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Italian restaurants in Portland

Best in Central Portland

The best Italian restaurants in Portland.

  1. Bluehour
  2. Iorio
  3. Piazza Italia
  4. Pazzo Ristorante
  5. Fratelli
  6. Olea
  7. Rheinlander
  8. Three (3) Doors Down Cafe
  9. Apizza Scholls
  10. Bar Dué
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Southeast Italian
Southeast Coffee, Italian and European Dollar
+82% Southwest Italian, European and Pub Food DollarDollarDollar
+68% Downtown Italian and European DollarDollar
+59% Alameda Italian, European and Vegetarian DollarDollar
+80% Hawthorne Pizza and Italian DollarDollar
+77% Southwest Italian, European and Tapas DollarDollar
+68% Northeast Bakery, Italian and Armenian Dollar
Downtown American, Italian and European DollarDollar
+75% Nob Hill/Uptown Italian DollarDollarDollar
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+82% Pearl District Italian, European and Pizza DollarDollar
+70% Nob Hill/Uptown Pub Food and Italian DollarDollar
+81% Nob Hill/Uptown Italian, European and Vegetarian DollarDollar
+68% Nob Hill/Uptown Italian
+62% Southwest Italian and Pizza
Southeast Pizza and Italian
+71% Southeast Italian, European and Vegetarian DollarDollar
+84% Pearl District French, American and Italian DollarDollarDollarDollar
+85% Pearl District Italian, European and Latin American DollarDollar
+81% Nob Hill/Uptown Italian, European and Desserts/Ice Cream DollarDollarDollar
+70% Southwest Italian and European DollarDollar
+79% Hawthorne French, Italian and Middle Eastern DollarDollarDollarDollar
+76% Alberta Italian, American and European DollarDollarDollar
+76% Southeast American, Italian and European DollarDollarDollarDollar
Northeast Italian
+81% Downtown American, Italian and German DollarDollar
Downtown Italian
Downtown Italian, European and Pizza Dollar
+73% Southeast Italian, European and Pizza DollarDollar
+76% Northwest European, Italian and Sandwiches/Subs Dollar
+66% Southwest Italian and European DollarDollar
+66% Southwest American, Italian and Burgers Dollar
+75% Southeast Pizza, Italian and Vegetarian Dollar
+86% Pearl District Italian, Pub Food and European DollarDollar
+76% Southeast Italian and European DollarDollarDollarDollar
+65% Southwest Pizza, Sandwiches/Subs and Italian
+73% Downtown Italian and Sandwiches/Subs Dollar
+72% Southeast Italian, Pub Food and Seafood DollarDollar
+77% Pearl District Italian, Pub Food and European DollarDollarDollar
+65% Northeast Italian and Pizza
+75% Southeast Italian, European and Vegetarian DollarDollar
+87% Southeast Italian, European and Desserts/Ice Cream DollarDollar
+75% Hawthorne Italian and European Dollar
Northeast Pizza and Italian
Southeast Italian and Chinese Dollar
+68% Northwest Italian, European and Vegetarian Dollar
+70% Southeast French, American and Italian Dollar
Nob Hill/Uptown Italian Dollar
+75% Northeast Italian and European Dollar
+76% Southwest Italian and Breakfast/Brunch DollarDollar
+72% Downtown Italian and European Dollar
North American, Italian and European Dollar
Pearl District Italian and Pizza DollarDollar
+68% North Italian, Coffee and European Dollar
+70% Northwest Italian and European Dollar
Northeast Italian, European and Pub Food Dollar
+70% Southeast Italian, European and Pizza Dollar
+69% Downtown Italian, European and Desserts/Ice Cream DollarDollar
Chinatown/Old Town Italian and European Dollar
+70% Southeast Italian and Sandwiches/Subs Dollar
+78% Downtown Coffee, Desserts/Ice Cream and Italian Dollar
+73% Northeast Burgers, Italian and European Dollar
+75% Southwest Italian and Pizza Dollar
+73% North Italian, Pizza and European Dollar
Southeast American, Burgers and Italian Dollar
+65% Southwest Italian and Noodle Shop Dollar
+75% Southeast Italian, European and Pizza DollarDollar
+69% Southwest Italian Dollar
+78% Chinatown/Old Town Pizza, Italian and European Dollar
+80% Pearl District Mediterranean, Italian and Middle Eastern DollarDollarDollar
Southeast Italian Dollar
Pearl District American, Desserts/Ice Cream and Italian DollarDollar
+72% Southwest Seafood, Pizza and Italian DollarDollar
+71% Southwest European and Italian DollarDollar
+72% North European, Italian and Greek Dollar
Downtown Italian, European and Soups Dollar
+56% Southeast Family Fare, Italian and Pizza
Southeast Family Fare, Italian and Burgers Dollar
Downtown Italian and Fast Food
Nob Hill/Uptown Sandwiches/Subs and Italian
+74% Northeast Italian, Noodle Shop and European Dollar
+76% Nob Hill/Uptown Italian and European Dollar
+73% Southeast Italian, Noodle Shop and European Dollar
Downtown Italian and Noodle Shop
+85% Downtown Italian, European and Bakery Dollar
+86% Pearl District Italian, Sandwiches/Subs and European DollarDollar
+69% Downtown European and Italian DollarDollarDollar
+65% Southeast Italian and Pizza Dollar
+77% North Italian and Pizza Dollar
+70% Southeast Pizza, Italian and European Dollar
+70% Downtown Italian and European DollarDollarDollar
-47% Southeast Italian, European and Seafood DollarDollar
+66% Northeast Italian
+78% Northeast German, European and Italian DollarDollarDollar
+73% Downtown Italian, European and Vegetarian DollarDollar
+68% Downtown Italian DollarDollar
Southeast American, Italian and European Dollar
+70% North Italian and European Dollar
+69% Nob Hill/Uptown Italian, European and Pizza Dollar
Downtown American, Italian and European Dollar
Nob Hill/Uptown Italian and European DollarDollar
+76% Southeast American, Italian and Breakfast/Brunch DollarDollarDollar
+66% Southwest Italian and Pizza
+72% Southeast Italian, European and Pizza Dollar
+77% Northeast Mediterranean, Tapas and Italian DollarDollar
+83% Hawthorne Italian, European and American DollarDollar
+79% Pearl District Mediterranean, Italian and European Dollar
+75% Nob Hill/Uptown Italian DollarDollarDollar
+68% Southeast European, Italian and Eastern European Dollar
+72% Nob Hill/Uptown European, French and Italian DollarDollar
Northeast Italian and Pizza
+72% Southwest Italian, American and Pizza Dollar
+64% Northwest Italian and European Dollar
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These Central Portland Restaurants have received the most positive votes in the past 30 days.

