Where to Eat in Portland This Year
A lot of great new stuff is coming to Portland in the form of food. Brooke Jackson-Glidden, the editor of Eater Portland, gives us her top picks for the coming year and also offers a defense as to why the new Ritz-Carlton building might not be the worst thing that’s happened to downtown. But we’ll see about that...
To read about more new exciting Portland restaurants debuting in 2023, check out this Eater Portland article.
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Here's a list of spots we mentioned on the show:
- Ritz-Carlton Portland: https://pdx.eater.com/2022/12/16/23511871/ritz-carlton-portland-restaurants-bars-food-hall/
- Birrieria La Plaza: https://www.instagram.com/birrierialaplaza/?hl=en
- Kim Jong Grillin: https://kjgpdx.com/
- sunrice: https://sunricepdx.com/
- Magna Kusina: https://magnapdx.com/
- Deadshot: https://www.deadshotpdx.com/
- Lil' America: https://pdx.eater.com/2022/10/31/23433316/lil-america-food-cart-pod
- Hawker Station: https://www.instagram.com/hawkerstationpdx/?hl=en
- CORE: https://www.corepdx.com/
- Bake on the Run: https://www.bakeontherunpdx.com/
- Speed-o Cappuccino: https://speed-ocappuccino.square.site/
- Shop Halo Halo: https://www.shophalohalo.com/
- Fortune BBQ Noodle House: https://montavilla.net/2022/09/13/fortune-bbq-noodle-house-on-se-82nd/
- Cully Central: https://cully-central.business.site/
- Good Times!: https://www.goodtimes.dog/about
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