Portland, OR
For Caribbean in Portland, the local food press points to kann and Jamaican Homestyle Cuisine. Picks from Willamette Week, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Willamette Week. Updated July 2026.
kann · Buckman
Chef Gregory Gourdet's Kann is a live-fire Haitian restaurant that has drawn national attention, from The Oregonian naming it its Portland restaurant of the year for 2025 to a New York Times new-restaurant nod and a high national placement. The Central Eastside room pairs Haitian flavor with wood-fired cooking and Gourdet's Beard-honored track record.
Jamaican Homestyle Cuisine · Humboldt
Willamette Week called Jamaican Homestyle Cuisine the most consistently flavorful of the city's Jamaican spots, praising an oxtail plate and jerk chicken liberal with Scotch-bonnet heat. The Black-owned, woman-owned North Portland kitchen builds a menu of braised oxtail, curry goat, and jerk chicken from Jamaican-sourced ingredients.
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