100 Things to Eat and Drink in Portland
There's been a few lists similar to this made for other cities, so I thought I'd go ahead and post one for Portland. There's certainly plenty to do food and drink wise in this city, and it's been quite a bit of fun compiling this list. It isn't necessarily a compilation of the best dish at each restaurant, but rather one that best represents it. And so I humbly present: 100 things to eat and drink in Portland (in no particular alphabetic order).
- 50 Plates - dirty rice "beignets"
- Alba Osteria - tajarin with lamb sausage ragu
- An Xuyen - Chinese sausage banh mi
- Andina - "5 Elements" ceviche
- Apizza Scholls - apizza amore
- Asian Station - xiao long bao soup dumplings
- Aybla - super gyro
- Bar Mingo - polpettine
- Barista - vac-pot coffee
- Bastas Trattoria - razor clams
- Beast - foie gras bon bon (charcuterie plate)
- Besaw's - Uncle Earl's famous bloody mary
- Best Baguette - Saigon bacon banh mi
- Biwa - Biwa ramen
- Broder - smoked trout hash
- Brooklyn Park Pub - a whole bunch of whiskey
- Bun Bo Hue - bun bo Hue dac biet
- Bunk Sandwiches - pork belly cubano
- Byways Cafe - corned beef hash
- Cafe Nell - chorizo and clams
- Cava - steak frites
- Chennai Masala - dosas
- Clyde Common - sweetbread ravioli
- Cool Moon Ice Cream - kulfi ice cream
- Country Cat - grits and gravy
- Country Korean Restaurant - soondae bokkum blood sausage
- Dang's Thai Kitchen - beef in green curry
- Davis Street Tavern - tonbo tuna salad
- Departure - grilled chicken skewers
- Du Kuh Bee - ja jang myeon black bean noodles
- EaT Oyster Bar - debris po' boy
- Edelweiss - weisswurst sausage
- El Gaucho - pretty much any steak
- Evoe - artichoke and guanciale salad
- Fenouil - crab croissant sandwich
- Garden State - meatball hero
- Gilt Club - scotch eggs
- Grant's Philly Cheesesteak - Philly cheesesteak sandwich
- Ha&VL Sandwiches - banh canh cua crab soup
- Hakatamon - tonkotsu ramen
- Hiroshi Sushi - buri belly
- Horse Brass Pub - fish and chips
- Huber's Restaurant - Spanish coffee
- Karam - lamb shank
- Ken's Artisan Bakery - a loaf of pain rustique bread
- Ken's Artisan Pizza - squash pizza
- Kenny & Zukes Deli - pastrami reuben
- KOifusion - bulgogi Korean tacos
- Kurata - takoyaki fried octopus croquettes
- La Calaca Comelona - cactus salad
- La Catrina - cubanita torta
- Laurelhurst Market - salt cod fritters
- Le Pigeon - foie gras ice cream
- Lucky Strike - dan dan mian noodles
- Malay Satay Hut - bak kut teh pork soup
- Meat Cheese Bread - Park Kitchen sandwich
- MetroVino - high-end wine by the glass
- Michael's - wet Italian beef sandwich
- Miss Delta - red beans and rice
- Murata - kani zosui crab porridge
- My Brothers' Crawfish - steamed crawfish
- Nakwon - military stew
- Ned Ludd - game hen
- Ngoc Han Bun Bo Hue - bun nuoc leo vermicelli noodle soup with roast pork and shrimp
- Nong's Khao Man Gai - chicken and rice
- Nostrana - margherita pizza
- Nuestra Cocina - crisp masa cake sopes
- Original Pancake House - German pancake
- Paley's Place - any risotto
- Pambiche - entremes breakfast pastries
- Pho Oregon - pho dac biet
- Pine State Biscuits - McIsley
- Ping - laksa noodle soup
- Podnah's Pit - sliced brisket plato tejano
- Pok Pok - fish sauce wings
- Sabor Salvadoreno - pork bean and cheese pupusas revueltas
- Sanchez Taqueria - fish tacos
- Screen Door - crawfish cakes
- Sel Gris - "bacon and eggs"
- Siam Society - khao soi noodles in Thai curry
- Silk - nem nuong sausage
- Slow Bar - Winterburger
- Stepping Stone Cafe - Mancakes
- Stumptown Annex - participate in a cupping
- Superdog - chili dog with everything
