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Imperial: The 2015 Restaurant of the Year

How a legendary Portland chef and a swaggering kid from Texas finally nailed Portland cuisine on a big-city scale.

Restaurant Guide 2015 Directory

Go to here to see the directory of our entire Restaurant Guide 2015!

St. Jack

Our runner-up to the Restaurant of the Year, St. Jack, aimed for neighborhood bouchon and ended up with fine dining.

Mediterranean Exploration Company

Patience paid off for John Gorham’s love letter to Israeli and Arab cuisine.

A Map of Our 99 Favorite Restaurants in Portland This Year

Looking for a great place to eat dinner tonight? Here’s a map of our 99 favorite restaurants in town this year.

P.R.E.A.M.

Turn Down for What? This streetwear-styled Southeast pizza spot pairs great beats and killer Neapolitan pies.

Burrasca

The flavors of Florence on Southeast Clinton Street.

The Finest 15

This restaurant guide is designed to celebrate the 99 Portland restaurants we believe offer the best food and the most memorable dining experiences in Portland right now—whether a bass-thumping, hip-hop-themed pizzeria; a backroom restaurant that treats fish plates like holy communion; or a nationally renowned tent-city Thai spot serving spicy chicken wings. But we also …

Beer Backers

Restaurants with great beer lists

Vinotopia

Restaurants and food-friendly bars with great wine

Happiest Hours

The best happy hour deals in Portland dining.

Counter Attack: Breakfast

Counter-service restaurants with great breakfast.

Counter Attack: Mexican

Our favorite over-the-counter Mexican spots in Portland.

New and Incoming

Some exciting Portland restaurants either too new to review or not yet open for business.

Closed

Restaurants that conducted their last service in the past year.

Year of the Noodle

Portland's best pasta

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Counter Attack: Sandwiches

Our favorite counter-service sandwich joints

Sweet Beat

Great spots to stop for dessert.

Counter Attack: Asian

Our favorite counter-service Asian spots.

Restaurant Guide 2015 Southeast

Find listings for Southeast here!

Restaurant Guide 2015 North/Northeast

Find the the best places to eat in your neighborhood here.

Restaurant Guide 2015 Westside

Looking for the best food on the Westside? Here you go!

Where to Find the 2015 Restaurant Guide

An alphabetical list of locations where the Guide will be distributed.