Willamette Week

It Really Is Hotter in East Portland, By About 20 Degrees

10 Barrel

Inside this wood and brushed-steel monument to modern capitalism, you find a reminder of the old ways.

Broder

Peter Bro’s family of Scandinavian brunch havens grew this year with Broder Soder, a weekday lunch spot inside the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation out in unincorporated Washington County.

The latest outpost of Boxer Ramen seems nearly subtle, even though Camden has spray-painted an alley in gold and decorated the walls with drawings of animal-people eating bowls of animal-people, like an anime episode of Bojack Horseman.

Bamboo Sushi

Even if you don’t look good in tight black pants and aren’t as concerned as you should be about the ethical harvest of seafood, you’ll agree that Bamboo is obviously doing something right.

Clyde Common

New chef Carlo Lamagna has added something to Clyde Common’s menu it hasn’t seen in years: excitement.

Andina

The tapas-style menu at the Pearl’s always-crammed Andina makes good use of native Peruvian ingredients and Spanish influence.

Ataula

Like any great entertainer or con artist, Ataula chef Jose Chesa never lets you see how hard he’s working.

Dar Salam Lazurdi

This excellent casual Iraqi restaurant has made some of the best Middle Eastern fare in town since opening as a cart operated by a pair of refugees who fled the chaos of their native Baghdad after Dubya’s mission was accomplished.

El Gaucho

Gaucho is the opposite of a Portland restaurant. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The Seattle-founded high-end steakhouse offers unabashed opulence in a low-lit room, with beautifully marbled 18-ounce cuts of bone-in New York, and a trademark Caesar salad tossed with considerable pomp beside tables dressed in cloth and candle.

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