Portland is a city best known for its casual, mid-priced restaurants and food carts, as opposed to its extravagant chef’s counters charging upwards of $400 per person. As such, many of the city’s finest tasting menu restaurants — Beast, Holdfast, Tercet, Castagna — have closed, and places like Berlu have shifted away from a prix fixe model. That being said, Portland is home to several destination restaurants for tasting menus, exploring things like the intricacies of Thai regional cuisines or the pre- and post-colonial foodways of Mexico. Plus, those who regularly roll through Michelin-starred spots nationwide will find that Portland is a relatively inexpensive option for tasting menus: The priciest clocks in around $250 — a bargain compared to some New York or San Francisco restaurants — and many stay under $100 per person.
This list rounds up the finest fixed-price menus in town, from the (relatively) affordable to the splurges. Some locations offer a tasting menu in addition to an à la carte one; others only do set menus. Note that menus do change often, as do prices; it’s best to check reservation sites for pricing before booking. For more celebration dinner spots, check out this map.
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