OR · Worth It score ranking
Best value restaurants in Portland.
Not cheapest. Best quality for the money. Harry's Worth It Score measures whether a restaurant earns what it charges — the gap between how good it is and how much it costs you to find out.
The Worth It Score
What it measures.| Great Value | Quietly excellent for the money. Bring everyone. |
|---|---|
| Smart Spend | A grown-up dinner that doesn't shake you down. |
| Cheap but Cheerful | Not fancy, doesn't pretend to be. Walk out with change. |
Worth It is a weighted blend of satisfaction, uniqueness, fairness, and hype risk — capped so a place can never score higher on Worth It than on Harry's overall quality score. This list only takes the standouts: one of those three verdicts with a Worth It score in the top tenth of everything Harry ranks. Full methodology →
8 clear the bar so far — Portland
Not a full ten yet.Harry has eight standout value picks in Portland that clearhis bar so far. A shortlist here means ten, so this one isn't finished: these are the places that qualify, ranked by Worth It score.
- 01El Sazon De Mi Rancho
mexican — 4606 SE Division St, Portland
5.0 across 229 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
Smart SpendWorth It
83
Harry
96
- 02EL MAS CHINGON
mexican — 8805 SW Canyon Ln #3, Portland
4.9 across 235 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; punches well above its price point.
Great ValueWorth It
83
Harry
93
- 03Loncheria Los Mayas
mexican — 4205 NE Alberta St, Portland
4.8 across 226 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; punches well above its price point.
Great ValueWorth It
82
Harry
91
- 04Backcountry Wine Tasting Room
2505 SE 11th Ave #117, Portland
5.0 across 86 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendWorth It
81
Harry
92
- 05Via Delizia on Broadway
cafe — 1320 SW Broadway, Portland
4.9 across 262 Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.
Smart SpendWorth It
81
Harry
92
- 06Cadejo Coffee
cafe — 804 NW Couch St, Portland
4.9 across 398 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendWorth It
81
Harry
91
- 07La Piñata Takos
mexican — 432 SW 3rd Ave, Portland
4.8 across 163 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; punches well above its price point.
Great ValueWorth It
81
Harry
88
- 08Rabbits Cafe
vegan · vegetarian — Inside the, 111 SW 5th Ave
4.8 across 317 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; modern counter-service spot with a meat-free menu of vegan bowls & smoothies, plus….
Great ValueWorth It
81
Harry
88
How this list is built Places across Portland with a Harry Score of 70 or more whose Worth It verdict is a standout Great Value, Smart Spend or Cheap but Cheerful: a Worth It score in the top tenth of everything Harry ranks. Chains with several branches get one entry. Ranked by Worth It score. No restaurant pays to appear. Scores last recomputed .