A local’s list to the best in Portland cuisine.
Chapter’s Choices
Portland, OR is consistently ranked among the world’s top 10 food cities, known for its specialty carts, diverse fusions, and farm-to-table culture.
Chapter’s Choices is our guide to over 125 of the city’s best spots (by our admittedly biased taste) when you visit us for one of our FAUSTIAN events.
From cocktails to coffee, food carts to fine dining, each listing includes price, cuisine type, and a link to the most up-to-date website.
Because Portland’s food scene—especially cart pods—can shift quickly, we recommend calling ahead to confirm location details and reservation platforms.
Last updated: 9/2/2025
PRICE KEY
$ (about $18 or less per main)
$$ ($19-$26 per main)
$$$ ($27-$34 per main)
$$$$ ($35 or more per main)
$$$$$ ($100 or more per main; typically, omakase or per person table)
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Abyssinian Kitchen ($$)
Akadi ($$$)
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Bing Mi Restaurant/Jianbing Food Cart ($; Chinese Street Cart)
Chin’s Kitchen ($; Chinese)
Han Oak ($$$; Korean)
Kaede ($$$$$; Japanese Omakase)
Magna Kusina ($$$; Filipino)
Miyamoto ($; Japanese. Try the Tokyo Lemonade and a Dude Diet. Fridays, get the Bluefin Tuna and Oro King Salmon.)
Murata (Japanese)
Nimblefish ($$$$; Japanese)
Oma’s Hideaway ($; Korean)
Takibi (Lunch $$ Dinner $$$$; Ramen Bar)
Toya ($$; Best Ramen in PDX)
Xiao Ye $$$$ (Chinese)
Yuginog ($$; Korean)
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Expatriate ($$)
Higgins ($$$$)
Scotch Lodge ($$$$; great cocktails as well)
Stammtisch ($$$)
Tulip Shop Tavern ($$; best wings in town. Get a frozen slush.)
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Sweet Bacon Café ($$; Asian-American. Order the homemade bacon jam.)
Cameo Café ($; Korean- American. Giant pancakes.)
RJ Skillets ($$; Mexican. Chilaquiles for the table, then a Green Chile or Oaxacan omelette.)
Bread and Ink ($$; American. Split the chicken and waffles.)
Grits and Gravy ($; American. Either Uptown or Downtown Grits is the way to go.)
Mémoire Cà Phê ($; Vietnamese)
Fried Egg, I’m In Love ($; Sandwiches. Puns are a sign of mental illness.)
Cafe Rowan($; Sandwiches)
Sahuayo ($; Convenience Store Taqueria. The breakfast burrito is like a brick. Perfect for post drinking or when you need a burrito to last you until dinner.)
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Alberta Market (great fried chicken and jojos)
An Xuyên Bakery (Asian deli)
Nong’s Khao Man Gai( get the Khao Man Gai. Close to our official hotel!)
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Angel Face (No menu. The bartender creates a unique cocktail for you after a short conversation. Think Bartender: Glass of God.)
Bar Comala (1800’s post-war Mexico menu)
Bellweather Bar (Eclectic Minimalism)
Deadshot (Postmodern Classics)
Grandma’s Secret (Speakeasy)
Hale Pele (One of the best Tiki bars in the US)
Multnomah Whiskey Library (the Mecca of whiskey)
Pacific Standard (Inside our official hotel! Try the espresso martini. Happy Hour has a $7 boilermaker.)
Pink Rabbit (Asian-Tiki Fusion)
Rum Club (Self-explanatory)
Sousòl (Caribbean)
Teardrop Lounge (Experimental Complexity)
The Bible Club (Prohibition Era)
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Deadstock Coffee Roasters (try the LeBronald Palmer and don’t judge it on first sip.)
Electrica Coffee (Mexican-Japanese)
Exquisite Creatures (Vegan café)
Kalesa Coffee (Forth Wave Movement)
Matta Café (Columbian)
Mudd Works Roastery (try the Horchata Cold Brew)
Portland Cà Phê (Vietnamese)
Tōv (Egyptian)
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Dave’s Hot Chicken ($; self-explanatory)
Superdeluxe ($; burgers and chicken. Drive-thru is a madhouse between 5pm and 6pm.)
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Chelo ($$$$; Oaxacan)
Doja Tea Room ($$$$; English Tea House)
Kann ($$$$; Haitian. Get the Plantain Brioche and ask the bartender to make you a Mary Pickford. Buy the coffee too.)
Kachka ($$$; Russian. Get the sour cherry pierogis.)
Langbaan ($$$$; Northern Thailand)
Le Pigeon ($$$$; French)
Mucca Osteria ($$$$; Italian)
Nodoguro ($$$$$; Omakase Japanese. Private booking process, contact Chapter for assistance.)
Republica ($$$$$; Mexican)
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Baon Kainan ($$; Filipino-American)
Dawnbringer ($, Breakfast Sandos)
Habernero Burrito ($; Mexican. Get the sopes with deshebrada.)
Honey Cuspe ($; Luxury Waffles)
Kim Jong Grillin' ($; Korean)
La Osita PDX ($; Breakfast Burritos)
Mole Mole ($$; Mexican)
Tokyo Sando ($; self-explanatory)
Flew The Coop ($; chicken sandwiches. Try the chicken parm with house made ranch and a Punk Rock Time beer from Baelic.) -
Chinese Cowboy ($; Chinese-Texan)
Gado Gado ($$$$; Dutch-Indonesian Rijsttafel)
Pasar ($$; Chinese-Indonesian)
Rangoon Bistro ($$; Italian-Malaysian)
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Daawat A Ishq ($$)
Eem ($$; Curry & Cocktails. Try the white curry.)
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Moon Pocha ($-$$; Korean pub until Midnight)
Victor’s ($; 24-hour cheap Mexican)
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Apizza Scholls ($$$; my personal favorite.)
Cafe Olli ($$$)
Ken’s Artisan Pizza ($$; everyone else’s favorite.)
Lovely’s Fifty Fifty ($$)
No Saint ($$$ to $$$$)
Pizza Thief ($$$)
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Go to Voodoo Doughnuts if you must but avoid the cereal-based doughnuts (often stale).
Blue Star Doughnuts (Dozen $$$$; horchata doughnuts are a must.)
Doe Doughnuts (Dozen $$; call to see if they have their seasonal Green Apple Fritter)
Jinju ($)
Ken’s Artisan Bakery ($; amazing)
Orange & Blossom ($)
St. Honoré Boulangerie ($; they made the Courtesan au Chocolat from The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Tipsy Scoop ($; Alcoholic Ice Cream)
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Blackwater ($; Death Metal bar with a record store and retro tabletop RPG store)
Chubby Bunny ($; Breakfast Sandwiches)
Epif (Small Dishes $)
Face Plant ($; Burgers)
Kate’s Ice Cream ($)
Secret Pizza Society ($; Personal Pan sizes)
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