Portland, OR
For Tacos in Portland, the local food press points to Birrieria La Plaza - Foster Food Carts, Taquería Los Puñales, and Matt's BBQ Tacos. Picks from Portland Monthly and 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 Portland Monthly and Willamette Week. Updated July 2026.
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.
Taquería Los Puñales · Sunnyside
Portland Monthly standout. Queer-owned Belmont taqueria built on guisados, with family recipes layered into house-made tortillas.
Matt's BBQ Tacos · Mount Tabor
Portland Monthly pick. Pitmaster Matt Vicedomini's Texas-style smoked brisket and peppery sausage on lard-laden flour tortillas, plus Austinesque breakfast tacos.
Tacos el Patron · Beaverton
Portland Monthly Tijuana-style pick. Steak, suadero, and quesabirria on Three Sisters Nixtamal tortillas, plus weekend birria doraditos per Willamette Week's birria-boom feature.
La Tía Juana Taqueria · Rockwood
Portland Monthly's Tijuana-style mainstay on the Portland/Gresham border. Thick handmade tortillas under tacos al vapor of fatty, steamed lengua or cabeza.
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