Oregon

Portland loves to argue about potatoes. Some folks swear by thick jojos, others by skinny fries, and a…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 30

Some headlines promise warm cobbler from a tiny farm kitchen, but the real story here starts at a…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 30

Some people worry that a 55+ community will feel slow and sleepy. One neighborhood in Salem, Oregon, seems…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 30

Roast beef might be the most underrated sandwich in Oregon. It rarely gets the buzz that burgers or…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 29

Highway 101 hugs the Oregon Coast for hundreds of miles, and some of the best stops along it…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 29

Some Portland mornings start with a line of people standing outside before the doors even open at 7…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 29

Some breakfast spots open their doors, and some open a time capsule. On a busy street in Seaside,…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 28

Out in Eastern Oregon, the morning news still travels across a cafe counter before it ever hits a…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 28

Some Oregon diners have been feeding the same towns for so long that ordering breakfast there turns into…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 28

Some breakfast spots earn their crowds with flashy signs, and others earn them one plate at a time…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 27

Some breakfast spots feed you, and some remember you. Across Oregon, from the coast to the high desert,…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 27

Some people plan whole vacations around a single room full of flashing cabinets and flippers. In downtown Portland,…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 27

Some people plan road trips around waterfalls or wineries. Others plan them around a single slab of smoked…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 26

Some places in Bend have changed a lot over the years, and one burger stop on the north…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 26

Some retirement plans start with a spreadsheet, and others start with a map of northeast Oregon. A small…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 26

Some of the best Polish cooking in Portland does not come from a dining room with white tablecloths.…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 25

Some breakfast spots earn loyalty with a single dish, and this one does it with a round little…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 25

Some dinners take a reservation. This one takes a reservation, a stack of cash, and a long ride…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 25

Some Portland restaurants chase trends every season. One spot on the northeast side has stuck with the same…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 24

Portland is famous for food carts and coffee, so a plate of Southern fried catfish might not be…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 24

Some Portland breakfast spots chase trends, and one little counter in the Pearl District has politely ignored them…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 24

Some of the best sandwiches in Oregon come from a spot that is easy to drive right past.…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 23

A good soup of the day tells you a lot about a diner. It means somebody in the…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 23

A donut that sat in a case since dawn is fine. A donut that came out of the…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 23

Portland is famous for rain, bridges, and bookstores, so a serious Texas barbecue pit might be the last…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 22

Some road trips start with a destination, and some start with a craving. On a quiet stretch of…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 22

Bend wakes up hungry. Between early trail runs, ski mornings, and lazy weekend brunches, this Central Oregon town…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 22

Some lunch spots have a dining room. This one has a hull. In Astoria, Oregon, a small fishing…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 21

Highway 101 has plenty of places to stop, but only a few make drivers change their plans on…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 21

Tillamook is famous for green pastures, dairy barns, and a coastline that pulls road trippers off Highway 101…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 21

Some pizza places chase trends, and some just keep doing what works. Oregon still has plenty of the…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 20

Trail maps in Central Oregon should probably mark one more landmark, and it sits on the main street…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 20

Some weekend plans start with a map, and some start with a pastry case. In the small Oregon…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 20

Portland is famous for food carts, but one parked truck on the north side has turned brisket into…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 19

Some breakfasts are a quick stop, and some become the reason for the drive. In the small Southern…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 19

Some retirees dream of a big beach house, but plenty of others just want a small home, a…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 19

Most people at a casino head straight for the buffet line and never look past it. That is…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 18

Some of the best bakeries in Oregon are not on busy main streets. One of them sits in…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 18

Some breakfast spots open when the sun comes up, and one Springfield corner diner beats it by hours.…

By Logan Mercer · Oct 18