Le Pigeon

Without the airs of a high-end restaurant, the mood in Le Pigeon is lively and interactive, probably because of the intimate space, the communal tables and the open kitchen where you can see your food being prepared. The ingredients are fresh and directly sourced from farms. The staff is attentive and recommends good wines to go with your order and service is swift. Try the crème brulee or foie...

When the New York Times filed a rare Portland restaurant review for downtown's Little Bird Bistro, its opening lines targeted chef Erik Van Kley's charcuterie board: "Of all the dishes served at the Little Bird Bistro in Portland, Ore., the charcuterie plate best encapsulates its spirit." At the time, Van Kley was playing around with jam-topped foie gras brûlées and oxtail terrines, though Van...

If restaurants have the ability to achieve something like cult status, it's often as a result of one iconic dish that's influenced the local culinary scene; the dish that ravenous diners return to time after time. When it comes to meat, Portland's most beloved icons run the gamut from decades-old classics to newfound favorites: house-aged steaks at the 70-year-old RingSide Steakhouse and...

It's time to update the Eater 38, your answer and ours to any question that begins, "Can you recommend a restaurant...?" This highly elite group covers the entire city, spans myriad cuisines, and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs, save for those occasions when you absolutely must spend half a paycheck. Every couple of months, we'll be adding pertinent restaurants that were...

Ladies and gentlemen, Eater is thrilled to present the much-anticipated Eater Young Guns Class of 2014, a group of 16 of the most distinguished young chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, and hospitality industry professionals in the country. And we're extra-pleased to announce that Portland's own Nora Antene, pastry chef extraordinaire at Le Pigeon and the buzzy pop-up Limited Company, is among...

Acheson: "Want to know what I think is the best community restaurant in the country? It's the little tiny spot run so well by Gabe Rucker. The food is spot on, the wines are awesome, and they hav...view moree that certain patina of authenticity that just makes you feel right at home." view less