Southwest

Bijou Café

132 SW 3rd Ave.

503.222.3187

Hungry for a bacon and oyster omelet? Known for their thirst-quenching apple cider and delicate, soft French omelets, Bijou Café provides a hip, laid-back atmosphere that buzzing crowds of breakfast-lovers enjoy each morning. Try the house signature oyster hash! You’ll soon be addicted to this popular hipster café that’s made its mark in downtown Portland for nearly 30 years.

Mother’s Bistro

212 SW Stark St.

503.464.1122

Ready to experience a little more of life’s finer things? Mother’s has a quaint, lovely setting that puts you right back into the wonderful relaxation of, well, your mother’s home. Let yourself be pampered by home-cooked comfort food that leaves your tummy beyond satisfied. Try something new, like their breakfast nachos, or keep it traditional with their decadent eggs benedict or spicy migas with chipotle sour cream—either way, you won’t regret it!

Parkers Waffles & Coffee

Southwest Fourth Avenue and College Street

503.780.5363

Parkers’ rockin’ waffle creations allow the mind to explode with creativity, with its many options of waffle creations and combinations. Evolving from a PSU food cart to, now, a delicious waffle house located in the cart pod across from the Engineering Building, Parkers supplies your morning, lunch and late-night waffle cravings, all at a reasonable food cart price. Sweet to savory, the possibilities are endless when you create your own edible masterpiece.

Kenny & Zuke’s Delicatessen

1038 SW Stark St.

503.222.DELI

A place occupied by customers morning, noon and night, Kenny & Zuke’s is known for its ridiculously good pastrami creation that, though it has gone through many periods of trial and error, is now ultimate perfection. Their awesome pastrami has taken this Kenny & Zuke’s from a little farmer’s market outlet in Hillsdale to a crazy-successful delicatessen. Tell them what you think when you order their “222”: two eggs, two slices of pastrami and two latkes, all for under $10.  

Cheerful Tortoise

1939 SW Sixth Ave.

503.224.3377

Voted the number-one sports bar in Portland for the last two years by Citysearch, the Cheerful Tortoise provides satisfying breakfasts when the time comes to sober up and soothe your hangover after late nights. Served all day, breakfast at Cheerful is not only easy on the wallet but also located right on campus. Rely on Cheerful for an inexpensive breakfast 365 days a year, regardless of the holiday, time or weather.

Sugar Mamas’ Bistro

539 SW 13th Ave.

503.224.3323

The entertaining art of people-watching isn’t the only thing you’ll enjoy at Sugar Mama’s Bistro. No, the down-home comfort style food definitely trumps all in this case. Everything from their biscuits to their meatloaf hash is made from scratch and cooked to tasty perfection. Be sure your breakfast at Mamas’ is done right by ordering their ridiculously delicious Power Pancakes: an incredible merging of hotcakes, banana bread, granola and maple syrup.

Marco’s Café & Espresso Bar

7910 SW 35th Ave.

503.245.0199

It’s one of the few places in town with a breakfast menu that features salmon lox, asparagus and porridge. Marco’s is one of Multnomah Village’s well-kept secrets. The menu is expansive and runs the gamut from traditional breakfast fare like omelets or bacon and eggs, to the adventurous (and delicious) Bacon & Brie Scramble. The prices are a tad higher than the greasy spoons down the road, but the quality more than makes up for the difference. The use of grilled red potatoes instead of traditional hash browns is the added touch that puts Marco’s above most.