FEATURED REVIEW

Patriot Games

Good old-fashioned American cuisine—with a few twists—lures the crowds to 50 Plates.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Review

Cursed Kitchen?

In a Victorian on SE Hawthorne Boulevard, the chef of Belly Timber tries to transcend the building's troubled past.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Article

Smooth Operator

A $4 million restaurant debuts on a lonely stretch of the South Waterfront. But is the food as opulent as the décor?

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

CHEAP DATE

Review: Broder

A quiet and quaint Scandinavian oasis of a café awaits.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

INTRODUCING…

Nutshell

Nutshell is no mere vegan slop house.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Review

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?

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Eat This Now

Tailored Tapas

Does the latest Spanish-inspired eatery to hit Portland pass muster? It does if you customize your meal just right.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Mana From Heaven?

Veganopia

Is Portland’s newest, swankiest vegan restaurant only an herbivore’s paradise, or can carnivores dig the vibe too?

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Article

Taste Test

One of Portland’s most eclectic oenophiles opens up a tiny, unpretentious East Side wine bar that passes with flying colors.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Review

Worth Its Salt?

Sel Gris is a new, upscale restaurant on Hawthorne and should be able to live up to its seemingly elemental name.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Article

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.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Restaurant Review

Faulty Fusion

A San Diego chef opens her fifth West Coast restaurant in Portland, but is this bastion of healthy cuisine built to last?

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Article

Culinary Matador

A new Spanish-inspired restaurant teaches us to grab the bull by the horns and sing its praises like we mean it.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Article

Down on the Bay

Sustainable seafood, thrice-filtered water and Monica Lewinsky sightings keep the Pearl’s Bay 13 packed like a sardine can.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Article

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.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Article

Bird Feeder

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Review

Ciao Down

A new, family-friendly Italian eatery comes to restaurant-starved Beaumont-Wilshire. Reservations are definitely necessary.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Review

Rowdy Rustic

A sophisticated Italian restaurant alights on Sellwood’s main drag and attracts an unlikely crowd of lively Portland diners.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Just Opened

Braving the Elements

After a few stormy years, chef Naomi Pomeroy opens a tiny Northeast Portland restaurant on her own terms.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Eat Here Now

Winter’s Repose

A humble public house serving high-end but affordable food on SE Foster Road manages to uplift a weary diner.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis