McMenamins Hal's Café
Portland, OR
McMenamins Hal's Café has great options for vegans. Enjoy the Avocado Toast, Thai Yellow Coconut Curry, or the West Portland Fadeaway Pizza.
Top Picks
Mushroom Cap Sandwich
Contains vegan herb aioli, tomato, pickles, onion, lettuce, grilled portobello, chao slice, and bun. We believe this item is vegan as is.
Simple Green Salad
Contains bramble & briar vinaigrette, marinated red onion, mixed lettuces, roasted hazelnuts, and watermelon radish. We believe this item is vegan as is.
Thai Yellow Coconut Curry
Contains zucchini, thai yellow curry paste, potatoes, onion, jasmine rice, coconut milk, chicken*, and carrots. We believe this item is vegan as is.
Avocado Toast
Contains avocado, fresh fruit, grand central whole grain bread, lemon, microgreens, poached egg*, and sea salt. We believe this item is vegan as is.
West Portland Fadeaway Pizza
Contains arugula, bartlett pear, blue cheese, caramelized onion, fig jam, and pizza crust. We suggest removing the blue cheese.
Full Menu
Brunch Served Until 2pm Daily
Our history. The eponymous Hal’s Café opened in 2011 as McMenamins Zeus Café, a downtown eatery at the confluence of distinct and disparate Portland history. In 2023 we renamed the place for our beloved Hal Finkelstein. Hal opened Zeus Café, lending his ethos of fine dining and the highest standards – and the energy to go with them. In his trademark white button-down with the sleeves rolled up, Hal buzzed around, constantly busy polishing, training, and managing, but he always had time for a kind word or a chat with a customer. Hal passed away in February 2022, and his absence reverberates throughout this wedge of McMenamins. His warmth and professionalism set the tone that will carry on in this place that now bears his name. The triangular block at West Burnside, 12th and Stark is itself a storied spot. In the 1860s, a brewer had a house built there and went to work at the new City Brewery, just across Burnside. Later, the triangle became a vortex, drawing in a whole carnival of characters – especially from the 1940s onward, when a nightclub opened at 12th & Stark (today’s Hal’s Café). Like a beacon, it has drawn everyone from jazz connoisseurs to underworld figures and led to the rise of Portland’s Gay Triangle district, which still thrives.
Mushroom Cap Sandwich
Contains vegan herb aioli, tomato, pickles, onion, lettuce, grilled portobello, chao slice, and bun. We believe this item is vegan as is.
Simple Green
Contains watermelon radish, roasted hazelnuts, mixed lettuces, marinated red onion, and bramble & briar vinaigrette. We believe this item is vegan as is.
Avocado Toast
Contains avocado, fresh fruit, grand central whole grain bread, lemon, microgreens, poached egg*, and sea salt. We believe this item is vegan as is.
West Portland Fadeaway Pizza
Contains arugula, bartlett pear, blue cheese, caramelized onion, fig jam, and pizza crust. We suggest removing the blue cheese.
Queen Isabella Pizza
Contains arugula, artisan tomato sauce, balsamic syrup, basil, fresh mozzarella, olive oil, and pizza crust. We suggest removing the mozzarella.
Granola
Contains fresh fruit, granola, and vanilla yogurt. We suggest removing the yogurt.
Black & White Fries
Contains white truffle oil, parmesan, fresh parsley, french fries, and black garlic aioli. We suggest removing the aioli, and parmesan.
Lunch Sides
Cajun Tots
Contains cajun seasoning, and tater tots. We suggest removing the ranch.
Truffle Frites
Contains black garlic aioli, french fries, and truffle oil. We suggest removing the aioli.
Housemade Salt & Vinegar Chips
Contains salt and vinegar seasoning, and potato chips. We believe this item is vegan as is.
Brunch Sides
Hashbrowns
Contains hashbrowns. We believe this item is vegan as is.
Sautéed Spinach & Kale
Contains spinach, and kale. We believe this item is vegan as is.
Fresh Fruit
Contains fresh fruit. We believe this item is vegan as is.
Cottage-Style Potatoes
Contains cottage-style potatoes. We believe this item is vegan as is.
Toast
Croissant
Contains croissant. We believe this item is vegan as is.
