After a day of tasting Pinot in the Willamette Valley, Hayward is where you'll want to post up for dinner. Led by chef Kari Shaughnessy, the team breaks down whole animals, pickles vegetables, bakes sourdough, and crafts a simple but ambitious menu that makes it a standout in the region. The restaurant, now located in charming Carlton, even snagged James Beard nominations in 2023 and 2024, shining a spotlight on Oregon wine country's culinary bounty.

Le Pigeon serves adventurous French-inspired food, along with a varied selection of wines in an intimate dining room on Portland’s East Burnside Street.

Nostrana—literally ours—invokes local. Simple food from honest ingredients. Pure, regional, Italian. Opened in 2005, Nostrana is Chef/Owner Cathy Whims’ love letter to Italy. This is a restaurant built on relationships: with amazing farmers and purveyors, dedicated staff, and of course, guests.

James Beard nominated, Mexico-forward chef's prix fixe tasting experience by Executive Chef Jose Camarena, that recontextualizes Mexican cuisine and culture through Storytelling. They exclusively offer a prix fixe tasting menu experience, with 7-Course and a 10-Course options, both of which are meant to honor the complex history that created these dishes as well as leave a lasting impact on all those who taste this beautiful food and listen to their stories.

Located on the 20th floor, Bellpine presents panoramic views of the city and beyond. Acclaimed Executive Chef Pedro Almeida, whose previous restaurants earned Michelin Stars under his leadership, leads the culinary artistry of Bellpine. The menu features ingredients indigenous to the region as well as items from local purveyors and skilled artisans. The culinary journey is accentuated with world-class wine and spirit selections.

Experience a culinary journey through Japanese-Korean Fusion cuisine. Their mission is to spark joy and imagination with every dining experience through fusion cuisine demonstrating that everything is better together. Focused on small plates, hand-crafted cocktails and sharing, Janken provides a nod to the variety of experiences you can have when you dine. They embrace a traditional-contemporary blend to create a comfortable upscale dining experience.

For more than 7 decades they have been offering guests the best steaks in town, providing impeccable service with an unmatched wine list. With over 75 years of continuous family ownership, RingSide Steakhouse is a legend in the world of steakhouses.

In a world of white tablecloths and subtle snobbery, they’re doing something rare: being real. They’re less steak and more house. Their house - and yours. Urban Farmer was founded on the idea that combining responsibly sourced food, high-quality ingredients and down-to-earth values would create a new kind of steakhouse, where people could create memories and communities could thrive.

Located in the heart of Downtown Portland, OR, Dolly Olive centers around Southern Mediterranean ingredients and flavors, with an emphasis on an in house bakery program, fresh made pastas, and Italian aperitifs. Dolly Olive sports an inviting atmosphere and an excellent experience, start to finish.

With soaring ceilings and an abundance of elegance and style, Gracie’s exudes Hollywood glamor. Their menus feature unique, classic American fare and innovative locally-sourced Pacific Northwest dishes.

Chef Ryley Eckersley, previously of ANIKS, Quaintrelle and DOC, has now opened WØLF, where the vision is to cultivate a space where culinary exploration meets artistic expression. At our intimate 16-seat experience, WØLF is a sanctuary for experimentation, music, art, having fun, and feeding people; fine dining turned on its head. At WØLF, our 10 course tasting menu is a playful exploration of Oregon environments, pulling inspiration from the ocean, Oregon coast, mountains and valleys.

Pioneering restaurateur Akkapong “Earl” Ninsom hosts the city’s hottest supper club at Langbaan, an intimate Thai tasting menu spot tucked inside Phuket Cafe. Refined multi-course meals here start with favorites like a Hokkaido scallop rice cup and end with showstopping desserts, with ever-evolving regional Thai dishes in between. This 2024 James Beard Award-winner for Outstanding Restaurant sets the the standard for seriously fun fine dining.

James Beard Semifinalist Ryan Roadhouse is known for his next-level omakase menus, some inspired by Studio Ghibli films or Haruki Murakami novels, and running more than 20 courses long. Starting as a pop-up more than a decade ago, Nodoguro inhabited a couple of homes before settling into its downtown space in the beautiful Beaux Arts Morgan Building in 2025. Expect ambitious menus, including kaiseki and sushi options, served in a long space with eight tables, a sushi bar, and a chef's counter.