19 editor picks in Portland.
19 upscale places in Portland, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Portland: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Portland food.
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.
OrderFoie gras profiteroles with caramel ice cream
TipThree communal tables take reservations. The chef's counter is walk-in only and turns over from 17:00.
Peter Cho and Sun Young Park's family-table Korean room in the Kerns neighbourhood of Portland, The Oregonian's 2017 Restaurant of the Year.
OrderThe dumpling and noodle prix fixe
TipOpen Thursday to Sunday for the family-style prix fixe. Saturday brunch is a la carte and easier to book.
Portland's whiskey library and membership lounge on SW Alder, with 1,500+ bottles on rolling library ladders, leather wingbacks and cart-pulled cocktail.
TipMembers reserve ahead. Non-members enter via the standby line at 17:00 (or Mon-Wed walk-ins more reliable).
The naturally focused wine room next door to the former Castagna space on SE Hawthorne in Portland, chef Justin Woodward's food, Willamette growers.
TipThe bar takes walk-ins; the dining room reserves on Resy. By-the-glass list rotates weekly.
Heather Lawless's SE Clinton Street cocktail bar in Portland, with classic spec martinis, Pacific oysters on the half-shell and a relocated 2024 dining room.
TipOyster happy hour 16:00-17:30 weekdays. The bar walks in; the dining room books on Resy.
The bar at Ava Gene's on SE Division in Portland, focused on Italian regional pours and Willamette Valley wines, with full kitchen access for walk-ins.
TipOrder the antipasti as a snack with two glasses of wine; the kitchen will plate a smaller portion.
Peter Platt and Doris Rodriguez de Platt's Peruvian dining room in the Pearl District of Portland, open since 2003 with PNW produce and ceviche.
OrderThe classic ceviche mixto
TipLive Latin music in the bar every night. Happy hour from 16:00-17:00 is the best value in the Pearl.
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.
OrderThe duck-egg-topped pancakes
TipAll-day service from 09:00 means Canard absorbs Le Pigeon's overflow. Walk-ins for the bar.
Cheryl Wakerhauser's Pix Pâtisserie in Portland holds an award-winning Champagne and sparkling wine list, paired to macarons, chocolates and Bar Vivant tapas.
TipOpen late Friday and Saturday until 02:00. Bar Vivant's sherry list is the second draw.
The bright, plant-forward Middle Eastern room on East Burnside in Portland, open since 2016 with Pacific Northwest produce on every plate. Priced at $$$.
OrderThe slow-roasted lamb shoulder with sumac and pomegranate
TipOpen for dinner Wednesday through Sunday. The covered patio is the best seat in summer.
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.
OrderThe lamb shoulder mechoui for the table
TipFamily-style is the move. Two people order three dishes; six people order eight.
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.
Bar Vivant sits inside Pix Pâtisserie on E Burnside in Portland, with a Spanish tapas menu, deep sherry list and an award-winning Champagne programme.
TipOpen until 02:00 Friday and Saturday. Order the tortilla espanola with a copita of fino.
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.
OrderThe kushiyaki tasting flight from the grill
TipTwo outdoor decks with views of Mount Hood. Sunset is the seat to book.
The wine bar and lounge at Andina in the Pearl District of Portland, with happy hour tapas paired to Spanish and South American pours, plus live Latin music.
TipHappy hour 16:00-17:00 daily, with a cut-rate tapas menu and wine flights.
Portland's most famous dive bar on SE Division, with fishing-lure-encrusted resin tables, poker machines and the city's best broasted fried chicken.
TipOne deep fryer means the chicken can take an hour at peak. Order at the bar and drink while you wait.
The Olympia Provisions bar in SE Portland, with European wines by the glass paired to house-cured charcuterie boards and choucroute royale. Family-friendly.
TipWalk-in seating at the bar. The charcuterie board with two glasses is the editorial pick.
The 15th-floor lounge at The Nines hotel in downtown Portland, with two outdoor decks, the city's largest sake list and views of Mount Hood at sunset.
TipThe outdoor decks open in May and close in late September. Reserve outdoor seats a week ahead.
The bar at Tusk on East Burnside in Portland, with Mediterranean and Lebanese natural wines paired to lamb, mezze and seasonal vegetable mezzes.
TipBar takes walk-ins. The natural-wine list deepens after 19:00 when the kitchen pulls reserve bottles.
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