Higgins Restaurant and Bar vs Castagna
Both restaurants are praised by travel writers. Overall, Higgins Restaurant and Bar scores significantly better than Castagna. Higgins Restaurant and Bar has a TripExpert Score of 90 with recommendations from 9 reviewers like Fodor's, Where and Zagat.
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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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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