Portlanders — with their regularly celebrated love ofcoffee,booze, andeggs— are constantly in search of a morning meeting ground, which makes brunch an essential part of the city’s culture. Normally, brunch’s stratospheric popularity has resulted in hour-plus waits for bacon and Benedicts; however, the current state of affairs has dramatically changed the brunch landscape. Several restaurants known for their brunches — Beast, Trinket, Radar — have closed, while others have simply discontinued their weekend brunch service. Still, there are a handful of restaurants continuing to serve pancakes and hashes on the weekends, as well as inventive brunch dishes like sausage-topped Dutch babies and duck confit and grits.
This map is dedicated to restaurants withweekend-specificbrunch menus, only served from Friday through Sunday; for serious breakfast and brunch offerings mid-week, Eater Portland’sbreakfast mapmight be a better guide.
Note: Health experts consider dining out to be a high-risk activity for the unvaccinated; it may pose a risk for the vaccinated, especially in areas with substantial COVID transmission.
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