But beyond the alleged ghosts of Old Town, many bars and restaurants throughout the city celebrate the supernatural — either in their decor and drinks, or by honoring the whispered stories echoing in ...

Brenna Houck is an Oregon-based dining editorial manager for the Eater network, overseeing the Cascadia, Midwest, and Southeast regions. She previously edited Eater Detroit and reported for Eater. You ...

Ben Coleman is an award-winning freelance writer based in Portland, Oregon. For more than a decade his work has appeared in the Northwest alt weeklies Portland Mercury and Seattle Stranger, as well as ...

Portland brought home awards in both national and regional categories 2026 James Beard Awards gala on Monday, June 15. Popular subterranean bar Scotch Lodge clinched a win in the Outstanding Bar ...

The new business, Lucky Duck, will be at 105 West Main Street, an address that was once home to the Carlton State & Savings Bank (still complete with vault) and among the oldest commercial buildings ...

Let’s be real: With the effects of the coronavirus pandemic still felt by the industry, this a terrifying time to open a new restaurant. However, chefs and restaurateurs are going ahead, opening new ...

This list rounds up the finest fixed-price menus in town, from the (relatively) affordable to the splurges. Some locations offer a tasting menu in addition to an à la carte one; others only do set ...

Brooke Jackson-Glidden was the editor of Eater Portland. On Friday, the man who fatally stabbed Choi’s Kimchi co-founder Matt Choi was sentenced to life in prison, with possibility of parole after 25 ...

But a Willamette Week story that dropped today revealed that Stanich’s is far from a helpless victim of too much good press: Owner Steve Stanich has a documented history of abusive, manipulative, and ...

Brooke Jackson-Glidden was the editor of Eater Portland. For a brief stint this summer, Oregon restaurants and bars were free to fill their restaurants to full capacity without a mask requirement. But ...

Before chefs like Jenn Louis, Naomi Pomeroy or even Caprial Pence graced our television screens, before entrepreneurs like Kurt Huffman and Micah Camden launched Portland restaurant empires, there was ...

Zoe Baillargeon is an award-winning writer and journalist currently based in Portland, Oregon. She loves writing about the intersection of sustainability and food, trends, and overlooked culinary ...