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Crown is the Utility Pizza and Cocktail Spot Downtown Portland Needed

Hotel restaurants are a funny thing. A couple of years ago, Doug Adams’ spectacular run at it Imperial earned it our Restaurant of the Year nod, and made us think maybe hotel restaurants could be the next great wave in Portland food. Hotels have plenty of money to invest in star chefs and opulent decor. While hotel eateries were traditionally rather conservative, it seemed like a new generation was willing to be more daring.

Imperial is Where Honey-Kissed Spicy Fried Chicken is Perfect from Morning to Night

Imperial became our 2015 Restaurant of the Year because it murdered its role as a grand-halled ambassador to decades of Portland dining while still kicking out stunning, inspired surprises like a beer-braised elk shank.

A Portland Walking Tour of "My Own Private Idaho"

To help get you in the mood, WW has created a handy walking tour of select Portland locations featured in the film, guiding you through Mike (River Phoenix) and Scott’s (Keanu Reeves) journey to find Mike’s mother. Map of Italy not included.

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