We love our cheese, and there are only a few places that we like to buy it. I was surprised at the small number of stores nominated – only 16, with many only getting one vote. I also was surprised by the absolute landslide for one shop, which received 55% of the vote. Here are the results for the best place to buy cheese:
Out of 606 votes:
1. Cheese Bar – 55.55%(!). 6031 SE Belmont St., Portland, OR. 97215 Map (503) 222-6014. (Many people still think of this as “Steve’s Cheese”)
2. City Market/Pastaworks – 15.18%.
- 3735 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland 97214. Map (503) 232-1010
- 735 Northwest 21st Ave., Portland OR. 97209 Map (503) 221-3002
- 4212 North Mississippi Ave, Portland OR 97217 Map (503) 445-1303
3. New Seasons Market – 12.21%.
- 5320 Northeast 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97211 Map (503) 292-1987
- 4034 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97214 Map (503) 236-4800
- 6400 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97217 Map (503) 467-4777
- 1954 Southeast Division Street, Portland, OR 97202 Map (503) 445-2888
- 1214 SE Tacoma St., Portland OR. 97202 Map (503) 2130-4949
- 3 Monroe Pkwy, Lake Oswego, OR. 97035 Map (503) 496-1155
- 3495 Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland OR 97225 Map (503) 641-4181
4. Foster & Dobbs – 8.25%. 2518 NE 15th Ave, Portland, OR. 97212 Map (503) 284-1157
5. Whole Foods Market – 2.31%.
- 1210 NW Couch St., Portland OR. 97209 Map (503) 525-4343
- 2825 E Burnside St., Portland OR. 97205 Map (503) 232-6601
- 3535 NE 15th Ave., Portland OR. 97212 Map (503) 288-2414
- 4301 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland OR. 97213 Map (503) 284-2644
- 19440 NW Cornell Rd., Hillsboro, OR. 97006 Map (503) 645-9200
- 815 SE 160th Ave., Vancouver WA. 98683 Map (360) 253-4082
- 7380 SW Bridgeport Rd, Tigard OR. Map (503) 639-6500
6. Blackbird Wine/Atomic Cheese – 2.2%. 4323 NE Fremont, Portland OR. 97213 Map (503) 282-1887
My favorite? No contest – Cheese Bar. I could spend hours whiling away time with some bread, cheese and wine at the bar.
You can see all the Reader Choice 2012 winners here.
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Jill-O says
Those choices listed are usually where I go (and because it is close, Woodsman Market is another place I go for cheese), but I am surprised that Foster & Dobbs didn’t make the list.