Cheap Portland Oregon Restaurants

For $3.00, patrons can get a chicken leg and thigh spiced with a secret rub and roasted in the dining room's brick oven. A lot of the food is cooked on a wood fire that patrons can warm up to as they wait for their food.

For $2.50, these dumplings include plenty of mushrooms with pork, making them some of the best in town. Or if you’re with friends get the wonton soup that feeds 7 for $7.50.

Part of the food cart madness that resides in downtown, this cart's $5 lunch special includes rice, naan, and 3 different entrees (meat or vegetarian). There's always a lot of people, so leave for lunch a bit early.

One of the more popular food carts downtown, for just $3.50 you can get an amazing grilled pork banh mi on your lunch break. There is also countless bowls that hinge on $5 at this cheap Portland Oregon restaurant.

Just like it sounds, waffles from a window. Try the Three B's (bacon, Brie and basil) dish at only $4.00, which features Brie slabs around three-quarters of an inch thick.

Try the $5.50 pastrami special quesadilla. If that sounds too odd, you can easily get two full meals here for under $5 without a hassle. The tacos are huge for the price at this cheap Portland Oregon restaurant.

This popular taco spot has a Taqueria combo that consists of 2 tacos, chips, and a drink for just $5. Visit today to taste authenticity at its best while not breaking the bank.

The $5.00 Super Burrito is so large that it's best to get a doggie bag when you order. Or try the carne asada burrito for just $4.50. The rest of the menu starts at $2 and up, and it’s very authentic.

This popular spot offers a mix of eclectic food, including healthy burritos and salads. Most of the food doesn't pass the $6 mark and they have free refills for their $1.50 iced tea.

A pair of corn tortillas packed with cilantro, beef, onion, and chile sauce. For just $1.25 each, all can afford these tacos. Also, there are burritos for just $3.95 for people looking for a bigger meal.

Get Bryan's bowl - a huge portion of goodness all for just $6.50. Be ready to wait in line. Tacos range from $2 - $4, and they even have a taco punch card so you can get a free one eventually.

There’s nothing over $6 on the Happy Hour menu at this cheap Portland Oregon restaurant. From this fancy spot you can see the entire valley on the 30th floor. Get a good-sized Caesar salad for $2, spring rolls for $3, zingy kung pao calamari for $5.95.

Think of three fluffy pancakes, each as big as the plate they come on. At $4.50, the Man-cakes are a steal, while the rest of offerings from this brunch spot include massive biscuits that are a meal themselves.

Get the bistro burger—a juicy feast of beef on a mayonnaise-slathered mini ciabatta. It costs less than most fast food, at just $4.95 during happy hour, 3-6pm Monday- Friday.

The famed $4.75 Breakfast burrito is New Mexico-style, subbing hashbrowns for the traditional cubed potatoes. The rest of the menu is made up of popular sandwiches that are as cheap as they are delicious.

Happy Hour from 4 – 6 pm daily and Sunday through Thursday, 10 p.m. – Midnight. Features $3 well drinks and select top-shelf cocktails, as well as appetizers and snacks from $2 to $5.

The best new brunch spot in Portland also has a lot of its regular menu items on Happy Hour for a fraction of the price from 2:30-5pm. Just go early because there’s only a single communal table available for seating at that time.

The oldest Microbrewery in Portland, it features one of the best happy hours in the city, with a $3-5 menu, as well as 20oz house beers for $2.75 from 3-5pm daily.

Formerly a bowling alley, this bar features a $5 burger and brew special from 12-6pm. Also, it has $3 Beam and cokes, $4 breakfasts, and $4 lunches every day. Not to mention $2 tacos on Thursday, and a Bloody Mary Bar from 8am-4pm Sat and Sun.

Portland's oldest restaurant features turkey dinners daily and plenty of options for the hungry traveler. It’s happy hour has $1.95-$2.95 menu items from 4-6 pm and 9:30-close every day but Sunday.

While it isn't cheap, the bar menu during happy hour is a steal at this cheap Portland Oregon restaurant. With 50% off appetizers from 2pm-close, many of which are quite classy, bring your friends, because you'll need to share.

This diner offers visitors the chance to get a double liquor drink for regular price during its happy hour from 4-7pm daily. It's open 24/7 for the late night bar flies.

This bar is one of the only ones in Portland to offer a men's night, where it's happy hour all day on Mondays for all males. Saturdays is ladies' night, with happy hour for the other gender.

The $5 happy hour burger is one of Portland's best. There's also a $3-7 menu, $3 wells, and $1.50-$3.50 drafts from 4-6pm daily. A favorite of the locals, this place gets packed on the weekends.

For only $7 you can order eight ounces of creamy chicken pate, with crackers, bread and a lot of good mustard—enough for a half-dozen people. It’s a trendy spot, but the food is quite affordable.