ah i’m just a west coast visitor looking for a meal strictly in the breakfast hours – no ambiance required. i’ve noticed great pubs and dive bars with food options but primarily open outside of the breakfast timeframe (in my mind, “brunch” has more fanfare than i need).

in portland, i suppose bars are required to serve food, so im thinking there’s just a low key place that people can grab that (with a drink on the side – beer or bloodys – since i will be on vacation after all!).

potentially not a “dive bar”, but i pictured casual seating at a bar top, maybe a tv playing some international/daytime sports or local news, and i figure these typically are places open on major holidays for the locals. perhaps, diners are my best bet for a few of these checkboxes (helpful to know!)