Clyde Common

(Thomas Teal)

This downtown stalwart is still a hub for good food and a prime place for people watching. Whether you're sipping on a Jeffrey Morgenthaler-designed cocktail or feasting on a piece of perfectly smoked trout perched on a blackened bourbon barrel stave ($25), Clyde remains quintessential Portland cool.

GO: 1014 SW Harvey Milk St., 503-228-3333, clydecommon.com, 3-11 pm Monday-Wednesday, 3 pm-midnight Thursday-Friday, 10 am-midnight Saturday, 10 am-11 pm Sunday. $$-$$$.

Brian Panganiban

IT Manager Brian Panganiban has been with Willamette Week since 1996. He occasionally writes about food.

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