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Beast vs Higgins Restaurant and Bar
Both restaurants are rated very highly by professional travelers. On balance, Higgins Restaurant and Bar scores significantly higher than Beast. Higgins Restaurant and Bar is ranked #2 in Portland with accolades from 9 sources such as Lonely Planet, Gayot and Where.
Beast
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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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Higgins Restaurant and Bar
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1239 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
From $21 /night
Fodor's
"One of Portland's original farm-to-table restaurants, this classic eatery, opened in 1994, built its menu—and its reputation—on its use of local, seasonal, organic ingredients."
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Frommer's
"Be sure to leave room for dessert, and if you happen to be a beer lover, you'll be glad to know that Higgins has one of the most interesting beer selections in town."
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Travel + Leisure
"Chef Greg Higgins has helped to set the standard for local and sustainable cooking at his eponymous restaurant near Portland State University."
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Zagat
4.3
""Uniformly superb" NW dishes comprising the "freshest local ingredients" have kept "godfather of sustainability" Greg Higgins and his Downtown bistro near the "top of the Portland food chain"."
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Gayot
15.0
""Local and seasonal" is now practically a cliché, but it was a revolutionary concept when chef-owner Greg Higgins set up shop in downtown Portland back in the 1980s."
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