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Under the Incan Sun
Peruvian-inspired restaurant del Inti adds the flavors of the Northwest to a cuisine that embodies cultural fusion
Joy to the Pearl
With first-rate pasta and rustic pizza, Bella Gioia succeeds in its quest for authenticity.
Choice Bites
At Evoe, a new eatery next door to Pastaworks on SE Hawthorne Boulevard, diners can discover the true art of snacking.
Honest Like Abe
On an up-and-coming North Portland strip, Lincoln soothes with humble dishes, simple flavors, and steady service.
Cursed Kitchen?
In a Victorian on SE Hawthorne Boulevard, the chef of Belly Timber tries to transcend the building's troubled past.
Smooth Operator
A $4 million restaurant debuts on a lonely stretch of the South Waterfront. But is the food as opulent as the décor?
Taste Test
One of Portland’s most eclectic oenophiles opens up a tiny, unpretentious East Side wine bar that passes with flying colors.
Japanese Rising
At this diminutive eatery in Nob Hill, sake may be king, but the food that’s paired with it is what holds us captive.
Faulty Fusion
A San Diego chef opens her fifth West Coast restaurant in Portland, but is this bastion of healthy cuisine built to last?
Winter’s Repose
A humble public house serving high-end but affordable food on SE Foster Road manages to uplift a weary diner.
Braving the Elements
After a few stormy years, chef Naomi Pomeroy opens a tiny Northeast Portland restaurant on her own terms.
Ciao Down
A new, family-friendly Italian eatery comes to restaurant-starved Beaumont-Wilshire. Reservations are definitely necessary.
Rowdy Rustic
A sophisticated Italian restaurant alights on Sellwood’s main drag and attracts an unlikely crowd of lively Portland diners.
Worth Its Salt?
Sel Gris is a new, upscale restaurant on Hawthorne and should be able to live up to its seemingly elemental name.
Veganopia
Is Portland’s newest, swankiest vegan restaurant only an herbivore’s paradise, or can carnivores dig the vibe too?
Tailored Tapas
Does the latest Spanish-inspired eatery to hit Portland pass muster? It does if you customize your meal just right.
Shaky Ground
When a fine dining establishment called Terroir opens three blocks north of a Popeye's, it's got a lot to live up to. Or does it?
American Why
When a simple salad of arugula collides with “high-tech American” cuisine, what’s a modern American diner to do?
Inn Style
For food-weary Portlanders, this downtown culinary refuge offers good company, warmth and sustenance.
Culinary Matador
A new Spanish-inspired restaurant teaches us to grab the bull by the horns and sing its praises like we mean it.
Cool Comfort
At this new eastside bastion of regional American cuisine, the Midwest and the Northwest collude on the plate.
Down on the Bay
Sustainable seafood, thrice-filtered water and Monica Lewinsky sightings keep the Pearl's Bay 13 packed like a sardine can.
Rolls of Engagement
What's the difference between a "sushi chef" and a sushi chef? The answer may lie in chef Hiro Ikegaya's nigiri.
My Thai
A full review of Pok Pok's new indoor dining room, Whiskey Soda Lounge. Pad thai lovers need not apply.
Dinner by Numbers
Is the staff at the Pearl's newest restaurant confident in what they have to offer, or are they covering up for a perceived lack?
Chintz Charming
After relocating to the northern end of the ever-expanding N Mississippi Ave in December, the new Lovely Hula Hands still offers similar atmospheric enchantment.
