Alberta Street Food & Drink, Northeast (NE) Portland

"Good. Local. Food." That's the simple motto of the Alberta Cooperative Grocery, which strives to stock its shelves with local and sustainable goods. From its buyer's club roots, the Alberta Co-op has grown into "a community resource and gathering...

If you can't eat wheat, Sarah Anderson feels your pain, because neither can she. That's why the Anna Bannanas owner and cook has chosen to serve so many gluten-free items on her menu, including waffles, bagels, bread, and even beer. Starting out as a food cart 17...

The makers of “Portlandia” were right—Portlanders love putting birds on things and meals made with local ingredients. So it’s not surprising that one of our newest dinner spots is called Aviary. But this place has more class than Portlandia quirk....

This spot is the hungry vegan's paradise, with a rotating selection of home-baked, animal-ingredient-free cakes, cookies, muffins, scones, pies, and tarts (oh my!). There's also vegan soft serve, three flavors of Coconut Bliss, and a boutique stocked with...

Even before his Pearl District Barista became a coffee cult favorite, Billy Wilson was a celeb in the coffee world (he is, after all, the Northwest Regional Barista Champion). He has now expanded his empire to Vernon, with a second, and larger, café in a new...

Opened by longtime friends Darcy Perry and Melissa Steenson, Bin 21 features a modern design—think roll-up garage doors that open up the space when it's warm—but a menu that has the feel of a European-style cafe, with an emphasis on savory Mediterranean...

Troy MacLarty says he wanted to open a spot that serves Indian cuisine because, quite simply, that's what he wanted to eat. After a three-week tasting tour of the subcontinent took him through Mumbai, Calcutta and Goa, MacLarty returned to the States and, within just a...

Swiss is IT. Grüner brought Alpine cuisine to local foodies’ attention, and now Café Hibiscus puts their own more casual and homespun, but no less delicious, spin on it in the King neighborhood. Co-owner Jennie Wyss grew up in Hawaii with her Swiss father...

At the end of 2011, confectioner Amani Greer started spinning sugar into cotton candy at schools across the city, as well as on the streets of Alberta during Last Thursdays. Then, in February, she opened the doors to Candy Babel, a candy store dedicated to sweets from...