Adventurous dining meets good eatin’ at this stunner in North Capitol Hill, brought to you by the culinary genius and Herbfarm alum Jerry Traunfeld. Read more.
Here you can drop in for breakfast, lunch or dinner wearing whatever, order ham and eggs at any hour and chase them with a cocktail. The menu is both comfortingly familiar and a mite adventurous. Read more.
In chef Tamara Murphy's words: "We’re not Spanish. We’re not Italian. It’s about what’s fresh and what we feel like cooking that day. The menu will always be changing." [Eater 38 Member]
No better place to go for barbecue in Ballard than this hot spot. Don't skip out on the sides, especially the pulled-pork nachos and Buffalo chicken livers. [Eater 38 Member]
More than 80 wines are available by the glass many organized into four 2.5-ounce tastes. Has an eclectic menu that encourages sampling as well. Try something from the "Tasting Bar," available after 3. Read more.
Restaurateur Tom Douglas' take on Mediterranean and North African fare. Kebabs delivered to your table in a sizzling skillet. Even Lola's cocktails follow the same cuisine theme. Happy hour 4-6 M-F Read more.
Clyde Common’s uber-hip, dimly lit common room offers a snapshot of Portland, Oregon in all its skinny jeans-wearing, pork belly-eating, pig-loving, slow food glory. Negroni anyone? [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
The closest thing Portland has to a New York-style Jewish deli. No "artisan" sandwiches here, just simple, unpretentious towers of pastrami, chopped brisket and pickled tongue. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Organic beer, locally sourced food, and a bar bedecked with bike frames: could there be a more Portland brewpub? We think not. Read more.
Pearl District stalwart Andina delivers an upscale take on Peruvian cuisine, gussied up with fresh PNW ingredients and artfully presented. [Eater 38 Member]
Look for the ingredients in all capital letters—mizuna, arugula, radishes, green tomatoes, herbs—on the menu at this wine bar; it means they were raised in the rooftop garden.
If Alvar aalto and Betty Crocker had a love child, it would be this Southeast Clinton Scandinavian place. Broder’s brunch is the most inventive in Portland. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Portland's "green" ethos is no more obvious than at Bamboo, the world's first certified-sustainable sushi restaurant. The Alaskan black cod is one of the top fish dishes in town. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
First I ordered a dozen oysters, then I ordered six more, and then six more after that. The quarter-size Olympia, "Samish Sweets," and Malaspina varieties were that good.
Grandly scaled, candle-bedecked locations on both sides of Lake Washington have a touch of corporate chill, but the tequila-focused bar program is on par with the best in town. Read more.
Thin-crust East Coast/New Haven-style pizza, this southeast joint closes when they out of dough, which they stick in a 650-900-degree oven and char the daylights out of. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Chef Matt Fortner puts his own stamp on the menu of this unfussy Italian-via-Northwest style restaurant. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Don't judge Tavolata by its appearance — instead, wait for its fine rustic food, like this veal carpaccio, of bubble-gum pink meat with olive oil, parsley, Parmigiano-Reggiano and anchovies. Read more.
