From my outsider knowledge (my brother owns 3 restaurants in Portland and Vancouver), I think there are 4 main factors. * Portland is a “foodie” city and many restaurants use local, organic, sustainable, high-quality ingredients. read more
It also means that raw materials are expensive. It means that rents are expensive and so are utilities. Innovation is prized here and so is ingenuity. People come to Portland to eat food that they cannot easily find in the midwest. And so restaurants have to spend a little more on staff wages for better people and on higher quality, exotic ingredients. read more
May 5, 2011, 6:25 PM We have been planning a trip to Europe in Sept. round trip to London from Portland almost $1100, that is USD. read more
May 7, 2011, 2:51 PM SallyTripit, if you're on a really tight budget, look at airline prices to both LA and San Francisco (LA is probably cheaper), then look at Greyhound bus to Seattle. read more
Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, has been named the best city in the world for street food by several publications. The Food carts are extremely popular within the city, with over 600 licensed carts, making Portland one of the most robust street food scenes in North America. read more