Reader Survey 2012: Best Wine List

Metrovino Portland

Portland restaurant patrons don't seem to pay a lot of attention to who has the best wine list. This category always gets a low number of votes - 372 this year, and will probably be dropped for 2013. One thing has changed since our 2011 roundup: … [Read more...]

Reader Survey 2012: Best Bar Food in Portland

Squash Blossoms - Photo Tim Roth

In 2011, the voting went Bunk Bar, Beaker & Flask, and Slow Bar. This year the order has changed a bit, as Interuban has shaken things up. As Tanuki has been moving around over the past year, this is a good showing for them. Out of 952 … [Read more...]

Survey 2012: The Best Restaurant for a Quiet Conversation

Paley's Place Portland Pasta

I'm not sure why this survey question didn't get more responses. Perhaps only 284 of you like a quiet dinner. I know restaurant psychologists say that a noisy restaurant not only makes people feel like they are part of something, but also tends to … [Read more...]

Review: Bar Avignon

Washington mussels, white wine, cream, tarragon

From the moment you walk into Bar Avignon the atmosphere wraps its arms around you. A long bar stretches the length of the restaurant, an easy place to feel comfortable if you are dining alone.  In the front, a small group of tables holds about 20, … [Read more...]

The Best of Portland 2011!

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Updated 4.29. Here are the results from the our 2011 reader surveys. We had well over 1100 participants this year! A big thank you to all of our sponsors and participants! A few notes: If the top two choices were significantly higher than the … [Read more...]

Christmas Eve/Day Events In Portland 2010

Christmas ornament

A few updates 12.22. It never occurred to me that there would be enough events on Christmas Eve for a post, but I've been getting lots of emails from readers, so I decided to write a quick roundup of dinners in the Portland area. Andina … [Read more...]