This small, trendy ice cream parlor is a flavor wonderland, serving inventive, housemade scoops like blue cheese & olive oil and plenty of creative dairy-free options.
"Needing no introduction, Salt & Straw made its name on eccentric flavors like baked bean and salted caramel turkey. Although the parlor features a rotating selection of themed flavors, classics like sea salt with caramel ribbons and chocolate gooey brownie will please even the tamest eater. Although Salt & Straws can be found across the city, any visitor should be prepared to stand in line." - Michelle Lopez, Janey Wong
"You can find Salt & Straw in Seattle, LA, and the internet, but this ice cream spot started in Portland, and it’s still worth the wait to get inside. While you can certainly go with chocolate or vanilla and leave happy, the more unusual and rotating seasonal flavors—like rose petals and molé or pear and blue cheese—are where the real action is. They have three locations around the city, but we like the original on Alberta, since you can walk around the nearby Arts District while you enjoy a scoop or two." - Krista Garcia
"This iconic Portland ice cream shop needs no introduction. Any of its classic flavors — such as pear and blue cheese or strawberry honey balsamic with black pepper — or its funky monthly flavors can be made into milkshakes. The Chocolate Gooey Brownie, in particular, makes a decadent chocolate delightful milkshake." - Maya MacEvoy
"Have Some Cheese with Your Ice Cream I was on a cruise in Italy when I heard about this place. I'd mentioned that I was heading to Portland , and a fellow cruiser, a native of the town, had told me that if they had one recommendation it would be the ice cream at Salt and Straw. What she didn't tell me was that the flavors are not your usual vanilla, chocolate, and raspberry ripple. In fact, the first thing I tasted at Salt and Straw was their new "Bollywood" recipe, which included carrot custard and cardamom, which sounds almost sensible when you considered that some of their most popular flavors include prosciutto and goat cheese. There was a huge line, even on a Friday mid-afternoon, but it was worth it for the almond brittle with salted ganache, not to mention the apple pie with real chunks of cheddar cheese. They're doing their best to "Keep Portland Weird" here...and it tastes good."
"Salt & Straw, a local favorite and tourist magnet, is known for its extraordinary scoops of handmade ice cream. Ingredients like Durant Olive Mill olive oil, Coava coffee, and Bitterman salt are carefully selected and spun into unconventional flavor combinations such as bone marrow with bourbon smoked cherries and silky Arbequina olive oil." - Rachel Pinsky
