Laurelhurst Market

"One of the earlier restaurants to go all-in on outdoor dining, lauded steakhouse and butcher counter Laurelhurst Market fully renovated its parking lot. Now, it has a sprawling wooden patio with tented tables in the summer and a full cover in the colder months, and offers table service to enjoy its high-quality steak dinners, cocktails, and wine." - Thom Hilton

"One of the city’s most celebrated steakhouses is also a fantastic sandwich shop. During the day, this restaurant opens the butcher shop and deli to serve an array of sandwiches utilizing Laurelhurst Market’s quality meats. The house BLT served on como bread is a surefire pleaser with heirloom tomatoes and arugula. However, the restaurant’s smoked pork loin — slathered with apricot mostarda and herb mayo — is an underrated stunner." - Alex Frane

"Laurelhurst Market is considered one of the city’s top steakhouses for a reason: Everyone, from busser to bartender, is incredibly knowledgeable about the beef, from the conditions of the cows to the intricacies of the cuts. The steaks are paired with gorgeous accoutrements; the marinated and grilled hanger steak is served with celery root puree and yuzu mustard jus while the grilled New York strip comes with a charred tomatillo and avocado puree." - Ben Coleman

"When it opened in 2009, East Burnside’s Laurelhurst Market was emblematic of the current state of Portland dining, celebrating whole animal butchery and in-house everything: The market’s butcher shop supplied the restaurant with then-uncommon cuts like culottes and cured things like bacon and charcuterie. Fifteen years later, Laurelhurst remains a bastion of truly inventive steakhouse fare, yuzu-mustard jus adding zip to marinated hangar steaks and pickled green garlic cutting the richness of a grilled New York strip. Visitors should go for the wonderfully intricate (but not overly complicated) starters and salads — on a recent visit, crispy maitake mushrooms arrived with a miso green goddess, balanced by marinated cucumber, while a harvest salad reined in its pickle-y acidity with a bed of romesco. Another must: The cornbread, skillet crisp and so savory with whipped lardo and rosemary honey." - Eater Staff

"It would feel wrong to leave Laurelhurst Market off of a picnic map, especially considering its proximity to the breathtaking Laurelhurst Park. For a lunchtime picnic, Laurelhurst sells an array of sandwiches made with things like house-cured bacon, deli salads like potato salad, and picnic-friendly snacks like pickled eggs and house beef jerky. For dinner, go for things like the house charcuterie, pickle plate, mac and cheese, and roasted veggies, packaged to go. Plus, the butcher counter is stocked with pates, salami, smoked meats, and mac and cheese. The restaurant takes online lunch orders." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden