Portland is a world-renowned food destination, and an impressive part of its culinary identity comes from its many food carts. With spunky independent businesses celebrating diverse cultures and cuisines, our city offers visitors over 500 food carts at any given time. Most of these are organized into what are known locally as “Pods,” large surface lots featuring multiple carts. Here are some of our favorites.

808 Grinds

The goal of Grinds is to offer affordable, high quality Hawaiian-Style cuisine that captures the essence of both Hawaiian culture and culinary traditions.
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Melty + Meaty

Tillamook and Olympia Provisions have teamed up to create a co-branded food cart offering locally-made meat and cheese fare in Pioneer Courthouse Square. ​

Whole Bowl

Enjoy meals free of nuts, gluten, wheat, hydrogenated oil, and guilt – filled with brown rice, black & red beans, avocado, olives, Tillamook cheddar, sour cream, salsa, cilantro, and their special Tali Sauce.

Fried Egg I’m in Love

Considered by many to be Portland’s finest breakfast sandwiches, the cleverly named fried egg creations at this food cart feature perfectly cooked eggs accompanied by a wide range of ingredients. 

Wolf and Bear’s

Discover lovingly prepared, Middle Eastern inspired vegetarian fare featuring fresh, local, organic ingredients, with both vegan and gluten free options.

Jojo's

The fried chicken sandwiches at Jojo have become the stuff of legend, hypebeast towers of smoked-then-fried chicken topped with everything from potato salad to pepper relish.

Stretch the Noodle

Anyone who visits this cart will likely spot chef Xuemei Simard stretching, slapping, and pulling noodles for bowls of killer beef soup or stir fries, fragrant with ma la or five spice.

Tito’s Burritos

Whoever said it’s hard to find tasty, authentic Mexican food in Portland hasn’t tried Tito’s carnitas tacos and burritos. Other just-as-fantastic menu options include burgers, sandwiches, breakfast options and more.

​Nong's Khao Man Gai

 Nong's specializes in chicken and rice and a delicious signature sauce. A shining example of the “do just one thing right” school of cooking.​