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Best Restaurants Open Monday in Portland 2026
Open Monday · Portland · 6 rooms confirmed · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 19, 2026 · Updated June 19, 2026
Portland built its name on slow Sunday suppers and dark Monday kitchens. Langbaan and Coquine both take the night off, and most of the city's tasting counters follow them. The rooms below cook through it anyway, from an Argentine wood-fire grill in Eliot to a Pearl District Peruvian institution that has held its corner for two decades.
Ox
Greg and Gabrielle Quinonez Denton's Argentine grill on NE MLK, open Monday when the tasting counters rest. Order the smoked bone marrow.
Ox on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Eliot is the wood-fire room that put Argentine grilling on Portland's map, run by James Beard finalists Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quinonez Denton. The clam chowder with a smoked bacon marrow bone and the grilled asado of beef short rib are the dishes the room is built on.
It serves Monday from 16:30 to 22:00, seven days a week in fact, which is rare for a kitchen of this ambition in a city that mostly shuts on Monday. That makes it the obvious Monday choice for a celebration or a serious meat dinner.
Counter seats at the grill turn faster than the dining room, so they are a fair Monday walk-in if you arrive early.
Read our Ox review.
Andina
The Pearl District Peruvian institution, open Monday lunch and dinner. Build a meal of causas and anticuchos for a reliable Monday table.
Andina on NW Glisan Street is the Rodriguez de Platt family's modern Peruvian room, a Pearl District fixture for more than twenty years. The causas, the anticuchos skewers and the long pisco list are what regulars come back for.
Monday hours run lunch from 11:30 to 14:30 and dinner from 17:00 to 21:30, a full day of service when much of the neighbourhood is closed. That makes it one of the most reliable Monday tables in central Portland.
It is an easy walk from the Pearl District hotels, which makes it a simple Monday for visitors.
See our Andina review.
Canard
Gabriel Rucker's French wine bar on East Burnside, open Monday for the duck-stack pancake. The low-key Monday booking for serious eaters.
Canard on East Burnside Street is Gabriel Rucker's all-day French wine bar, the casual companion to his Le Pigeon next door. The duck-stack Dutch baby, the steam burger and the foie gras dumplings are the signatures, eaten at the counter or a tall table.
It serves Monday from 16:00 to 22:00, which keeps a genuinely creative kitchen on the table at the start of the week. Order across the small plates rather than committing to a single main.
It takes walk-ins readily, so it is a fair Monday plan when you have not booked.
More in our Canard review.
Nostrana
Cathy Whims's wood-fired Italian in Buckman, open Monday dinner. Book it for the radicchio Cesare and a Margherita from the oven.
Nostrana on SE Morrison Street in Buckman is Cathy Whims's long-running Italian room, a multiple James Beard nominee built around a wood-burning oven. The radicchio Cesare salad and the blistered Margherita pizza are the dishes to order first.
It serves Monday dinner from 17:00 to 21:00, a rare thing for an Italian room of this standing in Portland. The wood-fired pizzas and the seasonal pastas anchor the menu any night of the week.
It is a dress-down room, so it suits a relaxed Monday with friends as easily as a quiet date.
Read the Nostrana review.
Kachka
Bonnie Morales's Russian and Soviet-era cooking on SE 11th, open Monday lunch and dinner. The most distinctive Monday table in town.
Kachka on SE 11th Avenue is Bonnie Morales's celebrated room of Russian and former-Soviet cooking, a James Beard finalist that turned pelmeni and chilled vodka into a Portland night out. The herring under a fur coat and the pelmeni dumplings are the dishes to start with.
Monday hours run lunch from 11:00 to 14:00 and dinner from 16:00 to 21:00, covering the full day when much of the east side is dark. That makes it both reliable and unlike anything else open on a Portland Monday.
The bar pours a long list of infused vodkas, and bar seats are the move for a solo Monday.
More in our Kachka review.
Departure
The rooftop pan-Asian room atop The Nines, open Monday with the best downtown view. The easy Monday booking when you want a room with a skyline.
Departure sits on the fifteenth floor of The Nines hotel on SW Morrison Street, a pan-Asian room with two terraces and the widest downtown view in the city. The modern Asian small plates, the dumplings and the sushi rolls are built for sharing across a table.
It serves Monday from 16:00 to 22:00, and because the room and terraces are large, reservations are easy to come by even at short notice. That makes it the stress-free Monday choice when nowhere smaller has a table.
Go early for the terrace at sunset, which is the reason most people book.
See our Departure review.
Closed Monday: book another night
Portland rooms that close on Monday
Langbaan. Akkapong Ninsom's Thai tasting-menu counter behind PaaDee is closed Monday and Tuesday, running Wednesday to Sunday with two seatings a night and a $145 menu. Book it later in the week, or go to Ox for a Monday.
Coquine. Katy Millard's New American room on Mt. Tabor opens Wednesday to Saturday and is dark Monday and Tuesday. Plan it for midweek or the weekend, and book Kachka or Canard for a Monday instead.
How to dine out on a Monday in Portland
Portland's Monday problem is real: the tasting counters and many of the marquee rooms close to give cooks a weekend. The workaround is to know the serious kitchens that trade Monday anyway. Ox covers the wood-fire end, Andina and Departure handle the bigger rooms with long Monday hours, and Canard, Nostrana and Kachka keep genuinely creative cooking on the table.
Reservations are easiest at the larger rooms, Departure above all, while Canard and Kachka hold counter and bar seats for walk-ins. For a fuller view of where to eat across the week, start with our Portland dining guide and the solo-dining and impress-clients occasion lists below.
Frequently asked
What are the best restaurants open on Monday in Portland?
The strongest Monday rooms are Ox for Argentine wood-fire grilling in Eliot, Andina for Peruvian in the Pearl District, Canard and Nostrana for French and Italian on the east side, Kachka for Eastern European cooking, and Departure for pan-Asian on a downtown rooftop. All six confirm Monday service, while Langbaan and Coquine are dark.
Is Langbaan open on Monday in Portland?
No. Langbaan, Akkapong Ninsom's Thai tasting-menu counter, is closed Monday and Tuesday and runs Wednesday to Sunday with two seatings a night. For a Monday meal of similar ambition, book Ox in Eliot or Andina in the Pearl District instead, both of which serve Monday dinner.
Where can I get a nice Monday dinner in Portland?
Ox on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is the top choice, an Argentine wood-fire room that serves Monday dinner when most ambitious Portland kitchens close. Andina, Canard and Nostrana also trade Monday for serious cooking. Reserve Ox and Nostrana ahead for weekends and occasions.
Is Coquine open on Monday?
No. Coquine, Katy Millard's New American room on Mt. Tabor, is closed Monday and Tuesday and serves Wednesday to Saturday. For a Monday table on the east side, book Kachka on Southeast 11th Avenue or Canard on East Burnside instead, both of which open Monday.
Do Portland restaurants take reservations on Monday?
Many do. Ox, Andina, Nostrana and Departure all take Monday reservations, while Canard and Kachka keep counter and bar seats for walk-ins. Departure is the easiest last-minute booking because the rooftop room is large. See our Portland dining guide for current booking links.
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