Highest-rated Southern restaurants in Portland, Oregon by diners
Highest-rated Southern restaurants in Portland, Oregon by diners
When you travel below the Mason-Dixon Line, you'll find some of the most mouthwatering, comforting cuisine in the U.S.: Southern food.
Southern dishes are a vital part of American cuisine, from hush puppies to ham hocks and beignets to barbecue. It's impossible to define a classic Southern meal, but a solid one starts with the sharp savory flavor of pimento cheese dip, followed by the delicious crunchiness of fried chicken or a spicy Louisiana étouffée, culminating with a sugary slice of chess pie that's best washed down with a tall glass of sweet tea.
What's unique about Southern fare is that multiple ethnic and cultural groups have influenced it. Spanish staples, such as potatoes and cocoa, are in many Southern dishes; the Acadians, who traveled to Louisiana from Nova Scotia and later became Louisiana Creoles, contributed their seafood to many Southern meals; African ingredients—okra, sorghum (an ancient grain), and black-eyed peas—became a part of the cuisine through the forced labor of enslaved people; French cooking methods, like braising and sautéing, are used for many Southern recipes; and Native Americans introduced corn to Southern recipes, yielding dishes like succotash and grits.
The Southern culinary scene is an explosion of cultures. To find out where you can sample some Southern offerings, Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Southern restaurants in Portland using data from Yelp. Data is as of June 11, 2024. Businesses were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only restaurants with at least 10 reviews were considered. In an effort to highlight independent restaurants and local chains, restaurants with more than five locations nationally, based on the Yelp data, were not included.
Read on to find the perfect spot to get a taste of the South near you.
Note: The photos in this article are stock images and do not necessarily depict the specific restaurants listed or the dishes they serve.
#16. Delta Café
- Rating: 3.3/5 (616 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4607 Southeast Woodstock Blvd. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: southern, breakfast & brunch, bars
- Read more on Yelp
#15. The Fixin' To
- Rating: 3.5/5 (131 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 8218 North Lombard Portland, Oregon
- Categories: southern, breakfast & brunch, music venues
- Read more on Yelp
#14. Eat: An Oyster Bar
- Rating: 3.6/5 (549 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3808 North Williams Ave. Ste 122 Portland, Oregon
- Categories: cajun/creole, southern, seafood
- Read more on Yelp
#13. Sadie Mae's
- Rating: 3.6/5 (16 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 10530 Southeast Washington St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: bars, hot dogs, southern
- Read more on Yelp
#12. My Brother's Crawfish
- Rating: 3.6/5 (740 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 8230 Southeast Harrison St. Ste 315 Portland, Oregon
- Categories: southern, cajun/creole, seafood
- Read more on Yelp
#11. Miss Delta
- Rating: 3.7/5 (1008 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3950 North Mississippi Ave. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: southern, cajun/creole, soul food
- Read more on Yelp
#10. Screen Door - PDX
- Rating: 4.1/5 (55 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7000 Northeast Airport Way Terminal B Portland International Airport Terminal Portland, Oregon
- Categories: southern
- Read more on Yelp
#9. Pine State Biscuits
- Rating: 4.2/5 (762 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 125 Northeast Schuyler St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: breakfast & brunch, southern, sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
#8. Pine State Biscuits
- Rating: 4.3/5 (1345 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1100 Southeast Division St. Ste 100 Portland, Oregon
- Categories: breakfast & brunch, southern, sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
#7. Pine State Biscuits
- Rating: 4.3/5 (4149 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2204 Northeast Alberta St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: southern, breakfast & brunch, sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
#6. Matt & Memere's
- Rating: 4.3/5 (58 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3582 Southeast Powell Blvd. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: southern, cajun/creole, food trucks
- Read more on Yelp
#5. Screen Door Eastside
- Rating: 4.5/5 (8563 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2337 East Burnside St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: southern, cajun/creole, breakfast & brunch
- Read more on Yelp
#4. Screen Door Pearl District
- Rating: 4.5/5 (908 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1131 Northwest Couch St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: southern, breakfast & brunch, cajun/creole
- Read more on Yelp
#3. Grits N' Gravy
- Rating: 4.5/5 (414 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 215 Southwest 6th Ave. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: southern, breakfast & brunch, cajun/creole
- Read more on Yelp
#2. Road Runner Barbeque
- Rating: 4.5/5 (165 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5205 Southeast Foster Road Portland, Oregon
- Categories: barbeque, food trucks, southern
- Read more on Yelp
#1. Dirty Lettuce
- Rating: 4.8/5 (138 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4727 Northeast Fremont St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: vegan, southern
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Rasha Aly, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 143 metros.
