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Southwestern restaurants in Portland

Best in Central Portland

The best Southwestern restaurants in Portland.

  1. Iron Horse
  2. Esparza's Tex Mex Cafe
  3. Encanto

100 Best Portland restaurants

+70% North Latin American, Southwestern and Mexican DollarDollar
+73% Southeast Mexican, Latin American and Southwestern DollarDollar
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Buzz

These Central Portland Restaurants have received the most positive votes in the past 30 days.

 
Kettleman's Bagels (4 votes)
 
Park Kitchen (4 votes)
 
Andina (4 votes)
 
Bye and Bye (3 votes)
 
Escape From New York... (3 votes)

Central Portland critic reviews

148 Little T American Baker by Willamette Week
July 02, 2008 - "Get Your Buns In Here!" This command was printed on the T-shirt that my friend was required to wear to her job at a... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

148 Loco BBQ by Willamette Week
June 18, 2008 - Tex-Mex can be confusing to, well, anyone not from Texas. It involves lots of meat-various cuts of beef; pork ribs... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

147 Mai Thai by The Mercury
June 18, 2008 - Let's forgive Mai Thai its cringe-inducing name (not to mention that there's nary a Mai Tai to be found on premises... 
full review | all The Mercury reviews

147 Gold Dust Meridian by The Mercury
June 12, 2008 - All I know about mid-century cocktailing, I learned as a kid from ancient, stolen Playboy magazines. Searching for... 
full review | all The Mercury reviews

148 Sweet Pea Bakery by Willamette Week
June 11, 2008 - Bread ain’t just bread anymore—especially if you’re part of the city’s growing legion of vegans or gluten-intolerant... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

Central Portland blog posts

969 Sel Gris
May 07, 2008 - It had been almost two years since we'd been down to Portland, Oregon. Portland has become quite a dining destination... 
full post | all Wright Eats reviews
969 Escape From New York Pizza
May 07, 2008 - It had been almost two years since we'd been down to Portland, Oregon. Portland has become quite a dining destination... 
full post | all Wright Eats reviews
969 Beast
May 07, 2008 - It had been almost two years since we'd been down to Portland, Oregon. Portland has become quite a dining destination... 
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969 Toro Bravo
May 07, 2008 - It had been almost two years since we'd been down to Portland, Oregon. Portland has become quite a dining destination... 
full post | all Wright Eats reviews
969 Teardrop Lounge
May 07, 2008 - It had been almost two years since we'd been down to Portland, Oregon. Portland has become quite a dining destination... 
full post | all Wright Eats reviews
Central Portland user reviews

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Kettleman's Bagels
"Great" by Dean O. (1 review)
June 30, 2008 - Great bagel.  Love that the last reviewer said Overproofed in his litany of complaints, sounds like a rival baker...
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Capitol Coffeehouse & Bistro
"Artsy vibe and amazing food" by anne (1 review)
June 26, 2008 - I love this.  Had the pleasure of finding this gem w/ a friend and now I sneak away, up the stairs to have a private...
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Portland Coffee House
"Pricy? Worth it" by ssg (4 reviews)
June 25, 2008 - Their coffee is more expensive than starbucks next door, but it is GOOD. If you feel like some really good, rich...
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Brady's on Broadway
"Great quick, fresh, stop" by ssg (4 reviews)
June 25, 2008 - It took me a while to visit this little cafe as it's hidden within its building, but it's very conveniently located...
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Spicy Pickle
"Will be back!" by ssg (4 reviews)
June 25, 2008 - As I consumed the lunch taken to go from the Spicy Pickle just moments ago, I found myself wondering why it had taken...

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