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Bamboo Sushi
As the first certified sustainable sushi restaurant in the world, Bamboo Sushi, a Portland institution with four locations citywide, serves only the freshest fish and partners with such environmentally friendly organizations as the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Blue Ocean Institute....
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Bar Casa Vale
Opened by Nate Tilden, the man behind Portland staples like Clyde Common, Pépé le Moko and Olympia Provisions, this swanky bar is an ode to northern Spain. The stylish tiled dining room has arched windows and an old-world atmosphere and the...
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Departure Restaurant + Lounge
Helmed by Top Chef runner-up Gregory Gourdet, this rooftop restaurant (the only of its kind in downtown) at the Nines hotel offers the swanky atmosphere and scene one might find at one of Manhattan’s trendiest lounges. Departure is located on...
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Multnomah Whiskey Library
Ensconced in a dimly lit, gentlemen’s club–esque space on the second floor of a building in downtown Portland, this lauded speakeasy transports guests with boozy craft cocktails and a Prohibition-era feel. Nicknamed The Library, the lounge is decorated like its...
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Superbite
One of Portland’s hottest restaurants, this appropriately titled 2016 arrival focuses on unusual ingredient combinations and “super bites”—dishes that are intensely flavored and take only two or three bites to finish. Riffing on the amuse bouche concept, Superbite is owned...
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Tusk
Upon opening in 2016, Tusk quickly garnered attention for its stunning, nearly all-white dining room—punctuated by green cacti and an oversized portrait of Keith Richards—and phenomenal Middle Eastern cuisine, courtesy of Joshua McFadden, the lauded chef behind Ava Gene’s. Everything here...
Portland

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Named America’s Best Food City in 2015 by the Washington Post, Oregon’s quirky capital—and the birthplace of culinary pioneer James Beard—has an astonishingly diverse food scene and laid-back approach to dining. Some of the city’s best restaurants morphed from food carts into full-fledged establishments (food cart pods are a defining feature of Portland and can be found on nearly every block), and the range of cuisines offered (Thai, Mexican, Indian, Lebanese, Italian) is staggering. For an abbreviated list of restaurants, read Top Tables Portland.