Black Restaurant Week celebrates the culinary talents and achievements of African American-owned restaurants throughout the United States. Different cities and regions schedule this event through the year. This week, it’s in the Pacific Northwest.

This year’s participating restaurants are in these cities:

• Oregon–Portland, Gresham, and Hillsboro
• Washington–Vancouver, Woodland, Kent, Seattle, and Everett
• Alaska–Anchorage

In Portland, KOIN-TV has a list of 20 metro area restaurants to try. Find more participating restaurants throughout the region at blackrestaurantweeks.com/northwest.

Learn more about this event in the Pacific Northwest and other cities at blackrestaurantweeks.com.