Head to Carts on Foster, an all-weather pod in Foster-Powell, to sample from over a dozen food carts. The Cartlandia “superpod” in Southeast Portland is home to more than 30 carts representing 15 different countries. 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. CNN Travel Southeast Portland Food Cart Pods CartopiaĪ favorite of late-nighters, Cartopia hosts Potato Champion, which dishes up crispy, twice-fried Belgian-style fries and gravy-doused poutine (pretty much perfect post-drinking food). With an abundance of fresh and local ingredients, this is a city where street food rivals the finest restaurants. Grab a bite and enjoy a stroll through the adjacent North Park Blocks. Opened in 2021, the Cart Blockscomprise a group of food carts that were previously located at the (now-closed) Alder Street food cart pod, including Kafta House and Rachel & Rose. Once you’ve got your meal, stroll to Waterfront Park and pull up a bench (or spot of grass) - instant picnic. 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. Carts here include Thai, Mexican and Indian options, along with bento, sandwiches, kababs and more. Located in the south end of downtown, the PSU Pod is handy to the university campus and the shady South Park Blocks. Grab a delicious meal at any of the carts and take your seat on the bricks in Portland’s living room. 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. Sitting right in the heart of downtown Portland, the Pioneer Courthouse Square food cart pod is home to several lunchtime favorites. Located just steps from a MAX Light Rail station, the Fifth Avenue Food Cart 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.

Downtown and Southwest Portland Food Cart Pods Fifth Avenue Many smaller groups and individual carts are scattered around the city, but here are some big pods to check out. Explore international flavors and unique new food concepts - without the wait of a sit-down restaurant - at Portland’s many food cart pods. Unlike other cities’ mobile food trucks, most Portland carts stay put in groups dubbed “pods,” making it a snap to sample several at a time. That combination didn’t return any results, but we don’t want you to go hungry! Please try a different search above.

Sketchy Tacos by Meg D. Gonzalez