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April 14 - 20, 2024

Portland’s Food Cart Pods

Downtown

The Cart Blocks
770 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209

Born from the remnants of the famous Alder Street Food Cart Pod, The Cart Blocks is downtown’s newest pod. Carts offer diverse food representing many cultures including Korean, Mexican, Chinese and Mediterranean. Enjoy a coffee or alcoholic beverage at Rachel & Rose, a London Double Decker bus that has been converted into a coffee house and bar. Located around a park, enjoy scenic views of the North Park Blocks.

Fifth Avenue
324 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97204

Set on the MAX line, the Fifth Avenue pod sates downtowners’ daytime appetites with offerings like Korean tacos or Asian-fusion rice bowls at Korean Twist and myriad other cuisines, including Mexican, Thai and Egyptian.

Pioneer Courthouse Square
701 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97205

Sitting right in the heart of downtown Portland, the Pioneer Courthouse Square food cart pod is home to several lunchtime favorites. Here, you’ll find Fried Egg I’m in Love, known for its namesake sandos, and Amelia’s Mexican Food serving crowd-pleasing Mexican specialties. Grab a delicious meal at any of the carts and take your seat on the bricks in Portland’s living room.

Portland State University
SW 4th Ave & SW College St, Portland, OR 97201

Located in the south end of downtown, the PSU Pod is handy to the university campus and the shady South Park Blocks. Carts here include Thai, Mexican and Indian options, along with bento, sandwiches, kababs and more.

Third Avenue
SW 3rd Ave &, SW Harvey Milk St, Portland, OR 97204

The Third Avenue pod includes the popular Stretch The Noodle, known for its chewy hand-pulled noodles made fresh every day, as well as carts offering cuisine from Mexico, Egypt, Thailand and Vietnam. Once you’ve got your meal, stroll to Waterfront Park and pull up a bench (or spot of grass) — instant picnic.

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Southeast

Cartlandia
8145 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266

The Cartlandia “superpod” in Southeast Portland is home to The Blue Room, a full-service bar with 18 beers and ciders on tap, a family- and dog-friendly outdoor beer garden and more than 30 carts representing 15 different countries.

Cartopia
1207 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214

Cartopia hosts Potato Champion, a favorite of late-nighters, which dishes up crispy, twice-fried Belgian-style fries and gravy-doused poutine (pretty much perfect post-drinking food). Chicken and Guns heats up the night with its wood-fired Latin chicken, served with crispy, sea-salted potatoes and an addictive Peruvian sauce made of cilantro, jalapeños, and sour cream.

CORE
3612 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266

Core promises to elevate the collective eatery experience of food carts.  Located between Lafayette St and Rhone St on the east side of 82nd St.

Carts on Foster
5205 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR 97206

Head to Carts on Foster, an all-weather pod on Southeast Foster Road, to sample from over a dozen food carts. Order from Bari Food Cart for some classic Italian street food, or indulge in flakey fish and chips from Year of the Fish.

Eastport Food Center
905 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266

Eastport Food Center stands on bustling 82nd Avenue, near the diverse Jade District and Foster-Powell neighborhood. Bring your appetite to this large pod with indoor and outdoor seating and spend the day trying out dishes from different parts of the world. You’ll find ample vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options.

Hawthorne Asylum
1080 SE Madison St, Portland, OR 97214

Opened in 2019, Hawthorne Asylum is a large cart pod not far from Cartopia with ample covered seating, a fire pit and several food carts. Standouts include Smaaken Waffle Sandwiches, Burmese Delight and Montage Ala Cart, the reincarnation of beloved Cajun eatery Le Bistro Montage, which closed in June 2020. You can even get beer and cider at the on-site bar, Black Dagger.

Hinterland
2216 SE 50th Ave. Portland, OR 97215

Featuring Third Culture Kitchen, Burger Stevens, Matt’s BBQ Tacos, Hunker Down, Thai Panther, and Third Culture Kitchen.

Piknik Park Food Cart Pod
1122 SE Tacoma St, Portland, OR 97202

After exploring the charming Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, swing by the Piknik Park Food Cart Pod. Besides ample dining options, there’s a craft beer garden with a stand-up bar, bathrooms and a covered, heated seating area. Choose from comfort food at Sauc’d, classic Moroccan cuisine at Taste of Casablanca, or vegetarian Chinese food from Uncle Tsang’s Kitchen, among others.

