Eat Across Eleven Food Carts Under a Rooftop Bar

WonderLove sits near 2nd and Main in southeast Portland, an outdoor pod that reads like a small neighborhood folded onto a single block. Eleven food carts line the lawn, and the range runs wide, from Indian plates to Mexican, and a group rarely has to settle on one cuisine. At the center, a two-story shipping-container bar climbs to a rooftop where craft cocktails come with a view over the tables. A performance stage keeps live music going through the evening, and lawn games fill the space between sets. Regulars call it a community tucked into the middle of the city, a place with something always happening. Weekdays run noon to 10:00 PM, and Friday and Saturday stretch to 2:00 AM. The pod is 21+, and an evening here settles into the carts, a cocktail upstairs, and a seat near the stage.