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Portobello Vegan Trattoria
1125 SE Division St.
Portobello Vegan Trattoria produces some of the most inventive food creations in all of Portland. Each incredible dish is bursting with flavors that honor the local and seasonal produce being used. It is the restaurant that could surely turn sworn meat eaters into full-on veggie worshipers. Between delicately crafted pizzas, warm buttery gnocchi and their famous peppered Portobello mushroom steak, customers can experience a menagerie of prime vegan eats. All of the items take a classical Italian approach and turn it on its head to generate unique aromas and flavors that will definitely land a place in your heart.
Blossoming Lotus
1713 NE 15th Ave.
Blossoming Lotus offers up a gorgeous assortment of vegan dishes that will tantalize your eyes with lively colors and satisfy your stomach with tasty flavors. With gluten-free, soy-free and raw options, this restaurant is the perfect gathering place for friends of any diet. The menu features food fusions from around the world, including dishes of Indian, Mediterranean, Mexican and Thai inspiration. Lotus’ servings are generous, and every meal can be paired with an equally delicious house cocktail, freshly blended juice, sweet smoothie or hot herbal tea. Every plate looks like a carefully constructed work of art and tastes like a true masterpiece.
Papa G’s
2314 SE Division St.
Papa G’s proudly presents grub that is always organic, vegan, GMO-free and sustainable, which means that it’s great for you and for our planet. Between mixed bowls, fresh sandwiches, spicy tacos, crisp salads, warm soups, curries and a full deli case you’ll be dizzy deciding what to stuff your face with. Their flavors are bold and impeccably spiced with herbs and oils that are also local and organic. If your stomach is longing for food that is as decadent as it is healthful and absolutely swelling with Northwest style, Papa G’s is the place to be.
Acadia New Orleans Bistro
1303 NE Fremont St.
Acadia’s claim to fame is carnivorous variety in the form of fish, poultry, beef, pork and every combination in between, all cooked up with kickin’ Cajun flavor. Their rustic menu genuinely respects every piece of meat served by thoughtfully combining it with the most mind-melting flavors on the planet. Succulent smoked duck rillettes, spicy crab and crawfish etouffee and tender rabbit with andouille sausage gumbo represents just a handful of Acadia’s hearty goodness. If you’re searching for food that sinful and soulful, head up to Acadia for some serious good eats.
Shut Up and Eat
3848 SE Gladstone St.
Shut Up and Eat is the most deliciously abrasive sandwich shop in all of Portland. While their customer service is actually quite friendly, their sandwiches are practically shouting at your taste buds. One of the few food trucks to gain so much popularity they had to open a storefront, Shut Up and Eat features mouthwatering ingredients packed into soft, fresh-daily Pearl Bakery bread. No matter which beast you wind up choosing, rest assured that it will be juicy, savory, melty and meaty—practically everything a carnivore could dream of. .