Upscale Downtown Hotel The Nines Will Soon Reopen to Overnight Guests Anyone looking for another physically distanced dining destination should be delighted by the return of one of downtown’s more popular patios: The Nines has announced it is reopening Departure. The restaurant and bar, located on the 15th story of the historic Meier & Frank building on Southwest Morrison Street, is set to resume operations on Thursday, Aug. 13 following a nearly five-month closure due to coronavirus.
Four Portland Restaurants and Four More Chefs Are James Beard Award Finalists While much of the restaurant industry is simply hanging on by a thread during the pandemic, there’s a bit of good news and reason for some local chefs to celebrate—even during these tough times. Four Portland restaurants and an additional four chefs are all finalists for James Beard Awards.
We Went to Blazers Media Day and Asked Players About Their Favorite Portland Restaurants There is one thing our city can claim—one hot magnet that, if promoted properly, could presumably attract stars from all over the world: We have some damn good-ass restaurants.
Il Solito’s Big Italian-American Flavors Don’t Always Work Well Together With Il Solito, the new Italian-American restaurant replacing Pazzo Ristorante inside downtown’s Hotel Vintage, Kimpton Hotels went big, nabbing chef Matt Sigler to lead the kitchen.
Portland’s New Swanky Rooftop Lounge Has 12 Dollar Tots and Even Pricier Views Since opening last month on the 16th floor of the Porter Hotel, Xport Bar & Lounge (1355 SW 2nd Ave., 503-306-4800) has given Portlanders a solid backup for a space offering elevated cocktail consumption, both figurative and literal.
The Five Places We’re Most Stoked to Eat This Week Under former Imperial chef Doug Adams, the Woodsman has entered a new golden age. Order the fried chicken, or the trout, or the pimento dip, or the oysters, or… honestly, you can’t go wrong.
Here Are The Five Places We’re Most Excited to Eat This Week Here are the five places we’re most excited to eat this week