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Portland Food Trucks

Find Food Trucks, Carts and Pop-Ups in Portland

Looking to hire a Portland food truck for your event? We make the research and booking process super easy! Get Portland Food Truck Catering.

Looking for more food trucks? Check out all 302 food trucks, trailers, carts, and pop-ups in Portland.

Top 5 Cuisines in Portland

Sandwiches

Find more than 74 mobile sandwich caterers in Portland near you today. Start friends and coworkers off with a simple grilled cheese, or stuff as much as you can between two pieces of bread. Roaming Hunger will help you rent or hire the best sandwich trucks and trailers around.

Tacos

Treat yourself to more than 33 unique taco trucks and carts in Portland near you. Roaming Hunger helps you hire the best taco caterers around to get the spicy salsa, crispy chips, and fresh, meat and veggie-filled tacos flowing. Rent a truck for your next event today!

Burgers

From Impossible Burgers and mushroom burgers, to bison and elk burgers, you can find any kind of burger from the 31 burger caterers in Portland near you. Hire a truck or trailer for your next party or corporate event. They’ll bring the condiments—you bring the company.

BBQ

If you’re looking for some spicy, sweet, and saucy meats, then we’ve got over 22 BBQ trailers, trucks, and carts for you to choose from in Portland today. Rent a BBQ caterer to throw your favorite meats on the grill and watch as your party guests guzzle down some mind-blowing BBQ.

Beverages

Discover more than 28 mobile beverage caterers in Portland near you today. From local beers and brews, to specialty cocktails, lemonades, juices, smoothies, and more, Roaming Hunger will connect with incredible beverage trucks and carts near you.

Bring a Food Truck to Any Portland Event

From food service at a corporate park to an intimate backyard celebration, find and book the perfect food truck, cart, or pop-up.

Corporate Catering

Meal Programs, Employee or Client Appreciation, Company Celebrations

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Private Parties

Graduations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Baby Showers, and more

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Large-Scale Events

Conferences, Festivals, Sporting Events, Employee Events

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Food Trucks for Weddings

Wedding Receptions, Rehearsal Dinners, Late Night Snacks

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Community Events

School Events, Religious Gatherings, Street Fairs, Neighborhood Parties

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Food Truck Rentals in Portland

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Catering

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Marketplace

Lease a Food Truck, Trailer, or Other Mobile Equipment

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Activation

Launch Branded Food Trucks for Marketing Promotions

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The people of PDX are certainly no strangers to excellent street cuisine. Portland happens to be home to a proliferation of food carts. These eco-friendly vessels are run by amicable folks from all over the globe and with their delicious, affordable, and locally sourced offerings, they simply fit right in with the fun, earthy, and foodie vibes of Stumptown.

In fact, the food cart culture here is so ubiquitous, there are designated food cart pods such as Alder Street, Cartlandia, PSU (and many more) located throughout downtown and other happening areas where the locals love to flock whenever it's time to chow down. These collections of carts are cooking up something scrumptious for everyone, with gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options aplenty. These wonderful pods host some of the city's most popular picks.

Portland Food Carts & Food Trucks

Food carts, food trucks...what's the difference, right? Great question!

In Portland, food carts = food trailers. Carts/trailers AND food trucks all have space for full kitchens and are all appended with wheels. However, a food truck comes equipped with its own engine and can hit the road all on its own. A food cart must be towed by a separate vehicle. With this distinction, food trucks and food carts both offer various advantages. Food trucks are easy to park and are ideal for chefs who like to serve at multiple locations throughout the city on a regular schedule. Food carts are more affordable and are better suited to stay at a location for longer, such as in the pods of PDX.

Now you understand the difference and you can go on with your street food savvy self!

But wait! You should also know that while food carts are quite prominent in this city, Portlanders are huge foodie fans of food trucks too. In fact, here are a few of the favorites:

Koi Fusion is famous for bringing a taste of the West Coast to Oregon in the form of fantastic Korean & Mexican fusion creations, like the fresh and flavorful Bibimbap Burrito or the pleasantly spicy Kimchi Quesadilla.

Up N Smoke has been blowing the minds of the locals with their succulent BBQ selection, including the slow-smoked pulled pork and the tender, saucy brisket sandwich. The late-night crowds go absolutely nuts for the authentically savory Moroccan-American dishes from Gamila. Their legendary Philly Cheesesteak sandwich is apparently one the best things you can experience in all of P-Town.

When the carts aren't busy serving their pod patrons and the trucks aren't busy rolling from fest to fest, they're all quite happy to come out to your next big event to dazzle your guests with their incredible specialties.

Check out the map above to see all the exciting eats near you! And if you're looking to book any food trucks for your wedding, party, or corporate catering event, go to our catering page to book a Portland food truck.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best food trucks in Portland?

Portland has some amazing food trucks. Choosing the “best” depends on what you’re looking for (a great lunch truck or a great food truck to cater your wedding). You can explore the top food trucks by going to our Portland List page. 

If you’re looking for food trucks that are great for catering, here are the top 5 most booked food trucks on Roaming Hunger:

  1. Gourmet on the Go
  2. El Taco Yucateco
  3. Home Plate Sliders
  4. Hummus Hummus Middle Eastern Cuisine
  5. Up 'N Smoke BBQ Pit

What are the most popular food truck cuisines in Portland?

Based on the food trucks in our system, here are the cuisines that are most popular with food trucks in Portland:

  1. Sandwiches
  2. Tacos
  3. Burgers
  4. BBQ
  5. Beverages

How many food trucks are in Portland?

There are currently 302 food trucks, trailers, carts, and pop-ups on Roaming Hunger in the Portland area. Keep in mind this is not a complete list because food trucks manually join Roaming Hunger. Our system may also include food trucks that are no longer operating because we rely on the food trucks themselves to let us know when they are closed.

Are food trucks popular in Portland?

Based on the fact that there are 302 food trucks, trailers, and carts in the area, it’s clear that the mobile food culture is thriving in the Portland area.

Where can I find food trucks in Portland?

You can use the Roaming Hunger map above to see food trucks in the area.

How can I rent a food truck in Portland?

If you’re looking for catering, simply go to our Portland food truck catering page and fill out a request form.

If you’re looking to rent a food truck for your business, start at our food truck lease page.

If you’re a brand or marketing agency looking to rent a food truck for an activation or promotion, go to our agency page.

How do I book a food truck for my event?

Use Roaming Hunger to book a food truck for any event in Portland. Simply go to our Portland food truck catering page to get started.

After you fill out your event information, local food trucks will apply based on your event date and budget with a catering package. From there you’ll be able to choose the best package for your event.

If it’s a public event where the food truck is selling to the public, you’ll fill out your event information and local food trucks will apply to learn more about your event. You can choose which food trucks to connect with from there.