I didn’t need to read Eric Asimov’s NYT story on food and drink in Portland, Oregon to know that Portland is fast becoming one of America’s best food towns. Eric’s list of places was by no means definitive (nor was it supposed to be), but added to a number of other stories that have appeared on SE and other places the last few years we can put together a pretty complete Serious Eats Food Lover’s Guide to Portland. Serious eaters familiar with the Portland food scene should by all means add their favorite places to the list. Remember, this is Serious Eats. We want to know where Portland’s best bites are, from foie gras to frankfurters, from pizza to pigeon, from burgers to berries. A great local online source for food information and entertainment is Portland food and drink. The site has a great tag line: “Throwing Ourselves on the Grenade of Bad Food to Save You.”

Apizza Scholls, 4741 SE Hawthorne Boulevard; (503)233-1286. Apizza Scholls owners Brian Spangler and his wife Kim are active members of the Serious Eats community, and Adam and I even loved a pizza they fed exed us one day. We even made a video of that momentous day.
Carafe, 200 SW Market Street, (503) 248-0004
Burgerville: Fresh, local, sustainable, delicious burgers. What more could any serious eater ask for in a mini-burger chain? Have a marianberry shake, one serious eater said, and walla walla onion rings (both in season, of course)
clarklewis,1001 SE Water Avenue; (503)235-2294.
Clyde Common, 1014 SW Stark, (503) 228-3333
Crema Coffee and Bakery, 2728 SE Ankeny Street; (503)234-0206.
Gotham Building Tavern, 2240 N Interstate Avenue; (503)235-2294.
Higgins Restaurant & Bar, 1239 SW Broadway, (503) 222-9070
Ken’s Artisan Bakery, 338 NW 21st Avenue; (503)248-2202.
Ken’s Artisan Pizza, 304 SE 28th Avenue (503) 517-9951
Le Pigeon, 738 East Burnside Street, (503) 546-8796. I told you about Gabriel Rucker’s incomparable grilled bone marrow sandwich a couple of months ago. It was the work of a mad genius.
Navarre, 10 NE 28th Avenue; (503)232-3555.
Noble Rot, 2724 SE Ankeny Street; (503)233-1999.
Olea, 1338 NW Hoyt Street; (503)274-0800.
Paley’s Place Bistro & Bar, 1204 NW 21st Avenue, (503) 243-2403
Park Kitchen, 422 NW Eighth Avenue; (503)223-7275.
Pastaworks, 3735 SE Hawthorne Blvd. (206) 232-1010 and 735 NW 21st Ave. (206) 221-3002 This is where the folks at Apizza Scholls got their start. Two of Portland’s best food stores great for local artisanal products and imported foods.
Pix Pâtisserie, 3402 SE Division Street, (503)232-4407.
Pok Pok, 3226 SE Division Street, (503) 232-1387
Sahagún, 10 NW 16th Avenue; (503)274-7065.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters’ Annex, 3356 SE Belmont Street; (503)467-4123. You heard about Stumptown a couple of weeks ago on Serious Eats. These folks are insanely serious about coffee.
Viande Meats and Sausage (also known as Simpatica Dining, 735 NW 21st Avenue; (503)221-3012.
Vindalho, 2038 SE Clinton Street, (503) 467-4550
Wildwood, 1221 NW 21st Avenue; (503)248-9663. Eric Asimov mentioned in his piece that Wildwood’s founding chef, Cory Schreiber, has retired, and yet he didn’t put it in his box of emblematic Portland restaurants. Is that a coincidence?