The ultimate Portland Food Tour

Portland was our very first stop in America and apparently we were hungry. The first thing we did was scour the internet for all of the Portland Oregon 'must eats' We ended up creating a list that's turned into the ultimate portland food tour (DIY style) We didn't know until we started making the list that Portland Oregon is one of the foodie capitals of America. As a result, this tour took us to all different neighbourhoods and trying so many different styles of cuisine. Hope you enjoy! Also, if you hate reading, we made an Vlog about this day too. Click here!

Stop one: Breakfast at Pine State Biscuits $$$

chicken Breakfast biscuit — 'The Reggie' from Pine state biscuits

We had heard that the Southern style chicken from pine state biscuits was a must for our tour, so we put it in the number 1 spot. While we have never had biscuits like these at home (Even a Mcdonalds 'Bicsuit' is called a muffin in Australia) and found them to be a little bit dry and crumbly, the chicken really saved it. It was such a juicy piece of chicken dripping in cheese with a very small amount of heat that just made my lips sing a little bit. We had gravy on the side that i dipped before each bite too. We ordered: 'The Reggie' chicken biscuit Price: $21.94 AUD Verdict: 6/10 - Lots of potential but missed the mark for me. Plus the price was maddness.

Stop Two: Nong's Khao Man Gai $$$

Chicken and rice from Nong's Khao Man Gai

One of the more famous places in Portland is Nong's Khao Man Gai. This is a little bit of a sad story because originally this was only a food truck that kept their menu very simple One item - Chicken and rice. it was supposed to be as good as the chicken and rice we had all around south east Asia but we unfortauntely must have had a bad batch. The check was filled with fatty parts, with very minimal flavour. The rice was standard boiled rice and the cucumber was a little bit dry. The Soup/Broth that it was served with had a really nice flavour but if you came here for the chicken and rice after hearing all the hype, you probably left dissapointed.

We ordered: Chicken and rice Price: $21.33 AUD Verdict: 3/10 - It gets some points on the board for the soup but we barely touched the chicken and rice unfrotauntely. The price is also astronomical for what you get.

Stop Three: Voodoo Donuts $

Emily holding a donut outside voodoo donuts — Voodoo Donuts

Voodoo donuts is a Portlandish... Portlandic?.. Icon. It's a big deal here. I'm very happy to report this one passes muster. We treated ourselves to a Boston cream donut and this little characted in the photo (We needed a video thumbnail) and both tasted amazing. We ended up eatin donuts the while time we were in America and Canada and none of them were ever as good as these first ones we tried. Bravo Voodoo donut!

We ordered: Boston cream Price: $5.84 AUD Verdict: 9/10 - So happy with Voodoo donuts. We went back for a second time (obviously) and they were just as good. Some people say there are other better donut shops in Portland but the classic Voodoo was the best we tried!

Stop Four: Ken's Artisan Pizza $$$$

Open pizza box with pepperoni pizza inside — Kens Artisan Pizza (Pepperoni Pizza)

For our final stop on our DIY portland food tour we stopped off for some Italian style pizza from Ken's Artisan Pizza. This place had only JUST opened and evey table was full with a line around the corner. You can't make any reservations at the restaurant so it's first in best dressed andmy word, it was popular. We ordered and hung around in the neighbourhood for abour 25 minutes until it was ready then the smell was too good to bring it home and eat so we opened it up on the street for a slice!

We ordered: Pepperoni Price: $31.85 AUD Verdict: 7.5/10 - Look, the Pizza was delicious. but over $30 for a single pizza is just unreal. we consider ourselves pizza snobs and have no shortage of some epic quality at home so for this place to score a 7.5 really means it's doing something right. Unfortauntely that means you have to pay for it.