Portland's Nepali food scene is spread across food carts, food halls, and strip-mall gems from southeast Portland out to Hillsboro. We just catalogued ten new Portland-metro listings in the MeetNepali directory — here are the seven food spots worth knowing about, plus three community resources at the end.
1. Namo Buddha Himalayan Cuisine (Portland)
The cart at 4727 SE Woodstock Blvd, open daily 11 AM to 9 PM, describes itself as bringing authentic Nepalese food from the Himalayas to the Pacific Northwest. Chicken momos with green mint chutney, chicken choila, Nepali thali, and chow mein with a signature peanut sauce. Full details: https://meetnepali.com/businesses/namo-buddha-himalayan-cuisine-portland
2. Sherpa Kitchen (Portland)
A family-run Nepali dumpling stall inside Zoiglhaus Brewing Company at 5716 SE 92nd Ave — open Tue through Sun 12 to 9 PM, closed Mondays. Pork momos, jhol momo, shaphaley, thukpa, and chicken dal hat. Full details: https://meetnepali.com/businesses/sherpa-kitchen-portland
3. Tasty Fusion Restaurant & Ktm Food Mart (Portland)
At 8340 SE Foster Rd in the Lents district, open daily 9 AM to 11 PM — a Nepalese restaurant paired with an attached grocery, Ktm Food Mart. Two birds, one stop. Full details: https://meetnepali.com/businesses/tasty-fusion-restaurant-ktm-food-mart-portland
4. Portland Teriyaki and Nepali Cafe (Portland)
A fusion story: the old Portland Teriyaki at 12427 NE Glisan St is now Portland Teriyaki and Nepali Cafe, run by Sonam Gurung and family — Japanese teriyaki alongside Nepali cooking, open Tue through Sun 11 AM to 9 PM, closed Mondays. Pork, beef, and chicken-chili momos, thukpa, Nepali thali sets, plus teriyaki plates and mango lassi. Full details: https://meetnepali.com/businesses/portland-teriyaki-and-nepali-cafe-portland
5. Mouthful Momo (Beaverton/Aloha)
Owner Alina's cart at the Aloha Food Carts pod, 20001 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy — the first Nepali offering in the Hillsboro/Beaverton/Aloha region, and it started as a farmers'-market vendor in 2023. Open Mon through Sat 11 AM to 9 PM, Sundays 11 AM to 5 PM. Chicken, veg, and buff momos, jhol and chili momo, butter chicken momo. Full details: https://meetnepali.com/businesses/mouthful-momo-beaverton
6. Taste De Everest (Hillsboro)
A Nepali food truck at 320 SE Baseline St in downtown Hillsboro — open Mon through Thu 11 AM to 7 PM, Fri and Sat 11 AM to 8 PM, Sundays 11 AM to 7 PM. The signature is jhol momo in a peanut-sesame-tomato gravy, plus aalu tama, aalu sadeko, kwati momo, and thukpa — all made from scratch with no food colors, preservatives, or MSG. Full details: https://meetnepali.com/businesses/taste-de-everest-hillsboro
7. Everest Curry Corner (Portland)
At 7211 SE Woodstock Blvd, open daily 10 AM to 9:30 PM — an Indian and Nepalese spot (Indian-leaning, per its own menu) with momos, achar, thali, samosas, and pakoras, plus an attached Discount Mini Mart. Full details: https://meetnepali.com/businesses/everest-curry-corner-and-discount-mini-mart-portland
8. Beyond the plate: groceries and community
Apna Bazaar in Beaverton is the South Asian grocery to know for produce, spices, and a hot-food biryani section: https://meetnepali.com/businesses/apna-bazaar-beaverton — the Nepali Association of Oregon has served the community since 2001 with cultural gatherings and its "Namaste" newsletter: https://meetnepali.com/businesses/nepali-association-of-oregon-nao-portland — and Nritya Mandala Mahavihara (Portland Baha) is the first Nepalese Buddhist temple in the West: https://meetnepali.com/businesses/nritya-mandala-mahavihara-portland-baha-portland
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