In 2022, Portland got a generous serving of exciting and inventive new dessert shops, serving up goodies like New Zealand-style ice cream, vegan paletas, French-Asian pastries, and reimagined cinnamon rolls. So grab your kids and head to one of these tempting new treat spots.
Take out the family to Pono Brew Labs in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood. This easy, relaxed brew pub offers a South Pacific twist not only on craft brews, but on typical pub food. Plus, there are arcade games!
Here are our favorite, kid tested and approved bakeries around the Portland area.
We’ve rounded up some of our favorite kid-friendly spots, so you can enjoy your cup of joe, sans whining.
Cheers to family-friendly breweries and pubs, where you can enjoy a nice, cold beverage and the kids can be kids!
Find something for everyone at the newly opened, Asian-cuisine-focused Happy Valley Food Hall.
It’s a great excuse to try a new restaurant and explore a neighborhood with your family.
If you are looking for some fun in this dreary weather, say no more — it’s Pizza Week!
Venture inside Pacific Crust Pizza Company downtown for inventive, delicious pizza enveloped in a fun, campout setting.
Check out these kid-friendly to-go spots, where the grown-ups will love the food, too!
Flavor-packed noodle soups, chicken karaage and other Japanese delights await your family at Hillsboro’s Ninja Ramen.
Vegan families can indulge in deep-fried delights and more at the newly opened Vegan Junk Food in the Foster-Powell neighborhood.
Head to Portland’s coolest new hang-out spot, Moore Food & Company, for Philly-inspired food and attitude.
Indulge your sweet tooth on National Ice Cream Day — or any day — at one of these classic scoop shops in PDX.
The 34-year-old Lebanese spot Nicholas Restaurant moves to a spacious, more family-friendly location in Southeast Portland.
The offerings at Piccone’s Corner in Northeast Portland focus on local, sustainable meats and produce.
In a town already recognized for outstanding doughnuts, new outfits are bringing fresh twists that your family will love.
Food cart Nacheaux brings Cajun/Mexican fusion cuisine to Southeast Portland.
Splurge on an outdoor dining experience at Lazy Susan in Montavilla — and remember the magic of restaurants.
Make your kiddo’s birthday (or any day!) a little more enchanting with a kaleidoscope-colored treat from Unicorn Bake Shop.
Peruvian dishes from the reopened El Inka please the whole family, especially a starch-loving mom and kid.
Perfectly fried chicken, kid-approved sides and quick service make Ezell’s Famous Chicken a hit. EDITOR’S NOTE: We reviewed Ezell’s before Governor Brown closed restaurant dining. Currently Ezell’s is open for pickup or delivery through Door Dash. Oprah’s favorite fried chicken recently moved into a space in Tigard, right next to Washington Square mall. So my …
Thick-crust pizza squares hit Southeast’s Brooklyn neighborhood.
Brews, families and ’90s nostalgia mix at Division Street’s Grixsen Brewing Company. What on earth is a Grixsen? It’s a made-up word, according to the Grixsen Brewing Company’s website, hybridizing the family names of three friends who founded this Division Street tap room in 2016, and it describes someone who is honest, righteous and celebrates …
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Load your family in the car for a memory-making meal at these two drive-thru restaurants. Sugarpine Drive In By Julia Silverman I grew up on the East Coast, where soft serve in the summertime is pretty much a religion. I always get the same order: vanilla, in a cup, with rainbow sprinkles and a maraschino …
