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The American city ofPortland, Oregon has been recognized for itspizza culture and establishments. InTime Out's 2024 list of the world's best twenty cities for food, Portland ranked tenth and pizza was considered the city's "must-eat" dish.[1][2]
ThePortland Mercury hosts Pizza Week annually.[3][4] In 2015, Pete Cottell ofWillamette Week wrote, "With no local pizza style of its own to speak of, Portland pie spots assume the preferences of owners who have emigrated from regions with specific takes on this divisive dish."[5]
In 2021,Eater Portland's Alex Frane said Portland underwent a pizzeria "boom" in 2020. He described Portland as "a city bursting with pizza shops new and old" that "seems to have no sign of slowing down", with an "ever-growing roster of new pizza shops".[6] The website'sBrooke Jackson-Glidden wrote, "Trying to define the city's specific style of pizza would be difficult, outside of thick, multi-grain crusts piled with seasonal vegetables — and still, some of the city's finest pizzerias don't make pies anywhere near that form." She said of comparisons between Portland and other cities: "if you moved here from Manhattan, or Chicago, or New Haven, you may have an overriding sense of nostalgia that keeps you from enjoying the pizza that's here. That's okay — these pizzerias will continue to churn out pies, regardless of who's paying attention."[7]
Anthony Falco called Portland the "greatest pizza city" in the U.S. in 2018.[8] In 2021,Modernist Pizza authorsNathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya named Portland the country's "best pizza city".[9][10] Jackson-Glidden wrote in 2021, "Frankly, Portland does have a glut of exceptional pizzerias, with chefs who moved here after working in some of the country's most noteworthy pizzerias and restaurants." She citedPizza Jerk's Tommy Habetz, who worked forBobby Flay, andNostrana'sCathy Whims, who studied underMarcella Hazan, as examples. Jackson-Glidden also noted the accomplishments ofKen Forkish (Ken's Artisan Pizza), who wroteJames Beard Foundation Award winning books about making bread and pizza.[7]
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Notablepizzerias currently operating in Portland include:
The chainsHot Lips Pizza andSizzle Pie are also based in the city.
Notable defunct pizzerias include:
The chainVia Tribunali operated in Portland from 2011 to 2015.
