Higgins
12 people recommendvia r/PortlandFood, r/askportland13 comments cited below
What people say, in short
A few commenters say Higgins' burger is served in the back bar, and a couple call it excellent. Many recommend it, and a few rank it among the top burgers in the city. A couple like the old-school character of the bar.
Address
Higgins, 1239 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
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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/djsacrilicious in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026
Names Higgins as the answer.
- Recommendsu/Jukejoint64 in r/askportland · Nov 2025taste
Calls the back bar's burger excellent and says that spot is the ideal place to enjoy it.
- Recommendsu/pooperazzi in r/askportland · May 2025
Named Higgins as a burger answer, with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/yukimontreal in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026taste
Strongly endorses Higgins, noting the burger is at the Higgins Bar.
- Recommendsu/stezzylee in r/askportland · Feb 2026
Lists Higgins among current burger spots.
- Recommendsu/luckysgrow in r/askportland · Oct 2025
Bare one-word reply naming Higgins as a direct answer to the request.
- Recommendsu/Doom-Town in r/askportland · Aug 2025taste
Places Higgins among the city's top two burgers.
- Recommendsu/gunjacked in r/askportland · May 2025taste
Says the burger is served in the bar and is excellent.
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- Recommendsu/gerardkimblefarthing in r/askportland · Aug 2025taste
Rates Higgins as a top-tier local burger.
- Recommendsu/stretchaholic in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026taste
Says the Higgins burger has long been among the city's best.
- Recommendsu/Panbassador in r/PortlandFood · Oct 2026ambience
Agrees with Higgins and likes that the bar has an old-fashioned, pleasant character.
- Mixedu/slom68 in r/askportland · May 2025portion
Reports a thick burger there that seemed on the small side.
- Recommendsu/Hot-Refrigerator-500 in r/askportland · Jul 2024
Offers Higgins as the answer to the quintessential-burger question, with no detail.
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Details last checked 14 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.