Departure is a pan-asian restaurant in Downtown, Portland.
The 15th-floor pan-Asian rooftop at The Nines in downtown Portland, with two outdoor decks and the city's largest sake list. Modern Asian cooking.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Kushiyaki, Kobe meatballs
Must order: The kushiyaki tasting flight from the grill
Tip: Two outdoor decks with views of Mount Hood. Sunset is the seat to book.
Address: 525 SW Morrison St, 15th Floor, Portland, OR 97204
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.
Signature: Handmade pasta, Branzino
Order: The pici cacio e pepe
Tip: Dinner only, closed Sunday and Monday. The wine list runs deep on Italian regions you can't find elsewhere in Portland.
Portland's first salumeria, now a refined European bistro in the Central Eastside with house-cured charcuterie and a long pastry bar at the front.
Signature: Charcuterie board, Choucroute royale
Order: The chef's charcuterie board with house-baked rye
Tip: Choucroute royale is on the menu year-round but tastes right in winter. Brunch on weekends from 10:00.
Troy MacLarty's spice-loud Indian street-food canteen on NE Alberta in Portland, modelled on the chaat stalls of Mumbai and Hyderabad since 2012.
Signature: Vada pav, Kati roll
Order: The vada pav with green chutney
Tip: Counter order, table service. The Division Street outpost has closed; Alberta is the original room.
John Gorham's Mediterranean room in the Pearl District of Portland, from Morocco to Turkey to Greece in one big family-style menu since 2014.
Signature: Lamb tagine, Octopus mechouia
Order: The lamb shoulder mechoui for the table
Tip: Family-style is the move. Two people order three dishes; six people order eight.
Gabriel Rucker's relaxed all-day bistro next door to Le Pigeon on East Burnside in Portland, with foie gras dumplings and a steam burger worth the line.
Signature: Duck stack pancakes, Steam burger
Order: The duck-egg-topped pancakes
Tip: All-day service from 09:00 means Canard absorbs Le Pigeon's overflow. Walk-ins for the bar.
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.
Signature: Handmade pasta, Branzino
Order: The pici cacio e pepe
Tip: Dinner only, closed Sunday and Monday. The wine list runs deep on Italian regions you can't find elsewhere in Portland.
James Beard winner Gabriel Rucker's communal-table bistro on East Burnside, Portland's most decorated French room since 2006 with chef's counter walk-ins.
Signature: Pigeon, Foie gras profiteroles
Order: Foie gras profiteroles with caramel ice cream
Tip: Three communal tables take reservations. The chef's counter is walk-in only and turns over from 17:00.
