Lost Plate Food Cart Tour is a street-food stop in Hawthorne Belmont, Portland.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3 hours
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Address: Meets at Cartopia Food Cart Pod, 1207 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland
Portland's original eastside food cart pod on SE Hawthorne at 12th, open since 2008 with a covered seating area, fire pit and a rotating cast of carts.
TryPod with rotating carts: pizza, Thai, Egyptian, vegan
TipPyro Pizza wood-fired pies, Whiffies fried pies, Potato Champion poutine and Chicken and Guns are the long-running anchors.
Matt Vicedomini's pit-smoker on N Mississippi at Prost Marketplace in Portland, central Texas-style brisket sold from a cart since 2015. Booking recommended.
TryCentral Texas brisket and ribs
TipArrive by 11:30 or risk a sellout. Cash and card. Sides are sized smaller than the brisket.
Sandy Di's jianbing cart in downtown Portland near Pioneer Square, with savoury Chinese street crepes wrapped around scrambled egg and crisp wonton skins.
TryJianbing Chinese street crepe
TipThe original with the wok and the pan is the cart at SW 6th; the sister Bing Mi Dumpling shop is NW Vaughn for noodles.
Garden Monsters' vegan and gluten-free salad-and-wrap cart on SE Division in Portland, named Best Food Cart in PDX 2018 and second in 2019 by Oregonlive.
TryVegan and gluten-free salads, wraps and melts
TipAlmost the whole menu is gluten free; croutons, pita chips and flour wraps are the only exceptions. Outdoor seating, counter order.
Portland's original eastside food cart pod on SE Hawthorne at 12th, open since 2008 with a covered seating area, fire pit and a rotating cast of carts.
TryPod with rotating carts: pizza, Thai, Egyptian, vegan
TipPyro Pizza wood-fired pies, Whiffies fried pies, Potato Champion poutine and Chicken and Guns are the long-running anchors.
The Prost! beer-garden food cart pod on N Mississippi in Portland, with a covered heated patio, Matt's BBQ, gluten-free Indian and Korean-style tacos.
TryPod: Matt's BBQ, Koi Fusion tacos, DesiPDX, Native Bowl
TipOrder beer from the Prost! bar and food from the carts; the patio is shared. Heated tents stay open through winter.
