This bright, casual sushi spot regularly features seasonal specials, with a small-but-mighty sake selection and a variety of pokes. Vegetarians will find a handful of nice fish-free rolls, made with things like mango or asparagus; fish eaters should keep an eye out for bluefin nigiri when in season, as well as the restaurant’s generous servings of uni sashimi. It’s open for onsite dining, delivery, and takeout.

Tucked behind Snow Peak in Northwest Portland, Takibi uses various Japanese culinary techniques with Oregon produce and meats, whether that’s warayaki-style, straw-grilled albacore, or a lamb chop marinated in barley miso. However, beyond the food, Takibi’s bar might be one of the city’s finest, serving cocktails made with spruce tip vodka or umeboshi plum vinegar — drinks are on the pricy side, but they’re worth every penny. Takibi is open for dine-in.

Not many Portland restaurants specialize in musubi, the classic Hawaiian answer to onigiri. Diners can find both at Yokai Musubi, a tiny storefront selling hand-held rice balls stuffed with salmon or bricks of rice topped with teriyaki-marinated Spam. Those seeking a pick-me-up can add a vanilla macadamia nut coffee, made with Honolulu’s Lion Coffee. It’s open for takeout, with online ordering available.

Visitors eat biryani and tandoor-charred meats at white tablecloths at Choice of India, a Nob Hill standby for Indian fare. Some of the finest dishes at the restaurants are hard to find at other Indian restaurants in town, including any of the restaurant’s Hyderabadi dishes, or the restaurant’s chicken malabar, a coconut-y, fennel-fragrant braise. The restaurant is open for onsite dining, as well as takeout.

While Ken’s is known for its breads and pastries, both serve as the foundations for the bakery’s lunch menu — baguettes stuffed with ham, butter, and asiago; tuna salad sandwiches made with a flaky butter croissant; an Italian sandwich with capicola, mortadella, and salami on ciabatta. Grab a sandwich for a quick on-the-go lunch, plus a canelé or hazelnut butter cookie for dessert.

This bar, operating out of a Nob Hill Victorian, specializes in whiskey, with a fantastic happy hour featuring $5 sours. The food menu leans into Southern territory, serving deviled eggs and hush puppies before fried chicken sandwiches with bourbon honey. It’s best to find a seat on the wraparound deck or patio on nice days; otherwise, the interior is awfully cozy when the weather turns.

A true Portland institution, the Goose Hollow Inn is one of those neighborhood pubs with decades worth of regulars, who drink beers and devour Reubens any night of the week. The walls are covered in beer ads and posters, the taps are constantly shifting, and live music plays outside on warm summer nights. The Inn is open for dine-in, inside or out.

For afternoon games, sometimes a pre-game brunch is in order. Hunnymilk specializes in elaborate, doughnut-based dishes, whether that’s a beignet Benedict with hazelnut pesto and crème fraîche hollandaise, or a sourdough pancake doughnut with blueberries and key lime curd ice cream. Each $26 meal comes with a choice of sweet and savory items, as well as a beverage (think: coffee, tea, juice); diners can upgrade their beverages to a mimosa or mary, as well. It’s open for dine in and takeout.

This Burnside Korean American restaurant fills its kimbap, bibimbap, sandwiches, and salads with sprouts and greens grown inside the restaurant, using a hydroponic garden circling the dining room. American standards like ham and cheese sandwiches hold as much menu real estate as Korean favorites, like galbi, mandu, and house-made kimchi. It’s open for lunch and dinner, with onsite dining and takeout.

There’s nothing like the charm and comfort of old-school Italian food, and Gilda’s offers it in spades. In a chandelier-lit dining room, visitors order rigatoni in Bolognese, veal scallopini, and spaghetti and meatballs, glass of Sangiovese in hand. For dessert: A scoop of spumoni, or maybe a slab of ladyfinger-layered tiramisu. The restaurant is open for dine-in, but customers can call to order delivery and takeout.

The overwhelming midcentury vibes at this hotel bar are paired with a wide selection of Manhattans and Champagne cocktails, not to mention the bar’s ritzy absinthe fountain service. Those hoping to grab a bite with their drinks can choose from snacks like halibut croquettes, oysters on the half-shell, and beef tartare.