Paiche

(Christine Dong)
By Parker Hall

The gorgeous lime-laden ceviche that earned Peruvian chef Jose Luis de Cossio's tiny Corbett restaurant the top spot in our 2016-17 Restaurant Guide has been replaced with an ever-rotating assortment of seasonal vegan options, but its menu is inspiring as ever. On our visit, creative dishes like a beet-crusted empanada ($11.50) filled with squash and dried fruit offered earthy complexity, and the beautifully layered potato, pear and cauliflower causa ($12.50) could convert the most die-hard carnivores.

GO: 4237 SW Corbett Ave., 503-403-6186, paichepdx.com, 11 am-3 pm Friday-Sunday. $.

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Parker Hall

Parker Hall

Parker Hall is a writer, musician, and home brewer from Portland. He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, where he studied jazz percussion with drum legend Billy Hart (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock). Now a freelance writer and professional member of the city's jazz and indie rock scenes, he spends most of his days writing, playing music or drinking brews in his spacious North Portland basement.

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