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Beast vs Castagna
Beast and Castagna are both rated very highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Beast is preferred by most professionals compared to Castagna. Beast ranks #9 in Portland with endorsements from 14 reviews including Not For Tourists, Rough Guide and Frommer's.
Beast
Fodor's
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Zagat
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5425 NE 30th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
From $23 /night
Fodor's
"There might be chicken and duck-liver mousse, wine- and truffle-braised beef, foie-gras bon bons, or steak tartare with quail-egg toast."
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Travel + Leisure
"Pomeroy and her talented staff prepare exquisite meals using sustainable, farm-fresh ingredients: recent choices included lamb loin chop with nectarine salsa."
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Zagat
"Diners sit an "elbow away" from each other at communal tables for pricey twice-nightly prix fixe platings of "phenomenal" French- and Pacific NW–inspired cuisine."
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Gayot
13.0
"Dine at Beast to immerse yourself in chef Naomi Pomeroy's view of cuisine; thereâs a poster hanging in her kitchen saying "Praise the Lard"."
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Oregonian
"Beast is gutsy, staking its reputation on a fixed-price French bistro menu boldly punctuated by meat."
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Castagna
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1752 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
From $8 /night
Fodor's
"Enjoy artful new Northwest cuisine—like sturgeon with brown butter, lemon, and parsley, or aged lamb with black carrots and lemon thyme—at this at this tranquil Hawthorne restaurant."
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Frommer's
"The dining room, always exceedingly stark, got a warmer and cozier (yet still minimalist) remodel, and the menu now is like nothing else in town."
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Travel + Leisure
"The comfort-food restaurant's been around for a while, but it has a young new chef who trained at Mugaritz, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Spain."
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Zagat
""Brilliant" chef Justin Woodward tinkers with one of the city's most "intriguing menus", an "amazing modernist take on Northwest ingredients and flavors"."
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Gayot
14.0
"Chef Justin Woodward maintains Castagna's enthusiasm for playing with food conventions."
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