Monday, August 31, 2026

The Top 95 Restaurants in Portland

The best restaurants in Portland, by the professional record: James Beard Awards, The Infatuation, and The New York Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Langbaan comes out on top.

kann and Coquine Restaurant hold the next two places. Eater shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Portland Monthly close behind.

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  1. Tucked into a 30-seat room inside Phuket Cafe, Langbaan runs themed multi-course Thai dinners built around a specific region or historical period, a different framework each seating. The menu says five courses; chef Earl Nissom sends out more than twelve. It took the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant in 2024. The sommelier is often on the floor to talk through the wine pairings, which, given the food, is a conversation worth having.


  2. Rank 2. kann

    Seasonal Caribbean





  3. The wine list runs from cult Champagnes to obscure Loire Valley producers, which tells you a lot about what you're walking into. Davenport is a cozy neighborhood restaurant on East Burnside where the cooking is technique-forward without being theatrical, rotating through whatever ingredients are at their peak. The room is sophisticated without making anyone feel underdressed, which in Portland is harder to pull off than it sounds.



  4. Rank 6. Nodoguro

    Japanese




  5. Rank 10. Nodoguro

    Japanese

    Each dinner follows a literal script, with courses named Acts I through V and a menu built around a short story or novel that changes every six weeks. Nodoguro is an intimate Japanese omakase tucked into a downtown building, where the chef composes each plate in front of you at the bar. Ryan Roadhouse sources his rice from Hokkaido, and the whole thing moves with the quiet precision of someone who has thought very hard about the order of things.


  6. Sommelier Brent Braun runs the cellar here, with a wine list heavy on Riesling, Oregon producers, and natural bottles, plus small-batch collaborations with local winemakers usually poured by the glass. The kitchen leans seasonal and vegetable-forward, the kind of room where the food earns its place alongside the wine rather than playing second fiddle. A James Beard Semifinalist for Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program, this chic Hawthorne wine restaurant draws the crowd that actually reads the back label.


  7. Rank 13. Magna Kusina

    Modern Filipino



  8. Rank 15. Han Oak

    Korean

    Tucked behind a parking lot, Han Oak is the kind of Korean restaurant where you might have to step over a toy truck to reach the courtyard. The chef runs it next door to his own house, which tells you everything about the register: clamorous, buzzing, and genuinely homestyle. The seasonal menu leans into braised short ribs and bold pantry flavors, and the cocktail list throws gochujang into a mezcal drink without apologizing for it.



  9. Rank 15. Kachka

    Soviet Eastern European

    The dining room is built to look like a Soviet dacha, complete with turquoise shutters and diagonal wood paneling modeled on the owner's great-grandparents' cottage. Kachka is a full-service Eastern European restaurant where the menu runs from happy-hour zakuski and herring salads to Siberian pelmeni and rabbit braised in a clay pot. Horseradish-infused vodka from the team's own distillery handles the rest. The New York Times named it among Portland's best.



  10. Rank 18. Canard

    French



  11. Rank 21. Hà VL

    Vietnamese Noodles


  12. Rank 21. L'Orange

    Pacific Northwestern French




  13. Rank 21. Rose VL Deli

    Vietnamese



  14. Rank 27. Higgins

    Farm-to-table New American

    Portland's original farm-to-table restaurant has been around forever, and after a near-death experience a couple of years ago, a social media S.O.S. brought the regulars flooding back. The dining room is a proper sit-down affair, seasonal and ingredient-driven, with a rustic bistro in back that runs a serious burger and one of the better beer lists downtown. A block from the Arlene Schnitzer, it's the obvious pre-concert answer.





  15. Rank 29. Murata Japanese Restaurant

    Old-School Japanese






  16. Rank 29. Xiao Ye

    Taiwanese Chinese

















  17. Rank 46. Bun Bo Hue Restaurant

    Vietnamese Noodles



  18. Rank 46. Casa Zoraya

    Peruvian


  19. Rank 46. Dirty Lettuce

    Vegan Southern









  20. Rank 46. Merendero Estela

    Honduran Caribbean


  21. Rank 46. Mole Mole

    Mexican












  22. Rank 46. Urdaneta

    Spanish

















  23. Rank 91. Comedor Lilia

    Pacific Northwestern Mexican






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