- Tambayan - dinuguan stewed pork
- Tanuki - tantan udon spicy Sichuan style noodles
- Teardrop Lounge - any cocktail with their housemade bitters and tinctures
- Ten01 - any soup
- Thanh Son Tofu - fried lemongrass tofu
- Tienda San Francisco - chicharron
- Toro Bravo - coppa steak
- Via Delizia - gelato
- Victory - venison burger
- Vindalho - pork Vindalho
- Voodoo Doughnut - maple bacon bar
- Wai Kong - jade tofu in crab meat sauce
- Wildwood - any salmon or halibut dish
- Yen Ha - mi quang tomato-broth soup with rice cracker
- Yuzu - gyu negima bacon-wrapped steak
Compiling this list has re-affirmed my belief in the sheer breadth of food available here in Portland. And none of this could be done without the help of some chatroom regulars like CO, Flynn and Sylvan. Thanks, gentlemen.
July 17, 2009 - 8:17am
#3
dang, I took a count and am 1 shy of half....49. I am gonna need to address that.
July 16, 2009 - 3:32pm
#5
Awesome list! I've only had 7 things - looks like I have some work to do!
June 18, 2009 - 10:18am
#6
I want to thank everyone who's visited pdxPLATE over the past few weeks thanks to this link. A couple notes: it's not supposed to be a canonical list in the sense that it's THE definite list. Not at all. As the name suggests it's 100 Things to do not 100 Best Things, and I even offered the disclaimer that it's not even the list of the best thing at each spot.
I tried breaking out of the mold of the usual suspects. And granted, there are glaring omissions like the lack of beer and Simpatica (the sad closure of Cava makes room on the list, certainly). But in their place, I wanted to make sure to highlight the cornucopia of options, as well as to show that the town has more than just the darling favorites from the New York Times or hell, even local favorites.
I'd been working on the list for a few months but I resumed it in earnest after coming back from a trip to New York in which I was so geeked about the food scene there, and I really wanted to make sure to carry that enthusiasm over back to the town where I live.
Anyway, I'm keeping the list as it was written for posterity, but if I had to redo the list, I'd try and squeeze in Belmont Station, Bailey's Taproom, Waffle Window, Acropolis, Simpatica, Nuevo Mexico, Al Masry, Navarre, Tabla, Pitxi, Junior Ambassadors... If your favorites didn't make the list, it just means that there are a lot more places here in Portland for you to explore.
Hey, and welcome to tha 'Plate.
June 5, 2009 - 2:26pm
#8
If you had showed this to us while we were there, I think it would've become sort of like a scavenger hunt. thank god you didn't. this only means we have to visit PDX more often. great list. have a good weekend.
btw, tried bun thang at a place in LA just so i could remember the version i had at HA&VL.
June 5, 2009 - 3:50am
#9
In case you're curious, here's some other 100 lists.
October 27, 2009 - 6:57pm
#10
How's everyone doing on the list so far? As the pdxplate awards demonstrate, there will be a few new additions coming in when this list gets republished (likely around spring or so). The closure of Cava and Asian Station gives way to new additions like Beaker and Flask, as well as previous glaring omissions.
I'll have to recount, but I think there's only five or so that I haven't yet done.
February 18, 2010 - 12:59pm
#11
I have to disagree with the foie gras bon bon - it tastes nothing like foie gras which kind of misses the point, and its served on some sort of salt cracker, and when i say salt i mean salt. the bon bon is not bad its just not good.
39 for me too. I need to go out more w/Sauce!