 
Andina (12 votes)
 
Bluehour (6 votes)
 
¿Por Qué No? (5 votes)
 
Escape From New York... (4 votes)
 
Jam on Hawthorne (3 votes)

Central Portland critic reviews

148 Carboni's by Willamette Week
July 23, 2008 - [July 23rd, 2008] Is it a pizza place or a barbecue joint? If one restaurant could do both really well, no one would... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

148 Green Dragon Bistro & Brewpub by Willamette Week
July 16, 2008 - It's not every day that a restaurant gets a second chance to make a first impression. But for the 10-month-old Green... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

148 Little T American Baker by Willamette Week
July 02, 2008 - "Get Your Buns In Here!" This command was printed on the T-shirt that my friend was required to wear to her job at a... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

148 Loco BBQ by Willamette Week
June 18, 2008 - Tex-Mex can be confusing to, well, anyone not from Texas. It involves lots of meat-various cuts of beef; pork ribs... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

147 Mai Thai by The Mercury
June 18, 2008 - Let's forgive Mai Thai its cringe-inducing name (not to mention that there's nary a Mai Tai to be found on premises... 
full review | all The Mercury reviews

Central Portland blog posts

918 Arleta Library Bakery & Cafe
July 09, 2008 - The one spot I was really looking forward to going for breakfast was Arjon's favorite place, Arleta Library Café . It... 
full post | all 10thirty reviews
918 Ten 01
July 06, 2008 - Ten 01 was on our list of places to try while in Portland, but our schedule was so packed that neither Keith nor I... 
full post | all 10thirty reviews
918 Clyde Common
July 05, 2008 - Something that Portland does with the sort of style and panache that Boston can only hope to copy is happy hour... 
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918 Park Kitchen
July 04, 2008 - Something I really like about Portland's and its dining scene is the fact that so many places are open for lunch. It... 
full post | all 10thirty reviews
918 Juniors Cafe
July 04, 2008 - We kept on driving past Junior's Café on our way back to our hotel, and each time, Keith and Arjon would start... 
full post | all 10thirty reviews
Central Portland user reviews

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Piazza Italia
"perfection" by Aric (1 review)
July 22, 2008 - This is far and away my favorite restaurant in Portland and the best Italian I have ever had. The last time I ate...
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Ciao Vito
"I think I can..." by stends (5 reviews)
July 22, 2008 - I really want to love this place. It's right around the corner from my house and his pork sugo is the best, but I...
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La Bonita
"Alberta's Best" by stends (5 reviews)
July 22, 2008 - By Far, THE best Mexican food on Alberta. Not too much rice or beans and the friendliest family. Go for the carne...
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Eleni's Philoxenia
"Family Friendly" by big dave (2 reviews)
July 22, 2008 - Went looking for Greek without a belly dancer, found this quiet, nicely done place with excellent food, good service...
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Golden Horse Seafood
"outstanding" by big dave (2 reviews)
July 22, 2008 - Standard decor, excellent servce,outstanding food. Ordered the fish recommended elsewhere, was warned it was the...

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