Lil’ America
1015 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214

Lil’ America, a new food cart pod focused exclusively on BIPOC- and LGBTQ-owned carts. Lil’ America currently hosts seven carts, one that was already in place (Los Plebes), two that are new (Frybaby and Makulit) and four that relocated from other pods (Bake on the Run, Hawker Station, The Drip’n Crab and Speed-O Cappuccino).

The Lot at John’s Marketplace
3560 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97202

What’s better than a food cart pod with mouthwatering slow-cooked barbecue (Holy Trinity) and Insta-worthy fried chicken sandwiches (JoJo)? That same pod is right next to beer-topia John’s Marketplace, one of Portland’s largest bottle shops. You can find all of the above, plus a covered patio with plenty of seating at The Lot at John’s Marketplace on Southeast Powell Boulevard.

Portland Mercado
7238 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR 97206

With up to nine carts offering Mexican, Colombian, Peruvian, Argentinian, and Venezuelan specialties, Portland Mercado is a must-stop for lovers of Latin American flavors. This incubator for local Latinx-owned businesses includes a grocery, coffee shop, bar, and more.

North Portland

Cartside Food Carts
1825 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97227

Conveniently located a stone’s throw from the Moda Center and the Oregon Convention Center, Cartside Food Carts pod is the place to fuel up before a Blazers’ game, concert, or a big tradeshow. Here, you’ll find authentic Korean food at Ko Sisters Seoul Food, traditional Lebanese food at Yaba Yabaa, and Thai staples at PP Thai Food Cart, among others. Best of all, you can wash it all down with some draft brew from the Cartside Taphouse.

Park the Carts
7339 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97211

Sitting at the crossroads of North and Northeast Portland, Park the Carts offers a variety of options from savory barbecue to sassy Thai delicacies, Park the Carts brings it to you in one fantastic place.

Prost Marketplace
4233 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217

Set on hip, walkable  North Mississippi Avenue, the choices at  Prost Marketplace include vegan-friendly rice bowls packed with fresh ingredients at  Native Bowl, acclaimed barbecue from  Matt’s BBQ, and Korean-style tacos from  Koi Fusion.

Brick-and-mortar German pub Prost anchors the pod!  You are welcome to eat your cart meal if you buy a drink. (Lagers go great with Bulgogi burritos!) Or try a drink from the cocktail cart  Bloodbuzz.

St. Johns Food & Beers Porch
7316 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97203

Located in the quaint St. Johns neighborhood, the St. Johns Food & Beer Porch has over a dozen food carts and a variety of local brews, ciders, and more on tap. With a covered seating area and regularly scheduled events, this food cart pod will keep you fed and entertained all day. Try a po’boy sandwich from NoPoBoys for lunch, one of the Caribbean and Southwest fusion dishes from Calypso Southwest for dinner, and an acai bowl or smoothie from Sissy’s Beverage Emporium between.

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Northeast

Barley Pod
6035 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97213

Anchored by Baerlic Brewing (“baerlic” means “of barley” in Old English), the 10 food carts at Barley Pod include Namu (Hawaiian-Korean fusion), Eat Well (rice bowls) and Bam Pow Burgers.

Rose City Food Park
5235 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97213

The full-service Rose City Food Park pod houses about a dozen carts and features frequent live music performances. Enjoy fresh Vietnamese food at Vivi’s Yummy Rolls or satisfy your sweet tooth with an indulgent Nutella stuffed pancake at Rocket Breakfast.

Nortwest

Nob Hill Food Carts
1845 NW 23rd Pl, Portland, OR 97210

Located in a classic Northwest Portland neighborhood, the Nob Hill Food Carts pod is home to a wide variety of carts with plenty of covered seating to enjoy your meal. Favorites include Chinese crepes from Bing Mi, burgers and salad from the buzzy Farmer and the Beast, and authentic ramen from Ramen Ippo. To quench your thirst, The Pour House serves fresh pints of draft beer from a charming vintage trailer.

Slabtown Food Carts
2200 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210

After working up an appetite at the weird and wonderful Freakybuttrue Peculiarium, stop by the nearby Slabtown Cart Pod. You can grab a Louisiana hotlink or a farm-raised reindeer sausage at Beez Neez Gourmet Sausages or a plate full of carne asada fries at La Sabrosita.

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