Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Portland

OpenTable

Updated July 05, 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Portland? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Bar Dolly

4.8

4.8 (38)

$31 to $50

Dining Bar

Downtown

About the restaurant

Bar Dolly, a new wine and cocktail destination from the Sesame Collective Restaurant Group, serves as a companion bar to next door sister southern Italian restaurant Dolly Olive. Bar Dolly offers an
extensive collection of Mediterranean wines, and regional dishes. The spritz menu includes Italian classics like Aperol spritzes and Bicicletas and the house Negroni is an instant classic, poured tableside. Bar Dolly shares a kitchen with Dolly Olive, which centers around Southern Mediterranean ingredients and flavors, with an emphasis on an in house bakery program, fresh made pastas and other dishes that are treated simply and presented elegantly. Chef Casey Brigan and Sesame Collective Culinary Director Natalie Gullish have developed a menu of featured Dolly Olive favorites, as well as a few more snack-forward options like salami and cheese boards.

Top review

Christine

Dined on Jul 13, 2025

Absolutely fabulous! Small, cozy little place with the most amazing dishes. My friend and I stumbled upon this gem while we were in town for a wedding, and it was the best find. You can tell the food is made with passion and only the best ingredients, and the people there are proud to serve it. 10/10

The Star Portland

4.8

4.8 (309)

$30 and under

Pizzeria

Pearl District

About the restaurant

At The Star Pizza, we have take enormous pride in serving our award-winning deep dish and thin crust pizzas. By offering organic salads, appetizers made from scratch, house made dressings and sauces, oven baked sandwiches, and fresh dough tossed daily, our once small pizzerias have blossomed into a dynamic neighborhood restaurants. Beyond dozens of signature dishes, our bar serves artisan cocktails, carefully selected wines and beer in an elegant yet comfortable environment. Our commitment to our employees, community, schools and local nonprofit organizations embodies who we are. We treat our guests like family, invest in our employees, and use responsible and high quality ingredients to continue The Star legacy. Thank you for choosing to dine with us.

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Alejandro

Dined 1 day ago

Food and drinks were great! Service was great! I can’t complain!

Le Pigeon

4.9

4.9 (1719)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Southeast Portland

About the restaurant

Le Pigeon serves adventurous French-inspired food, along with a varied selection of wines in an intimate dining room on Portland’s East Burnside Street.

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AshleyVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Best dinner in Portland hands down! The menu is always inventive fresh and seasonal. I’m always trying something new that I’ve never had before in the most unique delicious way. The staff is fabulous. The value that you get for the price is wonderful the wine suggested by the sommelier was perfect! Everything was wonderful and I can’t wait to go back and try another menu!

Xiao Ye

4.9

4.9 (71)

$50 and over

American

Northeast Portland

About the restaurant

Xiao Ye is a unique dining destination in Portland, Oregon, celebrated for its innovative approach to first-generation American cuisine. With a menu inspired by the rich flavors that define American dining today, Xiao Ye offers nostalgic comfort food with contemporary culinary techniques.

At Xiao Ye, diners can enjoy a variety of dishes that reflect the diverse backgrounds and cultural influences from Chef Louis and his team. From hearty classics to creative twists, the menu is designed to appeal to a wide range of tastes. Their ever-changing menu allows for creativity and showcases seasonal produce of the PNW. Be sure to try their masa & mochiko Mini Madeleines!

The candlelit, cozy interiors with mismatched chairs, makes it an ideal spot for gatherings, from a casual dinner with friends, a family dinner, or special celebration. Whether you're visiting for the first time or returning as a regular, you can expect a warm welcome and attentive service from the team lead by Jolyn Chen.

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JackVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Mikak has the wine menu dialed in with lots of interesting options.

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Experience

Weekend Brunch

Experience

Friends In Town with Wildair and Bar Contra NYC

LeChon

4.9

4.9 (3757)

$30 and under

South American

Southwest Portland

About the restaurant

Lechon is a South American dining experience that seamlessly combines the fiery cooking of Argentina, Chile and Patagonia, along with creative inspiration of the chef. Enjoy perfectly charred 28-day dry-aged ribeye, grilled octopus with chorizo, housemade piquillo pepper and pork empanadas, slow roasted lechon, refreshing ceviches and smoked bone marrow.

Executive Chef Jaco Smith consistently pushes the boundaries on traditional Latin fare by incorporating wood-fired flavors into his cuisine while boasting a view of the Willamette River that few Portland restaurants can offer. Smith comes from a large family of cattle, sheep and grain farmers. He started cooking at a young age in his mother’s kitchen. His favorite childhood memories include the tastes of dulce de leche, flan and grilled breads, reminiscent of South American flavors and commonly found on South African kitchen tables.

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Allie

Dined 4 days ago

Delicious food, wonderful staff, and beautiful space

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5.0

5 (158)

$31 to $50

American

Southwest Portland

About the restaurant

Marco’s Café and Espresso Bar, in the heart of Southwest Portland’s charming Multnomah Village, has been serving up consciously-sourced fare since 1983. We hope you’ll join us under the umbrellas, in the historic Nelson Thomas building, next time you’re in need of some nourishment.

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heatherVIP

Dined on Jul 14, 2025

Marco's is one of my family's favorite restaurants. The menu has a lot of options, breakfast all day, and a great specials menu. The service is great, the food is good.

Screen Door - Eastside

4.9

4.9 (1089)

$30 and under

Southern

Northeast Portland

About the restaurant

Screen Door has been serving up Southern hospitality in Portland since 2006, offering a vibrant take on classic Southern comfort food made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Known for our legendary fried chicken, indulgent brunch, and warm, welcoming atmosphere, we bring the rich traditions of Southern cooking to the Pacific Northwest. With locations on East Burnside and in the Pearl District, we're proud to be a gathering place for both longtime regulars and new visitors alike.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 1 day ago

chicken and waffles excellent, canal st coffee really good too

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Chicken & Waffles - 3 Piece

Davenport

4.9

4.9 (780)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Northeast Portland

About the restaurant

A refined restaurant focusing on simple, well-prepared dishes maintaining the integrity of premier Northwest ingredients.

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TomVIP

Dined today

One of Portland's best restaurants. Still going strong after 12 years!

Mediterranean Exploration Company

4.8

4.8 (283)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

Northwest Portland

About the restaurant

Mediterranean Exploration is a restaurant located in Portland, Oregon that specializes in serving upscale Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. The restaurant features casual dining in an industrial setting with a chic décor.

Mediterranean Exploration serves dinner nightly and offers a variety of raw, oven, mezza, piato and grilled options on the menu for diners to choose from. The restaurant features a seasonal, market driven menu that changes daily based on seasonal varieties and the local farmers' produce available.

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Robert

Dined 1 day ago

Looking for fresh Mediterranean food? Look no further than Med Exploration Company. The hummus, beets, buratta and squash and my Ahi was fantastic. I washed it all down with a local beer.

MoMoYama

4.9

4.9 (535)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Pearl District

About the restaurant

For any Omakase Reservations please call the restaurant to make a reservation over the phone or in person, as those are separate reservations than our main dining floor. Any Omakase reservations will have to be made a few days in advance and are only available Wednesday through Saturday, 5:30 and 7:30.

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WendyVIP

Dined 1 day ago

I had the sashimi selection from Japan, including four kinds of fish I’d never had before. All were delicious! Service was extremely good, too.

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Experience

Chef Scott's 15 Course Omakase $155

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