Eat Your Way Through Portland Taste it all with this meal-by-meal guide to the city’s acclaimed food scene. Brunch: The Signature Meal In a city brimming with trendsetters and tastemakers, there’s always a luminous dinner celebration or creative food festival around the corner. It’s a halllmark of what makes this one of the most acclaimed dining scenes in the country — plus a self-starting cohort of fastidious chefs, an inventive spirit and, most of all, ingredients fresh from the Coast and the Willamette Valley. Wild truffles and hand-harvested sea salt? Yep. Iconic food carts and farm-to-cone ice cream? We’ve got it. No matter the season, it’s easy to get a taste of what the New York Times calls “the most delicious small city in America.” Here we map out a taster’s tour of the culinary standouts. avocado toast. Mother’s Bistro & Bar (121 SW Third Ave.) is a classic Portland spot to go for everything from a crunchy challah French toast to wild-salmon hash. Score points with the kids at the playful Slappy Cakes (4246 SE Belmont Ave.), which invites families to make their own pancakes on a tabletop griddle with toppings like lavender honey and chocolate chips. Pine State Biscuits (1717 NW 23rd Ave.) offers the perfect hangover cure, with its giant biscuit-and-gravy plates. Down the street, Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels (628 NW 23rd Ave.) is the go-to spot for fresh bagels and lox. Go for daily breakfast or weekend brunch on the popular outdoor patio at Cheryl’s on 12th (1135 SW Washington St.) in the heart of downtown Portland. Order the vegan tofu rancheros or Portuguese fried rice with a mimosa to start your day off in style. Many cities have their signature dish — Philadelphia’s cheesesteak, New York’s thin slice and New Orleans’ muffuletta, to name a few. But Portland can’t keep itself to a single course; it lays claim to an entire meal. Brunch in this town isn’t just another reason to dine out. Portland’s standout chefs transform the midmorning feast into a celebration of everything that makes the city a culinary hotbed. Find a couple of the most buzzed-about establishments on the east side of Portland. Celebrity chef Gabriel Rucker cooks up his own style of French cafe fare at Canard (734 E. Burnside St.) — where else can you find pancakes with duck gravy and seared foie gras? Craving steamed buns and pork congee for breakfast instead? Master Kong (8435 SE Division St.) is all about traditional Chinese comfort food for the whole family. Proud Mary Cafe (2012 NE Alberta St.) is famous for its classic Australian pavlova and souped-up Canard DL REAMER / CANARD FOOD & DRINK 16 PortlandUncovered.com
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