Food Carts of Portland Bike Tour: local flavors and stories in Portland booking from $95.00

Food Carts of Portland Bike Tour: local flavors and stories

Overview

Portland’s famous food carts are scattered all over the city's five (now six) quadrants, over 600 in total, in over 60 pods — collections of food carts! Starting at our shop, 833 SE Main Street #124, we'll put you on one of our lightweight bicycles and guide you on a 8-12 mile (11-17 km) culinary experience through some of our best-loved chefs and makers, sampling everything from Oregon farm-to-table delights to snacks appropriate to late-night cravings.

Our focus is on locally-owned businesses with a great story; we’ll take you to a few of our favorites, many of which were important in creating the food cart scene as it exists today. Without these unique and passionate people, we may not have even half of what Portland offers to residents and guests alike. Expect flavors and fusions that tell not only a culinary, but also a cultural, tale. Bikes, helmets and plentiful food samples provided.

We keep groups small, so you'll have an intimate experience with your passionate guides!

City: Portland

Tue 12 Aug

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Tue 12 Aug

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What's Included

Use of helmet

Bottled water

Use of bicycle

Samples at every stop that will span the gamut from breakfast-style snacks, to lunch, to a sweet treat at the end

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Allergies and dietary requirements must be communicated at booking. We can accommodate the needs of vegetarians and pescatarians, but changes may be made to the itinerary for gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegan needs. We are sorry that peanut and other nut allergies cannot be safely accommodated.

What To Expect

Ladd's Addition

In the Ladd's Addition neighborhood is the heart of the original food cart scene and we'll set the scene by trying some of our favorite coffee and discussing our route for the day.

Mt. Tabor Park

In the neighborhood anyway! We'll ride up in the direction of Mt. Tabor (one of four extinct volcanoes within the city's core!) toward another food cart pod, this one the descendant of our dearest departed collections of food cart -- RIP Tidbit. Luckily the carts themselves live on, especially some fun and beautifully executed versions of favorite snacks from our childhood. These are made with sustainable ingredients, interesting and delicious flavor combinations, so we'll sample these and maybe we'll teach you a few new words, too!

Hawthorne

Hawthorne Boulevard is part of our hometown story: the heart of all that's delicious, funky, and hippie, a thoroughfare with a street food soul! We'll ride into our personal and the city's foodie history (this goes back over a century!) and stop at a special coffee food cart made in a unique vehicle. Here we'll get some caffeinated beverage (if that's what you like) to begin our day!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (60)

Carin_V

Jul 2024

Kelly did a great job with our bike route and menu selection. Delicious food and neighborhood tour. Fun morning!

Marilyn_S

Jul 2024

Sarah was a fun, personable guide with lots of knowledge to share. She made the tour! We experienced a creative alternate option since the heat caused some trucks to shut down for safety reasons. Instead we stopped at several local favorites and went indoors for AC while tasting. We were so happy to know about these—had to return to one the next day to enjoy again! Along the way we got to hear about and see a few other popular/famous Portland sites. All in all this tour was more than we expected, despite the heat, which didn’t detract while feeling the breeze of our bike ride! Our guide was available before and after for planning, questions, and further recommendations. We couldn’t have asked for more! So much fun!!! And especially delightful cuisine!

Trek173267

Jul 2024

We had an amazing food journey on this bike cart tour! Kelly, our guide, was fun and full of energy. Every stop had delicious food - way more than we could eat! Kelly provided us with a wonderful variety of samplings from each food cart, even for our vegetarian friends. Kelly was knowledgeable about the area and riding through the neighborhoods was a great way to see more of the city of Portland. Highly recommend!

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Food Carts of Portland Bike Tour: local flavors and stories

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