Portland: It claims to be the largest independent bookstore in the world. With over 4 million used and new books, you're sure to find that Slash autobiography you've been looking for! -IFC Staff
Remember when you were 20 and lived in a crappy studio? This is just like that.
awesome happy hour menu and pretty intimate music venue. definitely one of the top 5 places to go in portland.
Is there really anything bad here? I don't think so. Get here before 9 am or fight the line.
Employees are weird. Got real pissed when I took a stack of magazines to the bathroom.
Tacos, Tacos, Tacos. You can't go wrong with any of the taco options on the menu, but the seafood ones are probably the best decision, especially the calamari taco.
The best new brunch spot in Portland also has a lot of its regular menu items on Happy Hour for a fraction of the price from 2:30-5pm. Go early, there’s only a single communal table for seating. Read more.
Coffee is reinvented here through great taste and cutting-edge brewing techniques.
Undoubtedly the best brewery in PDX. 10-12 sours on tap, all absolutely phenomenal.
Full Sail Session Black: Genius marketing aside—we love the stubby bottle—this is a top-notch lager that delivers subtle flavor waves you’d expect in smaller-batch beers. Read more.
One part ramen den, one part izakaya, two parts modernista basement bunker, this chef hangout is run by the most improbable Japanese cook in town: a white guy from Michigan. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Can't say enough good things about Nong's. Super simple and super delicious. Everyone is incredibly nice and the chicken is amazing. The rice is incredible and the chicken skin mixed in is living.
A place promoting a pig out, Lardo plates meaty desires like their signature Porchetta w/ caper aioli & gremolata. Read more.
Do not ask questions, just order the omakase at $20 and brace yourself for a culinary storm of awesomeness.
Nostrana is a vision for the times: a local legend (former Genoa co-owner Cathy Whims) cooking the food she loves; sophistication without the intimidation... Read more.
Order ANYTHING that says" ...from the Wood" on it. Trust me on this one.
This place proves that character counts - especially when it comes to beer. Any pint we sample here inevitably tastes better. Read more.
Amazing beer selection, extremely fair pricing, tons of bike parking and friendly social vibe with outdoor beer garden style seating. Love this place!
After several years, price is now $4 instead of $3. Still worth it to catch a flick, beer, slices, & have a good time.
In 2003, five lifelong pinball and video game fans joined up and purchased the arcade, moving it to bigger and better digs in Portland’s historic Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood the following year.
The interior, with its rustic planks and decorative cooper molds and trashy-glam brass Chandeliers is part Little House onf the Prairie, part Portland punk, with a wry touch of Vaudevill razzle-dazzle
The Sugar & Spice doughnuts are the best you'll eat in Portland. Forget Voodoo.
Though the menu takes inspiration from the Black Forest to the Black Sea (complete with bratwurst, ja?), it deserves highest marks for its burger, hands-down one of the city's best. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Whoa! This place is the closest to Indian taste I have had in the US! Totally feels like India in here. Try the Goan Shrimp Curry.
The chicken tasted like what my mom would make; warm & slightly spiced, but the bones keeping the flavors gentle.
WW Cheap Eats 2011 favorites: Bánh mì ($2.25 each), sardines in tomato sauce, Vietnamese meatballs, headcheese, pâté and the vegetarian combo.
The coffee comes with mini French presses... enough said! Hutch Harris of the Thermals recommends the pulled-pork sandwich with broccolini and mayonnaise.
Tommy Habetz and Nick Wood have turned this little storefront into a local legend. What you get here aren’t just sandwiches – these are entire meals served between slices of bread. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Portland’s best Sichuan spot . Unmissable dishes include the “hot pepper chicken bath” or the insanely cumin-tastic cumin beef, finished with a touch of prickly ash. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
The dumplings just ooze with flavor and melt in your mouth. I also have a weakness for their kimichi fried rice.
Pretty good food at good prices. Will have to try a few more things--you know a good Chinese restaurant when there are a lot of Chinese people eating there.
Your delicious parmacotto prosciutto/ oven-roasted mushroom/ artichoke/ olive-topped "Capricciosa" pie is cooked in only 45 seconds in VT's 1200-degree oven. Read more.
Super-delicious pizza and salad -- amazing homemade ice cream. If they have salted caramel available, get it and don't even think about it.
The pizza here is the most napoleon-style of any place in Portland. Also have the fried cauliflower it is awesome!
Their brick oven cooks up a great wild fennel sausage pie topped with roasted red jalapenos. You also won't be able to turn away from this aged rum/ ginger syrup "Pineapple Trainwreck" Read more.
The pizza is delievered to me still seething with the oven's heat, the cheese fused into the slightly piquant tomato sauce, and the singed basil wafting its scent into the air.
Portland's "green" ethos is no more obvious than at Bamboo, the world's first certified-sustainable sushi restaurant. The Alaskan black cod is one of the top fish dishes in town. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Best sushi in Portland, bar none. Freshest fish I've ever tasted. Ever. And how can you beat $38 omakase?! Go there in the middle of the week when it's slowest. Likely get the restaurant to yourself.
Chef Aaron Woo gives Portland vegetarians what they've long been craving: an upscale vegetarian dining experience. & the $35 four-course prix fixe is one of the best deals in town. [Eater 38 Member]
Dim Sum is really good. Especially in a place like Portland where you wouldn't expect to find good Dim Sum.
Dimsum any day of the week. Weekends are busy, but you're usually seated quickly. Great selection!
Try the much-sought meat, slaw & fried pickled onion on ciabatta melange known as the Le Pigeon burger. Read more.
Late night and limited-edition burgers are so popular! Gabriel Rucker, of Le Pigeon, only serves ten burgers a night. You can order one in advance when you make a reservation.
Though meat hitting the grill is the main focus, both veggies and seafood represent well in homey dishes like hominy stew and braised octopus. [Eater Member 38]
if you go to Barista (@baristapdx on twitter) i guarantee you will have the best cup of coffee you've ever had. or i'll eat my shorts
the most unlikely coffee shop you will ever go to. renovated the Chemex with the Kone filter to reduce waste and get rid of paper flavor. best cup in Portland?
The closest thing Portland has to a New York-style Jewish deli. No "artisan" sandwiches here, just simple, unpretentious towers of pastrami, chopped brisket and pickled tongue. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
