The Best Restaurants In Downtown Portland Oregon

Whether it’s a classy Sunday brunch location or a tavern-style restaurant, Portland caters for all. You’ll find many quality and award-winning restaurants with locally sourced ingredients. Read ahead for a list of our favorite restaurants in Downtown Portland.

Did you know – Culture Trip now does bookable, small-group trips? Pick from authentic, immersive Epic Trips, compact and action-packed Mini Trips and sparkling, expansive Sailing Trips.

Andina

Serving traditional Peruvian dishes like ‘Seco a la Norteña,’ lamb slow-cooked and covered in a cilantro-black beer sauce, and Novo-Andean plates like ‘Quinotto Chisaya Mama,’ quinoa risotto with Grana Padano cheese, mushrooms, golden beets, and vegetables mixed with truffle oil, Andina takes you on a culinary journey to South America. They use the freshest and most authentic ingredients available in Portland and accommodate vegan and gluten-free diets.

Mother’s Bistro & Bar

With slow-cooked meals that take hours to prepare and hand-made dumplings, stews, roasts, and braises, Mother’s Bistro & Bar offers arguably the best American comfort food in downtown Portland. Start with Matzo Ball Soup, then enjoy Mom’s Meatloaf & Gravy or Grilled Wild Salmon. With a play area for kids and their intimate Velvet Lounge Bar, families and couples can enjoy eating out in downtown Portland.

Higgins Restaurant and Bar

Enjoy dishes like Roast Pacific cod with tomatoes, fennel, spinach and heirloom beans; and Cretan zucchini cakes with basmati rice, tomato salad, tahini sauce, and tzatzik. Higgins Restaurant and Bar takes advantage of Portland’s proximity to the Willamette Valley, where they source most of their ingredients from small farms, and they believe strongly in sustainable farming, rooting their cuisine in what is fresh in Northwest soil.

Piazza Italia

A tasty Italian restaurant in downtown Portland, Piazza Italia serves favorites like Linguine alle Vongole with clams in a white wine and garlic sauce. Salads include the Italian favorite Insalata Caprese with fresh mozzarella, Roma tomatoes, and basil mixed with ground pepper and olive oil.

Jake’s Famous Crawfish

A downtown Portland landmark for over 110 years, Jake’s Famous Crawfish is one of the best places to enjoy seafood in Portland. With dishes like creamy Dungeness Crab Leg Tortellini with gorgonzola cheese; and Wild Sockeye Salmon grilled or oven roasted on a cedar plank, seafood lovers will fall in love with this restaurant. Finish dinner with a slice of Jake’s Famous Truffle Cake or Oregon Mixed Berry Shortcake.

Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.