Cheese & Crack Snack Shop is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

1. Cheese & Crack Snack Shop

9.0
22 SE 28th Ave (E Burnside St.), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

Aya S.Aya Sato: Soft serve with chocolate ganache, sprinkled with espresso!!!!!

Ben H.Ben Horten: Really delicious cheese selection with great sides and a nice happy hour menu. Can't remember the name exactly, but the sheep's cheese is unbeatable

Enton L.Enton Lok: espresso dust on vanilla soft serve

Papa Haydn is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

2. Papa Haydn

9.2
5829 SE Milwaukie Ave (at Yukon Ave.), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

Debora R.Debora Runnion-Jessup: Treat your self to dessert! Best in all of Portland!

Jack S.Jack Satta: Boccone Dolce!

Audrie B.Audrie Beth: Boccone Dolce, Lemon Thyme Cheesecake, macaroons, chocolate truffle cake, the list goes on! Best desserts in the Northwest.

Milo's City Cafe is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

3. Milo's City Cafe

8.7
1325 NE Broadway St (btwn NE 13th & NE 14th Ave), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 51 tips and reviews

Mary B.Mary B: always our favorite in PDX. Hurray for Marianne and Loren for making this home away from home.

Betsy R.Betsy Richter: Come in for breakfast, sit in Redd's section & give her some attitude. You'll get it back in spades...!

Mark M.Mark Monlux: Always ask what's on the special. Always order what's on the special. And you can't go wrong with the eggs benedict for breakfast - especially if a version of it is on the special.

Cheryl's On 12th is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

4. Cheryl's On 12th

8.2
1135 SW Washington St (at SW 12th), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 48 tips and reviews

SharonSharon: Great breakfast! Amazing home made granola

CherylCheryl: Portuguese Fried Rice - YUM!

J CrowleyJ Crowley: Portuguese fried rice was good. Service was great. This salted oatmeal cookie was straight outta Cookie Monster's wet dreams. Must order.

Sidelines is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

5. Sidelines

7.8
6033-6039 NE Win Sivers Dr, Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews

RaileaRailea: Under new management must give a second chance!!! Great beer!!

Jason C.Jason Coleman: Decent food and very cheap! Try the sausage and brisket.

Destry W.Destry Witt: Nice, clean, neighborhood sports bar with attentive service. We had a great time 😇😇

Wilder Bar Cafe is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

6. Wilder Bar Cafe

8.1
5501 NE 30th Ave (at NE Killingsworth St), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · Concordia · 3 tips and reviews

Courtney S.Courtney Shannon: Good burgers! The sweet potatoes are a nice touch. Also, check out the pies. Maple buttercream is my favorite.

QuinteinQuintein: I can't believe how good the food and drinks are here. Try the burger or the fried chicken!

Jerry B.Jerry Blazek: Food, proper cocktails and crew

Stanford's Jantzen Beach is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

7. Stanford's Jantzen Beach

8.2
12200 N Parker Ave, Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews

Lars L.Lars Larson: Salmon chowder and salad, an excellent choice.

Nancie W.Nancie W: Looking for a good flavored martini . . . Try the Ginger Pear! It's really nice!

Jose T.Jose Tancuan: Awesome garlic mashed potatoes! Horrible slow service

Midpoint Food & Drink is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

8. Midpoint Food & Drink

7.9
3524 SE 52nd Ave (Powell), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 5 tips and reviews

Marty H.Marty Hope: Always interesting specials but I stick with the basic breakfast. Where many restaurants fail, Midpoint always cooks my eggs over medium perfectly. Love this place.

Armeline Z.Armeline Zobelpelz: Breakfast stacks are incredible 👌🏻💖

Constance S.Constance Snowden: Mimosas and green monster sauce

The Fireside is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

9. The Fireside

7.6
801 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 35 tips and reviews

Matthew A.Matthew Anderson: Easily my favorite stop on a recent long weekend in PDX. If you haven't tried the s’mores, you’re missing out on something special.

Troy S.Troy S: Fireside Indian givers.

Jeremiah J.Jeremiah Jones: Came at happy hour and the French dip was really good, fries were much better than anticipated too! Good music as well.

The Waiting Room is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

10. The Waiting Room

7.9
2327 NW Kearney St, Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 2 tips and reviews

catherine D.catherine Dalton: great shrimp toast and cocktails

Enrique G.Enrique Gutiérrez Arzate: Has a good happy hour. Regular items are pricey

Dots is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

11. Dots

8.0
2521 SE Clinton St (at SE 26th Ave), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 48 tips and reviews

Larry W.Larry Williams: Velvet paintings! Great cocktails and their vegan sandwiches are yummy.

MurrayMurray: The kid-friendliest lounge in town (before nighttime, natch). Good music on the stereo, great art on the walls, cheese fries to literally die for.

Braden J.Braden Jageman: They don't take card. You've been warned.

Gravy is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

12. Gravy

7.8
3101 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 2 tips and reviews

Roy C.Roy Chang: Dalise! The scrambles can feed three adults!

Sasha S.Sasha Solomon: the biscuits and gravy are rivaled only my mother-in-law’s sooo goood

Gigi's Cafe is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

13. Gigi's Cafe

8.1
6320 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews

Michelle F.Michelle Friedman: Waffles are to die for..my fave is the milk & honey, with chevre mousse, balsamic caramel sauce, and toasted pistachios..yum!

Eric B.Eric Botteron: Waffles are delicious

Danny C.Danny Chen: Chicken and liege waffles are so delicious

Noble Rot is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

14. Noble Rot

7.8
1111 E Burnside St (at NE 11th Ave), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 42 tips and reviews

Dustin S.Dustin Smith: Definitely one of my favorites in PDX...great food AND wine list (hence, the name)

Sandi H.Sandi Hildreth: The onion rings. OMG, the onion rings!

Celso O.Celso Orange Tree: Best view from the east side looking west. Get there just b4 sunset. Great wine flights.

3 Doors Down Cafe is one of The 15 Best American Restaurants in Portland.

15. 3 Doors Down Cafe

7.8
1429 SE 37th Ave, Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 20 tips and reviews

PDX P.PDX Pipeline: Great happy hour. Vodka pasta dish is fantastic!

PDX P.PDX Pipeline: Great service, great food. Asparagus app is fantastic as is the vodka sauce rigatoni.

Russ L.Russ Lieblick: Bread pudding, El Diablo, Risotto. All great. Old friends were incredible.