portland

taste of europe (omg, get the cevapi and buy one of everything in the store)
tin shed (great brunch place, try the salm-i-am)
pause (a bar/diner right across the street from me? fuck. yeah. (a great one at that))
albina press (hip little cafe, but not annoyingly so - great tunes and coffee)
the whole bowl (only one thing to order, my favorite kind of menu)
pine state biscuits (try the reggie)
montage (used to be a lot better, but it's open late and they have cute tin foil animals for leftovers)

the bay area

atlas cafe (beetloaf (not meat, *beet*) and a mocha)
el metate (quesadillas, ftw)
boogaloos (eggs valencia, only on the weekends!)
ike's place (menage-a-trois, droool)
900 grayson (get the demon lover!!!)
guerilla cafe (poached eggs and the challah toast, mmm)
bakesale betty's (there's only one thing on the menu, my friend...)
we be sushi (whenever i'm sick, i come here for some miso)
the cheese board (only one thing to choose from, and it's always delish)
cafe international
indian ice cream (on valencia)
chilli cha cha (thai, actually)

chicago

clarke's (always came here for the nachos, open late night)
steak n' shake (i grew up in the midwest, what do you expect?)