TOP EVENTS

Cinco de Mayo Party Past Event Like List
This Cinco de Mayo celebration promises an all-day fiesta filled with delicious food, a full bar, some lucha libre viewing, and talent from all over Oregon. Look forward to a live tribute to Tejano music queen Selena, mariachi performances, a Vicente Fernández sing-along, and music from Forest Grove's Ballet Folklórico Mexico en la Piel.
(Stage 722, Buckman)

Cinco de Mayo in Willamette Past Event Like List
Head to this historic stretch of West Linn to learn about the origins of Cinco de Mayo, check out a vendor market, take part in a kids' scavenger hunt, and enter the raffle for a chance to win gift certificates from local businesses and Cinco de Mayo-themed items.
(Historic Willamette Main Street, West Linn)

Fiesta de Mayo: A Celebration of La Batalla de Puebla Past Event Like List
Immerse yourself in Mexican American culture by commemorating the Battle of Puebla with lucha libre, music from DJ Sinaloa, Deth Maiden, and Dead Steady Sound, festive foods and a full bar, vendors including La Tienda Del Sol and Xochiyotl Beads, plus some surprises!
(Star Theater, Old Town-Chinatown)

Sneaker Week PDX – Nexposure Fiesta Past Event Like List
Sneaker Week is taking over the Square's new Welcome Dome to highlight the "cultural influences of the Latinx community on footwear, design, and storytelling." Sneakerheads won't want to miss the chance to hear from Latin legends in the industry while getting a first chance to cop tickets to Sneaker Week 2022.
(Pioneer Courthouse Square, Downtown)

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FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALS

BarkadaPDX Past Event Like List
The Filipino pop-up BarkadaPDX is closing out its residency at Culmination Brewing Like List with a Filipino-Mexican menu that includes birria bistek tacos (corn tortilla fried in brisket fat with melted cheese, bistek brisket, pickled papaya, hot sauce, and consommé for dipping), sinigang spiced elote salad, and fried garlic rice. Other staples from the pop-up, including adobo fried chicken, bistek sliders, and "almost famous" pork lumpia, will also be available.
Kerns
Dine-in

Carlita's PDX Like List
Brush up on your agave-based spirits savvy with a Cazadores Tequila tasting at Carlita's downtown Portland and Eugene locations. Plus, check out specials like a fuego habanero pepper-jack queso and bottles of Cazadores Blanco Watermelon Margarita. 
Downtown, Eugene
Pickup, delivery, dine-in

Casa de Dilla Like List
On Cinco de Mayo, this Eugene-based quesadilla specialist will debut its new "breakfast dilla," made with two scrambled eggs, bacon, spinach, garlic, mozzarella, and a Three Sisters Nixtamal blue corn tortilla. Following the holiday, the special will be available on evenings, Thursday through Friday.
Eugene
Dine-in

Mi Cava & Cocina Like List
This recently opened Mexican restaurant specializing in seafood is planning seasonal food specials for Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day weekend.
Hazelwood
Pickup, dine-in

Smart Donkey Like List
If you haven't yet had a chance to eat burritos inside a converted car wash stall at former Autentica and Uno Mas chef Oswaldo Bibiano's newest restaurant, here's your chance: The spot will host an all-ages Cinco de Mayo celebration from 5-7 pm on May 5, with $6 margaritas, tequila shots, and live psychedelic cumbia and chicha music from the local group Oleada. Plus, all day long, you'll be able to order any of their burrito proteins in taco form.
Richmond
Dine-in

Tropicale Like List
In honor of the people of Puebla, the Caribbean and Latin American cocktail bar Tropicale will serve an exclusive mole de poblano special on Cinco de Mayo. They'll also serve a cucumber cocktail made in collaboration with Topo Chico and Altos Tequila and will host a dance party from 6-9 pm with DJ Reni.
Kerns
Dine-in

OTHER MEXICAN RESTAURANTS WE LOVE

Birrieria PDX
Fans rave about this family-owned birria truck, which was one of the first quesabirria destinations to land on the scene in Portland and now operates four locations. A standout menu item is the birria ramen, which is made with Tapatío instant ramen noodle soup mix rehydrated with birria broth. For variety, try the sampler, which comes with a taco, a quesotaco, a vampiro, a mulita, and consommé.
Centennial, Buckman, Lents, Beaverton
Pickup, dine-in, drive-thru

Güero Like List
This casual spot from chef Megan Sanchez and husband Alec Morrison has been featured on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Portland Mercury editor Suzette Smith writes, "Their tortas are massive sandwiches holding seasoned offerings like carnitas or potato pancake, topped with onion, cilantro, cabbage, pickled onion, and more—delivered on toasted telera bread. But Güero is perhaps best known for their Ahogada, which takes inspiration from sandwiches found in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Pork, habanero slaw, and cilantro are piled into grilled bolillo bread (it's sort of like a baguette) and then the whole sandwich is smothered in achiote tomato sauce. It's a messy but wonderful experience...Everything you've heard about their deliciousness is true."
Buckman
Pickup, delivery, dine-in

Nuestra Cocina Like List
Since opening in 2004, this convivial spot owned by married couple Benjamin Gonzales and Shannon Dooley-Gonzales has gathered a loyal following for its "peasant-style" Mexican cuisine and handmade tortillas. 
Hosford-Abernethy
Pickup, dine-in

República Like List
Baker Olivia Bartruff, chef Lauro Romero, and Reforma Roasters founder Angel Medina opened this cafe in November 2020. Since then, it's been nominated for a James Beard Award and has come to center around one of the city's most sought-after tasting menus, which highlights hard-to-find Mexican ingredients like huitlacoche (corn smut) and escamoles (ant pupae).
Pearl District
Pickup, delivery, dine-in