Back in 2009, magazine Bon Appetit named Portland America’s foodiest “small town,” an accolade that was the first in what became a landslide of Top 10 and “Best of” list placements.
Over the past seven years, Portland has grown to become even more of a foodie paradise, and our old friends at Bon Appetit came back this month to spend 72 hours eating and drinking their way through Portland.
But travel writers can expense everything they consume during their, ahem, research.
We wanted to see what the bill would actually be if we tried to replicate this binge. So we went through all the restaurants and bars Bon Appetit listed in its 72-hour Portland food-cation and priced out all the menu items it recommended throwing down the hatch.
We’ll be honest: We were expecting to have to take out a second mortgage for this little adventure. But it actually wasn’t as crazy as you might think three days of eating out every single meal would be.
Below is the estimated price for one person following Bon Appetit’s Portland guide, plus a decent tip.
Dutch’s
Fried chicken sandwich: $7
Hashbrowns: $3.50
Terlingua
Brisket sandwich with rosado beans: $13
Michelada: $6
Oxbow Brewery
Pint of Crossfade: $5
Drifter’s Wife and Maine & Loire
Glass of Chenin: ~$10
Pan roasted cod over beef-tongue broth: $26
Wine from the store (optional): ~$20
Scales
Lobster roll with fries: $19
Eventide
Half dozen oysters: $16
Crab roll: $11
East Ender
Hake croquettes: $6
Onion rings: $5
The Honey Paw
Lamb khao soi: $19
Duckfat
Small order of fries: $5.50
Milkshake (optional): $7.50
Tempo Dulu
Wayang cocktail: $15
Rhum
King Kong Sledgehammer: $12
Tandem Coffee + Bakery
Slice of coconut-almond cream pie: $5
Central Provisions
Smoked carrots with goat cheese: $8
Suckling pig: $14
Tomaso’s Canteen
Dirt wings: $12
A few grape-ginger Jell-O shots: $8
Grand total: $281.40, including a 20 percent tip, but no tax
It’s not as ridiculous as we thought in the BDN Portland office, though we agreed that we wouldn’t go this crazy on a three-day trip.
What do you think?