Thursday, March 24, 2011

The Most Important Meal of the Day - Top 5

Hi - welcome to my adventures in being a foodie in Portland.  One of the best parts of this city is the amazing food and drinks you can get all within a couple minutes of your house.  It's incredible.  I love trying out new places and I welcome recommendations.  I'll also share some gems that I've found.

To lay the foundation I'll share my top 5 favorite brunch places.  A lot of research has gone into this (I wish all homework was this yummy), I hope it helps with your foodie adventures too:
  1. Cricket Cafe - hands down my favorite!  They have awesome food, great coffee, and the best Bloody Mary in Portland.  I recommend the Lumberjack breakfast, with gravy....but what's not great when you add gravy?  Did I mention their Bloody Marys?  I wish it was morning now. 
  2. Sapphire Hotel - it's not just for cocktails people.  Although their breakfast cocktails are amazing. Bottomless mimosas, Bloody Marys garnished with steak, and my newest find, their "elixir", it saved my life after a particularly fun night.
  3. Tasty n Sons - what a great concept, breakfast Tapas! Yummy interesting dishes with fried eggs on top, bacon wrapped dates, our favorite was the Polenta & Sausage Ragu with mozzarella & fried egg.  The folks behind Toro Bravo pulled out all the stops with this one.
  4. Pine State Biscuits - don't be afraid of the line, it moves pretty quick and it's worth it.  These are some amazing biscuits.  Bonus, excellent coffee and fried green tomatoes, yummy!
  5. Jam on Hawthorne - this is becoming a new favorite - they post their specials on facebook so you won't miss out on amazing things like bacon gravy with pepper biscuits - yummmmm!
Let me know if I missed any, or what you think of these.  I welcome recommendations.  I'm always game to try out new places, especially for brunch.  Do share...

3 comments:

  1. yes please!! you are making me hungry! Can't wait to follow the foodie adventures.. better throw the pumpkin masonjar/cocktail extravaganza in there somewhere. That thing/place was amazing!!!

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  2. Larisa - how funny, that "Elixir" I speak of was necessary because of the pumpkin masonjar/cocktail extravaganza. I'm gonna make you so hungry for portland eats you'll have to come visit often - we should get together for a beverage or two your next time in town!

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  3. I love Jam, too. I was pleasantly surprised when I tried Papa Haydn for brunch--no wait, good service, and the best eggs benedict I had ever had! Also, they serve a little thing of muffin/pastries at the beginning, which I loved.

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