Midpoint Cafe, Powell And 50th
14 people recommendvia r/askportland14 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Many people recommend Midpoint Cafe for brunch. A few diners praise the food, one loves it as a casual greasy-spoon diner and calls one of its stacks epic, and one loves the red gravy. A couple of visitors warn that waits or crowds are likely. Commenters place it in Southeast Portland around Powell and 50th and 52nd.
Address
Midpoint Food & Drink, 3524 SE 52nd Ave, Portland, OR 97206
At a glance
- Best for
- Brunch
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Other places on this map closest to Midpoint Cafe, Powell And 50th, as the crow flies.
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/TheOtherOneK in r/askportland · Apr 2024
Lists it among their staple spots.
- Recommendsu/Relevant-Studio-2132 in r/askportland · Oct 2025taste
Calls it grungy, yet the food is amazing and leftovers come with a warm tortilla.
- Recommendsu/sb312181 in r/askportland · Dec 2023
Playfully hushes others when asked about decent brunch without a wait.
- Recommendsu/neuftet in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Calls Midpoint great, with a likely wait time too.
- Recommendsu/Capable_Pipe5629 in r/askportland · Jan 2026
Calls the spot at Powell and 50th a lovely brunch choice, though it may get crowded.
- Recommendsu/Apprehensive_Emu7973 in r/askportland · Jul 2026
Suggests Midpoint in the southeast 52nd area as a brunch answer.
- Recommendsu/Nilbog_Frog in r/askportland · Apr 2024taste
Votes for Midpoint, loves the red gravy.
- Recommendsu/FiberWalkWithMe in r/askportland · Sep 2025variety
Lists Midpoint as a named answer to the brunch request.
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- Recommendsu/wreckreationaj in r/askportland · Aug 2024
Names Midpoint as a brunch answer to the question.
- Recommendsu/FitzInPDX in r/askportland · Jun 2024taste
Loves this casual greasy-spoon diner and calls one of its stacks epic.
- Recommendsu/PDXgal1230 in r/askportland · Aug 2024
Endorses Midpoint, agreeing with an earlier suggestion of it.
- Recommendsu/libbyrocks in r/askportland · Jan 2026
Agrees with the earlier itinerary, which names this spot as the brunch stop.
- Recommendsu/Simple-Cut-59 in r/askportland · Aug 2025
Tentatively suggests this as an option for the request.
- Recommendsu/AhabsPegleg in r/askportland · Jul 2025
Names this spot as a direct answer, without details.
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