13 mid-range rooms in Portland, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Portland — no surprise on the bill, real cooking. All Portland food.
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.
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 to 17:30 weekdays. The bar takes walk-ins; the dining room books on Resy.
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.
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.
Tip: Four Portland locations. The SE 28th room is the original, with the longest sake list.
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.