I had the pleasure to travel to Portland twice within the last year and the one thing that stood out to me was definitely the food! I honestly think I'd visit again just to eat..spoken like a true foodie! :) Decided to do post for you guys in case anyone's thinking of traveling there this year!

Ways & Means Oyster House

This place is a bit far out from the city, but we really enjoyed it! We went quite early, so there weren't a lot of people. Music was great and I got to take my time with taking pictures! They also have happy hour ALL DAY!!

Chowder Fries :: Delicious!! — Chowder Fries :: Delicious!!

They have a large selection of grilled oysters!

Blue Star Donuts

Portland is known to have famous donut shops and this place definitely beats Voodoo in my books. We got the creme brulee and original, got to give them the presentation!

Screen Door

The reviews don't lie, this place is amazing!! We came twice during one trip just to try more dishes! Definitely worth the wait!

IMG_3817 copy (Priime Cocktail).jpeg — Mac n' Cheese

Baked on top and cheesy soft on the inside!

Pork Shoulder :: definitely worth trying!! The most tender pork meat I've ever tasted.

Pine State Biscuits

We came here for breakfast one day and it did not disappoint! The portions are quite large, so I'd recommend sharing two dishes. We ended up sharing an order of Hash Ups and Biscuit and gravy.

Kachka

I don't normally look up Russian restaurants for dinner, but my friend insisted on trying this place and it definitely lived up to the hype! We had roughly 1-2 hours to kill before we could get seated, so we wandered around the neighboring bars while we waited. After we got seated, we pretty much ordered the whole menu...almost. We got to try their horseradish vodka, which was quite delightful! Anyway, enjoy our many course meal! :)

Ataula

We were starving and randomly stumbled across this place...and it was AMAZING!!! No words can describe how mind-blown I was by this place. Simply put...my favorite meal from this trip and most definitely one of the best meals of my life! Must try!!

My absolute favorite dish! Honey drizzled on top of Salmon sashimi.

Tasty n Sons

A great place for fusion brunch! This place gets pretty packed as well, so make sure you plan accordingly!

This tasted like something my mom made growing up - pretty simple asian dish. Wasn't too impressed with this one.

This was a dessert! Very unique - I love sweet & savory dishes!!

And that's a wrap for now! Still have many restaurants to add from my first trip here, but going to leave it at this for now! Hope this post will inspire more people to check out Portland's amazing food scene!!