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.

Burger Stevens

Having succeeded to land on everyone’s best burger list for the past couple of years, Burger Steven’s leaped at the chance to open a new cart in Portland’s living room – 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.

The Grilled Cheese Grill

Choose from a variety of creative versions of the classic grilled cheeses sandwich, cooked and served fresh from inside a quirky converted school bus.

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.

​Shanghai's Best Street Food

This small cart at the SW Ninth and Alder food cart square sticks to just two items: shen jiang bao and a steamed sticky rice and mushroom dumpling. ​