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Femme and French-ish

Bar Nouveau serves up whimsy and rabbit liver mousse topped with edible flowers.

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Food Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Many of us dream about the day when women run […]

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Eat Up! It’s the Mercury’s Food Issue!

Featuring a guide to Portland’s top food carts, the best soft serve in town, food day trips, restaurant reviews, and more

If you’re not hungry already, prepare to feel your tummy grumbling by the time you’re through with the Mercury’s 2026 food issue! Grab a free print issue at one of 500+ spots across town, and eat up while it’s hot. (Want to make sure you never miss one of our monthly print issues? Subscribe here and get […]

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Portland’s Top 20 Food Carts

Where to get Mexico City-style street food, Korean-Italian handmade pasta, giant warm gooey cookies, and more.

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Food Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Keeping track of Portland’s thousands of food carts is a […]

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Food-Focused Day Trip: Hangin’ in Hood River 

From aebleskiver to pasta alla zozzona, here’s where to eat and drink in the Columbia Gorge.

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Food Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Hood River ticks every day trip box: A short but […]

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Food-Focused Day Trip: The Willamette Valley Isn’t Just for Wine

A local’s guide to eating, drinking, and hiking your way through McMinnville, Carlton, and Dundee.

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Food Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Having spent eight years as a city transplant living in […]

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Food-Focused Day Trip: Beaverton Bites

Chow down on pho pizza and Mexican ice cream, and break to watch the birds.

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Food Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Beaverton is more well-known as the home of Nike’s world […]

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A Beginner’s Guide to Bay Clamming

Where to go, what to bring, and how to dig up these local delicacies.

It’s midsummer on the Oregon coast. Families gather for beach picnics under brilliant clear skies. Children build sand castles, dogs chase tennis balls. Brown pelicans flap purposefully above a deep blue horizon to the steady, hypnotic thrum of surf.  You notice none of this. Instead, you are prone on a sand bar, elbow-deep in a […]

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Cliff’s Hums With Community Spirit at Its New Alberta Home 

Two months in, the Southern-tinged bar is already a neighborhood haunt.

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Food Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Cliff’s has lived for only two months at its new […]

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Do This, Do That: July-August 2026

A selection of the city’s coolest upcoming events.

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Food Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. The Portland Mercury’s Summer of Slushies JULY (FOOD/DRINK) Get ready for the coolest, most […]

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Mr. Chip Will Sell Hard-to-Find Snacks Out of an Art Studio

The chip vending machine opens Saturday, June 27 at Mike Bennett studios.

Calling all chip connoisseurs: Mr. Chip is opening this weekend to help cure your cravings for hard-to-find snacks.  The Mr. Chip vending machine is located inside Mike Bennett Studios in the Irvington neighborhood (707 NE Fremont) and will be stocked with chips from all over the United States and beyond. To mark the occasion, owner […]

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Come Hungry for the Portland Mercury’s Food Issue Launch Party, July 8!

See you at The Heist for specials from some of Portland’s top food carts.

Portland’s food scene is something to celebrate every day, but it’s not every day you get to celebrate it with your pals at the Mercury! Our new food issue hits stands July 8, and on that day, we’re celebrating with an all-ages, free-to-attend shindig at one of Portland’s very best food cart pods, The Heist […]

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