

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.

TipThe Grand Avenue flagship has the longest bar and bamboo communal tables. Wholesale to most Portland cafes.

Pix Pâtisserie ★ 4.5

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.

OrderMacarons, chocolate cake, Champagne flight

TipFriday and Saturday until 02:00. The window seat lets you watch the kitchen plate the desserts.

OK Chicken & Khao Soi ★ 4.5

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.

OrderKhao soi and late-night karaoke

TipLate-night karaoke menu starts at 22:00 Fri-Sat. Walk-ins only for the lounge.

Bing Mi ★ 4.5

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.

TipTue-Sat 10:00-15:00. Add extra wonton crisp for $1.

Screen Door Eastside ★ 4.5

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.

Kachka ★ 4.5

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.

Olympia Provisions Southeast ★ 4.4

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.

OrderThe chef's charcuterie board with house-baked rye

TipChoucroute royale is on the menu year-round but tastes right in winter. Brunch on weekends from 10:00.

Bollywood Theater ★ 4.4

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.

OrderThe vada pav with green chutney

TipCounter order, table service. The Division Street outpost has closed; Alberta is the original room.

Wayfinder Beer ★ 4.4

Wayfinder's central-eastside Portland brewery and beer hall, with German-style lagers, elevated outdoor patio and a kitchen plating bratwurst and burgers.

TipThe covered outdoor patio handles big groups. Pilsner is the order; the Italian pilsner is brewery-only.

Bamboo Sushi ★ 4.3

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 $$.

OrderThe chef's choice nigiri platter

TipFour Portland locations. The SE 28th room is the original, with the longest sake list.

Push X Pull Coffee ★ 4.3

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.

TipThe 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

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.

OrderBroasted fried chicken and beer

TipLast fryer order around 23:30. After that, beer only. Pool table and poker machines stay open.

Reel M Inn ★ 4.3

Reel M Inn (Division Clinton): Bright-red Division Street dive with a single deep fryer and Portland's best broasted fried chicken. Cash bar.

TipWait can hit an hour at peak. Order at the bar first, then drink while the chicken comes up.

Cheryl's on 12th ★ 4.3

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.

Tin Shed Garden Cafe ★ 4.2

The LGBTQ-, women- and veteran-owned brunch garden on NE Alberta in Portland, with topping-layered potato cakes, vegan tofu bowls and pineapple mimosas.

OrderThe biscuits and bacon gravy with potato cakes

TipDog-friendly with a doggie menu. The covered patio is the seat to ask for in summer.

Stumptown Coffee Downtown ★ 4.2

Stumptown's downtown Portland counter on SW Stark, the smaller working-coffee location with espresso, drip, and a retail shelf of single-origin beans.

TipEasier line than Division. Cold brew is on tap; bagged beans are roasted weekly.

Great Notion Brewing NW28 ★ 4.2

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.

TipThe food menu runs deeper than Alberta. The R&D and limited drops are still Alberta-exclusive.

Tin Shed Garden Cafe ★ 4.2

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.