Episode Details

When you think of a classic diner, what comes to mind: A counter? Cozy booths? Never-ending coffee refills? This month Eater Portland wrestled with this very concept of what even constitutes a Portland diner in a city that’s had more diner closures this past few years than ever before.

So today on the show, host Claudia Meza talks with Brooke Jackson-Glidden, editor of Eater Portland (and recent James Beard award-winner), about her picks for that true diner experience.

Diners mentioned on the show:

• Stepping Stone Cafe
• Nite Hawk
• Slim’s
• My Father’s Place
• Banning’s 
• Fuller’s Coffee Shop 
• Cameo Café East

This has nothing to do with diners, but c’mon:

Steamed Hams by Bill Oakley

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