![]() Mississippi Marketplace – I went to the Mississippi Marketplace food cart pod with one mission in mind: Matt’s BBQ. They’re so popular, you’ll even spot food carts at the airport! Portland is food truck heaven – wherever you are in the city, you’re bound to see a little cluster of them serving up cheap eats at all hours of the day. The tacos (50 cents off) were excellent too: I particularly loved the camarones (shrimp taco) and the barbacoa (pulled beef taco). ![]() I tried their mezcal margarita ($1.50 off!) which was strong, smoky and spicy – just the way I like ‘em. Por Qué No? – Why not indeed! As well as a daily Happy Hour (3-6 pm), this Mexican taqueria also offers an extended version on Taco Tuesdays from 3 pm till closing. (It was my first day and my body had zero clue what time it was – that’s my excuse.) I had a polenta dish with sausage, melted cheese and a fried egg – perfect modern comfort food that went great with Tasty’s spicy Bloody Mary. Tasty & Sons – Known for their brunch, Tasty offers breakfast-y dishes in the afternoon for rock-bottom rates. Result! Happy Hour at Life of Pie – margarita pizzas for $5! Beers and house wines are $4 each, and Happy Hour lasts from 11 am till 6 pm. You can’t say fairer than that for less than the price of a Starbucks. Life of Pie – Margarita pizza for $5? Hell yeah! Life of Pie even makes their own mozzarella and bakes their pizzas in a wood-fired oven. Rather misleadingly, Happy “Hours” generally seem to last half the day in Portland at the very least, they’ll generally offer you a dollar off drinks, but many go much further. On your travels and want to use this article offline with GPS-guided navigation? Download the travel guide app via GPSm圜ity! Portland’s Happy Hours The sheer quantity of independent restaurants, bars, breweries and coffeehouses (there’s barely a chain in sight) guarantees a level of competition that results in high quality and affordable prices. But if you happen to be on the other side of town, never fear – I’d venture to guess it’s pretty hard to go wrong when it comes to eating and drinking in Portland. I was staying near North Mississippi Avenue, which means a predominance of my picks are in the North/Northeast neighbourhoods of Portland. I’ve split this Portland Food Guide up into a number of bite-sized sections – there’s no particular rhyme or reason to them other than as a way to categorise what I consumed. If you’re on holiday (especially if you have European jetlag), you can easily bar-hop your way through an entire afternoon just by hitting the Happy Hours. A huge number of Portland’s restaurants also offer Happy Hours – some of which run from midday till as late as 7 pm – during which you can score hefty discounts on a smaller menu of food and drinks. ![]() Not least because the food truck scene here is HUGE – Portland is home to dozens of so-called food cart pods throughout the city, where you can eat spectacularly for around €10. Of course, you can go out and spend a lot of money (especially if you drink wine) but the city does cheap eats particularly well. The Portlanders (not Portlandians, as I kept calling them) have made fantastic food fantastically affordable.
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