Portland’s Best Romantic Restaurants and Bars for Date Night | Eater Portland
"There’s something unexpectedly romantic about being forced to sit close together when you’re dining at an establishment with limited square footage. Let this notion replace the pressure to replicate a Lady and the Tramp pasta scenario when dining at Montelupo, the elevated fast-casual Italian eatery on Portland’s restaurant-packed East 28th Street. Green and white checkerboard walls paired with teal banquettes brighten the space and increase its approachability. Meanwhile, an unassuming menu of well-known antipasti and pasta dishes like meatballs, radicchio salad, and pappardelle arrive thoughtfully plated and suggestive for sharing. If this is an ongoing situationship, a visit through Montelupo’s deli-market on the way out is for the next dinner at home together." - Katrina Yentch
