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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Willamette Week, Portland Monthly, The Infatuation, and Travel Portland. Updated August 2026.
Cedo's Falafel and Gyros · Sabin
A narrow, perpetually busy counter on Northeast Martin Luther King Boulevard with a cult following. Willamette Week's Cheap Eats guide joked that if you live or work in Northeast Portland there is a nine-in-ten chance you will see someone you know in the lunch line, and found the gyro sandwich full of perfectly spiced meat. The Jerusalem-style falafel, packed with tabbouleh and hot sauce, is the other signature. Order the gyro or a falafel plate with warm pita.
Birrieria La Plaza - Foster Food Carts · Powellhurst-Gilbert
Portland Monthly's lead-off birria call and Willamette Week's 'chosen one' of the Portland birria boom. Guajillo-pasilla beef, birria-oil-crisped tortillas, fall-apart tender.
Blue Star Donuts · Southeast Division
The Infatuation's pick for Portland's top donut. Brioche rings with gourmet glazes like blueberry basil bourbon and lemon poppy seed.