over the past 2 months and you’ll see many reviews of places on Hawthorne or Division, actually some of the best places in town, such as Sel Gris, Pok Pok, Apizza Scholls, Castagna, Lauro, Pix, Vindalho, Hot Lips Pizza,...

there a few times from our hotel. The place had a good vibe. By the by, we loved the Courier coffee. We had it at Sel Gris on our last night and they brewed it up rich in a french press. Delicious. We were sorry not to get to...

directed us to Sel Gris and told us to see his friend Daniel and to try the sweetbread dish there. By this time, even clueless me figured out that Gabriel was the owner chef and Daniel would be the owner chef of Sel Gris. Getting...

We have had great experiences calling ahead here in Portland. We have a vegan friend who has had some very nice 3-4 course meals at places like Carlyle and Sel Gris. Calling ahead is the key. Any chef worth a damn should be able...

to Sel Gris, Park Kitchen or Carlyle for dinner and am thinking either ten-01 for lunch or just hitting the carts. While I would love to go to Pok Pok or le Pigeon, my boyfriend doesn’t have the same foodie inclinations as...

Tabla (@ the counter), Clyde Common, Sel Gris (@ the chef’s counter), Toro Bravo (@ the counter)...

favorites have been Sel Gris, Carlyle, Wildwood and the Heathman. Higgins has been recently disappointing. It is important that the restaurants be reasonably quiet so that conversation is not difficult, tails and a good wine list...

Higher end dining: Ten01 (New American), Sel Gris (Contemporary), Alba Osteria (Piedmontese Italian), Toro Bravo (Tapas) and Lucier (Contemporary) would my suggestions. All five are doable with $100 but if you want to help pay...

Also within walking distance will be the street car. Since it’s not the rainy off-season in a down economy I doubt reservations would be needed at any place other than a Sel Gris or a Le Pigeon.

My three recommendations, in no particular order: Ten-01, Carlyle, Sel Gris.

. There is a small chance of an early dinner on Sunday as well. So what to do? I haven’t visited Portland since Summer 2006. My preliminary ideas were Apizza Scholls, Pok Pok, and Le Pigeon and/or Sel Gris. Would appreciate...

For me, it’s either Ten-01 in the Pearl or Lucier down on the SW Waterfront. If you want the eastside, there’s Sel Gris.

Hey all ~ I’m going to be in Portland 2 nights for business and I am trying to make some dinner plans. I’ve read through some of the other posts and think I want to try Sel Gris one of the nights. I don’t think I...

Aziza has a tremendous amount of fun with their coctails. some out of the ordinary ingredients: toasted almond, sel gris, red peppercorns, fresh ginger, saffron and they make a fabulous white sangria by hand with thyme, grapes,...

I almost always dine solo and never have a problem anywhere, even the higher end places like Sel Gris, Le Pigeon or Toro Bravo. In the first two cases, the chef’s counter is the best place to dine solo because you’re...