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Castagna vs Ned Ludd
Both Ned Ludd and Castagna are praised by writers. On balance, Castagna scores marginally higher than Ned Ludd. Castagna ranks #11 in Portland with approval from 10 publications like Zagat, Lonely Planet and Where.
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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Ned Ludd
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3925 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland, OR 97212
From $14 /night
Fodor's
"This Northwest-inspired craft kitchen prepares its food the most low-tech way possible: in a wood-burning brick oven, over an open flame."
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Travel + Leisure
"A small-scale, pure-hearted restaurant that has no stove. What it’s got is a wood-burning oven inherited from the space’s last incarnation, a short-lived pizza joint."
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Zagat
3.8
""Gorgeous wood-fired" dishes are the crux of this "rustic"-meets-"luxurious" King "go-to date-night spectacular" dedicated to "inventive", "strictly seasonal", midpriced New American cuisine."
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Gayot
12.0
"With a weekly changing seasonal menu using local and Pacific Northwest ingredients, chef Jason French provides an honest approach to American cooking."
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Oregonian
"Four-month-old Ned Ludd pulls together all the elements that are right for Portland right now."
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