Portland Restaurants and Dining

(Portland, Oregon - OR, USA)

With the highest number of restaurants per capita of any city in the US, Portland is home to a veritable food fest offering every kind of cuisine imaginable from ethnic dishes to fine dining. Restaurants are particularly concentrated in central Portland, together with numerous cafés, coffee shops and other popular dining options.

Opening Hours

Opening hours of restaurants in Portland are variable according to the style of establishment and seasonal fluctuations. While most of the upscale restaurants, bakeries and coffee shops close before midnight, there are plenty of late night cafés and 24 hour fast food-outlets to satiate appetites at any hour.

Wine and Beer

Portland is famous for its microbreweries and there are dozens dotted all over the city, with a particularly high concentration clustered in the northwest. Many of these brewpubs feature live blues and jazz music and are great evening entertainment spots. The Pearl District is crammed with stylish cafés and trendy bars that serve a full range of alcoholic beverages, while the Hawthorne District is home to Portland's weirdest and funkiest drinking holes. Every first Thursday of every month is 'art night' in Portland and gallery hopping escapades go hand-in-hand with wine tastings and live music performances.

Breakfast

There are countless places to get a good breakfast in Portland, but special mention must be given to the Pearl District. Here you will find Portland's finest bakeries and the Pearl District is famous for its mouthwatering breads and pastries, best sampled at the famous Pearl Bakery.

Lunch

Try out one Portland's many riverside or park restaurants for a leisurely lunch in pleasant surroundings or make your way downtown and grab a bite from the extremely well priced selection of food trailers that offer a wide variety of ethnic dishes and fast food snacks.

Dinner

The Hawthorne District is home to a great selection of bohemian and ethnic restaurants, while the Pearl District and Nob Hill offer a more upscale, stylish scene, with many popular dining venues. Portland's Chinatown is the obvious choice for authentic Chinese cuisine, with plenty of traditional restaurants serving a delicious selection of Oriental dishes.