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Bar Rione Is the New Waiting Room for Piazza Italia, but It’s a Destination in Its Own Right

Compared to the soccer-jersey-festooned walls and red, green and white color palette of the room next door, Rione’s earth-toned Venetian plaster and honey-blond tabletops are downright subdued. But that only helps to make the more modern features pop

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.

Where to Eat in Portland’s Pearl District and Chinatown Neighborhood

Portland long-ago lost its Little Italy to urban renewal, but you’d never know it from Piazza Italia. Here, soccer plays on the TVs, soccer jerseys hang from the walls and Italian regulars speak in their native tongue. Gino’s Favorite squarciarella is a favorite, though you should sub in the house-made pappardelle.

Our Favorite Italian Spots In Portland

Located on a quiet block in the Pearl, Piazza Italia offers the closest thing to a fast plane trip to somewhere just off the piazza, a casual yet tasty Mediterranean spot with pasta for everyone.

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