What is it? Featured in Netflix’s Chef’s Table and a 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalist, chef Sarah Minnick runs Lovely’s Fifty Fifty—a deeply Northwestern pizza restaurant.
Why we love it: Lovely’s exclusively uses produce from Oregon farms. From their salads, which include veggies like chicories, winter carrots, kabocha squash and beets, to their sourdough pizza toppings, like stinging nettles, chanterelle mushrooms, kalettes and cosmic gold potatoes, Lovely’s is quintessentially Portland. Despite elevated ingredients, Lovely’s feels homey, easy and comforting (and they’re not above offering a side of ranch for your pizza).
Time Out tip: Expect a long wait—and there are no reservations—but wander bustling Mississippi Avenue to kill some time. Make sure to save room for Lovely’s homemade ice cream, for which they’re almost equally well-known.
Address: 4039 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217
Hours: Daily 5–10pm
Expect to pay: Twelve-inch pizzas hover around $30. Expect to pay between $25 and $50 per person.