What's the best brunch in Portland?

Local favourites include Alberta Arts District and the all-day kitchen at Pok Pok. We prioritise spots that take walk-ins or open early on weekends.

Do I need a reservation for brunch in Portland?

The marquee spots fill up by 11am on Saturdays and Sundays — book ahead, or arrive before 10 for a walk-in seat at a counter.

We flag every venue that runs a bottomless mimosa or cocktail menu inside the brunch shortlist.

Brunch · Portland

Where to brunch in Portland — neighbourhood cafés, all-day breakfast counters and weekend institutions.

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Alberta Arts District
Food & Drink
Northeast
Walkable strip of food carts, taprooms and the Last Thursday street fair.

Pok Pok
$$$
Thai · Division
Andy Ricker's Northern Thai — get the fish sauce wings, lines move.
Le Pigeon
$$$$
French · Lower Burnside
Counter dining, brave menu — foie gras profiteroles are legendary.
Salt & Straw
$
Ice cream · Multiple
Pear-and-blue-cheese ice cream made it nationally famous — the line is the experience.
Nong's Khao Man Gai
$
Thai chicken & rice · Multiple
One menu item, perfectly executed — the ginger sauce is everything.
Apizza Scholls
$$
Pizza · Hawthorne
Arrive early — they cap dough daily and walk-ins disappear.

Local favourites include Alberta Arts District and the all-day kitchen at Pok Pok. We prioritise spots that take walk-ins or open early on weekends.