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July 15, 2025July 14, 2025

Salad Royalty Roundup: Portland’s Greatest Salads

Salad Royalty, Portland's greatest salads. — Some of Portland’s greatest salads.

Portland is bursting with reasons to explore what it has to offer, and its exciting food scene tops the list—especially when it comes to Portland’s greatest salads.

The Bridgetown Bites crew had a blast curating this lineup of must-try salads, featuring everything from beloved classics at iconic restaurants to creative newcomers and even standout food carts. You never know where you’ll discover the salad of your dreams, so we invite you to dive into this list all summer long and share your favorites with us, which may or may not be included below.

January 30, 2024January 25, 2025

Eat Pancakes in Portland on Candelmas (February 2)

Pancakes in Portland: the dutch baby we used to get at Beeswing in the Cully neighborhood in NE Portland — *I still miss you, Dutch Baby from Beeswing.*

Did you know that February 2 is an apt time to eat pancakes in Portland? This is the date of of Candlemas, a Christian feast day, that coincides around the time of Imbolc (February 1, so good chance there was some borrowing going on), a cross-quarter day at the midpoint between the Solstice and Equinox. It marks “the first stirrings of spring.” It makes me think of crocuses, stretching toward the sunlight.