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The Pacific Northwest produce and proteins used in Ava Gene’s Roman-inspired dishes are a winning combo.
Dan and Louis Oyster Bar is the place to eat Pacific oysters in every form imaginable.
You're at this downtown icon to eat rainbow trout almondine, salmon stuffed with crab and shrimp, and Dungeness crab cocktails in a wood-paneled dining room.
Huber’s is known for year-round turkey dinners with all the trimmings and flaming Spanish coffee prepared tableside with theatrical flourish.
Clyde’s, with its castle-like facade, is a steakhouse on Sandy for people who love ’60s charm.
People are drawn to Goose Hollow Inn for the reubens overflowing with corned beef, a solid beer list, and outdoor seating galore.
Sayler’s is a casual steakhouse that's also a glorious throwback to another time.
This North Portland institution from the 1930s is part old-school diner, part neighborhood dive. Get the chicken fried steak and a Bloody Mary.
Amalfi’s has been thriving in Northeast Portland since 1959, back when practically no one else in town was serving pizza.
Original Hotcake House is the diner that once fueled (and sobered up) generations of Portland partiers.
This German deli and market, with an adorably retro sign out front and taxidermy inside, is an old-world treasure.
Salty’s on the Columbia River, known more for the view and a Sunday all-you-can-eat seafood brunch, still packs in the crowds.
This fish market and restaurant in Kerns is where to eat all the tasty things that come from the sea on a patio.
People flock to this industrial-style, counter-service spot in The Zipper food hall for their fried chicken sandwiches overflowing with crackly, golden thighs.
Xiao Ye in Hollywood is serving first-generation American food in a cozy setting. Expect dishes like rigatoni all’amatriciana with preserved chilis, and masa-and-mochi madeleines.
Gravy has glorious excess down pat, and their Southern food is compelling enough to justify waiting for a table, even on a weekday.
This Roseway diner is a bonafide crowd-pleaser with generous portions, reasonable prices, and a cottagecore aesthetic.
This classic steakhouse strikes a balance between baller and old-school kitsch in a way that appeals to special occasion diners of all stripes.
This old-school diner has been holding strong in the Pearl District since the ’40s with no-nonsense eggs, bacon, and hashbrown combos.
Proud Mary Cafe is an airy, narrow space in Alberta for pour-overs, sourdough toast slathered with Vegemite, and ricotta hotcakes.
Cafe Rowan is a light-filled counter-service cafe where you can pop in for an Americano or stay for a leisurely weekday brunch.
Original Pancake Houses have sprouted up from Ohio to Osaka, but this Southwest Portland colonial-style home with a candy-cane-striped awning is the O.G.