Food Reviews & Stories With tall ceilings, clean lines and warm, coffee-colored walls, Sub Rosa is a straightforward, friendly and appealing neighborhood restaurant that doesn't try to be something it's not. Serving simple Italian food in realistic portions with fresh ingredients, a surprisingly varied menu emerges from S   More

Food Reviews & Stories An ideal date spot, Bastas offers candlelight and dark corners that make everything look good, including the food. And while most Americans think pasta when they think of Italian food, you'd do best to focus on other things here. The hanger steak was tender and flavorful, with hints of garlic and ba   More

Food Reviews & Stories A sure sign a restaurant is more than just good? When it's filled, day in and day out, by 6 pm. Not only does Mingo pack 'em in but there are few culinary spots in Portland that can be more entertaining than the bar at the original, Northwest location. Where else can you sip a Valpolicella Ripasso,    More

Food Reviews & Stories A sure sign a restaurant is more than just good? When it's filled, day in and day out, by 6 pm. Not only does Mingo pack 'em in but there are few culinary spots in Portland that can be more entertaining than the bar at the original, Northwest location. Where else can you sip a Valpolicella Ripasso,    More

Food Reviews & Stories Mother's Bistro's little sister (and next-door neighbor) succeeds at exactly what it strives to be, an East Coast family hangout planted squarely in white-bread Portland. And thank God—MMT's hard-working chef-owner, Lisa Schroeder—for it. From the colorful antipasto with ample helpings o   More

Food Reviews & Stories When the chilly, dark Portland winter has you calling the first therapist with an opening, save a few bucks and have lunch at this Jamaican restaurant. Named after a tourist town on the Caribbean Island's northwest coast, Montego Bay offers bright, Technicolor walls and steady reggae beat will have    More