The Best Italian Restaurants in Portland

"This Killingsworth restaurant collective has received plenty of buzz for its residencies, but the standard Italian menu at the restaurant, available Wednesdays through Sundays (with a more “red sauce Italian” menu on Wednesdays), is nothing to ignore. Sitting in a sapphire blue dining room, meals start with silky seasonal soups, transitioning to impeccably executed pastas. Cacio e pepe, retaining its bite, captures the right balance of black pepper and Grana Padano in a sauce that coats each noodle beautifully. Squid ink pasta swims with marinated shrimp and seductively spicy tomato sauce. Pair any of them with a wine from owner Jane Smith’s exceptional list." - Eater Staff