The restaurants in Portland are, or were, wonderful. My next-to-last trip there I found a magazine in my hotel room full of the new restaurants.
My daughter and I visited every one in the magazine and they were superb. Excellent talent, plus they really use the local ingredients, not just list the origin of everything on the menu as some classy NY restaurants do.
I would have gone back to a few of them on my last trip but she was on the coast, not in Portland, and the resort restaurants can’t compare by the way. They are the usual pretentious places, no real chefs.
Did you make it to “Q” ? They just opened again - and honestly I’m surprised. So many times I said after eating there “this is the best thing I’ve ever eaten”.
There’s one on the coast near Salishan - “Side Door” I think. Not Q level but ok.