Food Reviews & Stories Winter hours: 11:30 am-2:30 pm Monday, 11:30 am-8:30 pm Tuesday-Friday, 5-8:30 pm Saturday. Summer hours: 11:30 am-9 pm Monday-Friday, 5-9 pm Saturday. $$ Moderate. [FRENCH BISTRO] Patrons of nearby Keller Auditorium rely on Carafe for pre- and post-performance Parisian fare, not to mention the free   More

Food Reviews & Stories 4:30-10:30 pm Monday-Thursday, 11 am-11:30 pm Friday; 9:30 am-11:30 pm Saturday, 9:30 am-10:30 pm Sunday. Reservations for parties of six or more. $$ Moderate. [FRENCH AND SPANISH SMALL PLATES] One of Portland’s most celebrated tapas joints, Navarre is a small, austere storefront lined by high   More

Food Reviews & Stories 5-10 pm Tuesday-Saturday. No reservations. $$ Moderate. [MEXICAN] Easy to miss but hard to forget, this Seven Corners mainstay turns out consistently excellent haute Mexican fare, presented by cheerful servers who know their ingredients inside and out. Coupled with Nuestra Cocina’s no-reservat   More

Food Reviews & Stories 11:30 am-2 pm and 5-9 pm Monday-Friday, 5-9 pm Saturday. $$$ Expensive.[OFFAL TASTY] On a quiet North Park Block between seedy Old Town and the hyper-affluent Pearl, you’ll find tiny Park Kitchen, a bastion of seasonal farm-to-fork dining. Settle into the cozy back room by the open kitchen, or   More

Food Reviews & Stories Lunch 11:30 am-3 pm daily; dinner 5-10 pm Sunday-Thursday, 5-11 pm Friday-Saturday. $$$ Expensive.[FISH!] This roomy downtown institution offers real value, and not just in its specialties, seafood and wine. The cheese plate, offered as either appetizer or dessert, is done right, with three generous   More

Food Reviews & Stories 5 pm-2 am Monday-Saturday. $$$ Expensive. [NEW AMERICAN FOR NIGHT OWLS] It’s puzzling that a restaurant as sexy as Gilt Club doesn’t draw more couples on romantic dates: The gauzy gold drapes, plush red booths and gentle acoustics seem tailor-made for an intimate prelude to bedroom antic   More

Food Reviews & Stories 5-9 pm Sunday-Thursday, 5-10 pm Friday-Saturday. $$ Moderate. [MEDITERRANEAN] Veteran Portland chef David Machado was looking mainly for a location near his own home when he opened Lauro in 2003, but Lauro’s clean, open space, savvy Mediterranean menu and hardworking, professional servers brou   More