Eem (restaurant)


Eem is a Thai barbecue restaurant and cocktail bar in Portland, Oregon, United States.
WWW eempdx.com

Description

The Thai restaurant operates in the northeast Portland part of the Boise neighborhood.

History

The restaurant used dining pods during the COVID-19 pandemic. Food critic Karen Brooks visited the restaurant for an episode of Hulu's ''Eater's Guide to the World.''

Reception

In 2019, The Oregonian and Portland Monthly named Eem the city's restaurant of the year. Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the white curry with brisket burnt ends in Eater Portland 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes. Katherine Chew Hamilton and Jackson-Glidden included Eem in the website's 2025 list of the city's best restaurants and food cart pods for large groups.
Eem won in the Best Thai Restaurant category of Willamette Week annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2022, 2024, and 2025. The business was included in The Infatuation 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants. In 2025, Eem ranked number 16 in a Yelp list of 50 restaurants serving the best fried chicken in the U.S. and Canada.