J&M Cafe, Se Ash
10 people recommendvia r/Portland, r/askportland, r/PortlandOR11 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Many commenters recommend J&M Cafe for breakfast and brunch. One diner praises the waffles with ginger butter, while a different diner likes the eggs Benedict served on weekends only and the specials but notes it can get busy. One commenter who has been going for decades says it has never let them down. One commenter notes the SE Ash location serves scrapple, and another calls the scrapple good but not like traditional East Coast scrapple.
Address
J & M Cafe, 537 SE Ash St, Portland, OR 97214
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Waffles, Eggs Benedict, Scrapple
- Best for
- Breakfast
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/MountScottRumpot in r/Portland · Feb 2025
Lists J&M as a missing breakfast spot the article should include.
- Recommendsu/gunjacked in r/askportland · Jul 2025
Named as a breakfast pick with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/WaitUntilTheHighway in r/PortlandOR · Apr 2025
Suggests this cafe as a breakfast stop on the morning they fly out.
- Recommendsu/Yersiniapest in r/askportland · May 2026
Named as a breakfast option with no description.
- Recommendsu/rumbletown in r/askportland · Mar 2026taste
Calls it legit and praises its weekend eggs Benedict, specials and coffee; notes it can get busy.
- Recommendsu/Impressive-Ladder857 in r/PortlandOR · Nov 2025consistency
Recommends J&M Cafe in the east, saying it has never let them down over many years.
- Recommendsu/Bishonen_Knife in r/askportland · Jul 2025taste
Calls the parent's place very underrated and praises its waffles.
- Recommendsu/MrDangerMan in r/askportland · Jul 2025
Calls J&M Cafe top notch.
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- Mixedu/J-A-S-08 in r/Portland · Apr 2026taste
Calls J and M's scrapple good, though different from classic East Coast style.
- Recommendsu/Primary-Recording117 in r/Portland · Apr 2026variety
Notes the SE Ash cafe has scrapple.
- Recommendsu/RadishWaste4048 in r/askportland · Jul 2024variety
Says J&M Cafe has great breakfast and brunch with something for everyone, praises Korean chicken sandwich.
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