#25-30: Reader Choice 2012 Best Restaurants in Portland

Natural Selection Portland

A few notes: On the annual survey, 30 restaurants received substantially more votes that the other nominations. For that reason, I'll limit this list to those. They are listed in reverse, by number of votes received. The top ten will be in their own … [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...]

Reader Survey 2012: Best Bar in Portland

Teardrop Lounge

This survey question was for "Best Bar - Excluding Food". Last year Teardrop Lounge was knocked off of its perch by Beaker & Flask, but it has regained its footing by a healthy margin. The Rum Club made a great showing for a new business. 686 … [Read more...]

Beaker and Flask, Clyde Common Nominated for “Spirited Awards”

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Tales of the Cocktail is a five-day drinks convention where thousands of chefs, bartenders, spirits writers, and drink geeks go to New Orleans to gorge on seminars and tastings. It is the most important cocktail education, celebration and awards … [Read more...]

Chef Ben Bettinger Leaving Beaker & Flask

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Ben Bettinger, chef at the popular SE restaurant Beaker & Flask, is leaving to join his old mentor Vitaly Paley at his new Downtown restaurant. From Oregon Live, "Coming to Beaker and Flask was a huge stepping stone, my first opportunity to find … [Read more...]

2011 Reader’s Survey: The Best Restaurants in Portland!

Andina Prawns

The 2012 results will be posted shortly! Here are the results of the reader survey of the best restaurants in Portland. The total number of votes was a bit daunting, but I narrowed them down to a group which stood far above the rest. Within each … [Read more...]

Survey 2011: Best Late Night Snack

Bar at Biwa, Portland Oregon

Just in time for the weekend, our readers vote for the best place for a late-night snack. Out of 760 votes: Cartopia at 12th and Hawthorne - 46% of the vote! Open 12pm - 3am. Map When split into vendors, Potato Champion and Whiffies Fried … [Read more...]