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Nostrana vs Higgins Restaurant and Bar

Nostrana and Higgins Restaurant and Bar are both highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Higgins Restaurant and Bar is preferred by most reviewers compared to Nostrana. Higgins Restaurant and Bar scores 89 with praise from 8 reviewers like Lonely Planet, Zagat and Travel + Leisure.

Nostrana
Nostrana
8 / 10
1401 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214-2777
From $31 /night
Fodor's Fodor's
"This casual yet elegant restaurant delivers delicious, thin-crusted pizzas and wood-grilled specialties (even desserts) from their signature oven." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"This glass, steel, and wood-framed restaurant leaves little doubt about its intentions: the logo is a pizza peel, and they feature a wood-fired oven." Full review
Zagat Zagat
""Wonderful" thin-crust pizza "baked to blistered perfection" in a wood-fired oven attracts acolytes to Cathy Whims' "unpretentious" (some say "pricey") Buckman Italian." Full review
Gayot Gayot
14.0
"Chef Cathy Whims (formerly of trend-setting Genoa) has cultivated a collaborative relationship with local farmers, even working with them to grow Italian specialty crops." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Food fanatics flock to Nostrana for Italian dishes made with obsessive attention to detail."
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Higgins Restaurant and Bar
Higgins Restaurant and Bar
8 / 10
1239 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
From $21 /night
Fodor's 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." Full review
Frommer's 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." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Chef Greg Higgins has helped to set the standard for local and sustainable cooking at his eponymous restaurant near Portland State University." Full review
Zagat 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"." Full review
Gayot 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." Full review
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