Italian cooking in Portland leans toward the seasonal and the produce-led, reflecting a city that builds menus around what the surrounding farms send in. The style appears both downtown and along the inner southeast. Ava Gene's on the Division corridor is the marquee Roman-inflected room, while Mucca Osteria downtown keeps a more classic osteria register.
An intimate Tuscan and Central Italian room in downtown Portland with handmade pastas, a focused wine list and dinner reservations that book a week ahead.
OrderThe pici cacio e pepe
TipDinner only, closed Sunday and Monday. The wine list runs deep on Italian regions you can't find elsewhere in Portland.
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