Molto Bene

Portland’s Best Italian Restaurants

Our favorite Italian-American red sauce joints and Old World trattorias.

02/10/2026 By Alex Frane and Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Dining Picks

Portland’s Best Spots for Chinese Food

Where to feast on soup dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, Peking duck, and more.

12/05/2025 By Alex Frane and Portland Monthly Staff

Best Restaurants

The 50 Best Restaurants in Portland Right Now

The legends, new voices, and wild ideas that make Portland a major dining destination.

06/04/2024 Edited by Karen Brooks

Review

Excellent Cuisine’s Dim Sum Is, Well, Excellent

I will not hear any complaints that “Portland doesn’t have any good Chinese food” until you’ve tried this spot.

09/19/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipe

Make Tikim's Short Rib Sinigang

The short rib bones enrich the broth in this Filipino stew, giving it a palate-coating texture that takes sinigang to a whole new level.

04/26/2022 By Nori De Vega

Restaurant Review

Gabbiano’s Delivers Old-School Italian American Comfort Food

Mozzarella shots stuffed with tomato sauce and saffron-infused limoncello drops add up to a delightful dining experience.

04/25/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Let's Do Lunch

Mayo Madness: In Search of the World's Best Mayonnaise

Trail Blazers reporter Brooke Olzendam, Justin Hintze of Jojo, and others taste nine mayos with a whole pile of hot jojos. Who will win?

02/18/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Interview

Q&A: @nomnom_nori Nori De Vega on Filipino Food, Basenjis, and Small Business

Alongside ‘grammable food, this Portlander uses Instagram to talk social justice, build community, and spread her love for Filipino cuisine and culture through her pop-up, Tikim.

12/31/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton