Montelupo Italian Market

"The tented sidewalk patio of this Italian market and cafe sprawls out into Northeast Flanders Street, making it a great spot to stop for a moment with a quick grab-and-go lunch, or enjoy a long — potentially romantic — conversation over dinner. In Portland, warm and cold days alternate without notice, but Montelupo’s menu caters to both, with refreshing radicchio salads during surprising sunny moments, or comforting tajarin in truffle butter and lumache alla vodka bolstered with Italian sausage when that cool breeze is still a little too cool." - Thom Hilton

"An Italian establishment known for its storefront vibe and Italian cuisine." - Thom Hilton

"Montelupo was part of a welcome trend when it opened as a two-in-one market and restaurant. Since its inception, it has continued to expand, opening a focaccia shop in Sellwood-Moreland; however, dinner at the casual Italian cafe and bistro remains a favorite for neighborhood locals. While the restaurant does offer seasonally rotating pastas, go for the classics: delicate tajarin with truffle butter and piles of Parmesan, radiatori alla vodka bolstered with hot Italian sausage, mafaldine Bolognese, with beef and pork catching itself in the ridges of the pasta. Additionally, the market sells fresh pasta dishes to prepare at home, wine, pantry staples, and everything else needed to turn home kitchens into fine Italian dining." - Eater Staff

"This Kerns Italian restaurant and market is primarily visited for its pasta dishes, but for the late summer, the restaurant is serving a marionberry panzanella with cucumbers and red wine vinaigrette — with a ball of burrata balanced on top. This is another spot where burrata preparations change, though there’s often some version to take home in the cool case." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden

"Italian restaurant and market Montelupo has a fun package for families — for $150, the pasta meal serves four and includes a pound of fresh house-made tagliatelle, a quart of sausage ragu bianco, roasted cauliflower and broccolini, ricotta salata, arugula salad with lemon vinaigrette, and a lemon poppyseed cake with strawberry-rose water buttercream. Everything is ready to be heated up or tossed together, making for an easy no-cook meal at home. Orders can be placed online through Thursday, May 6, and picked up on Sunday, May 9 before 4 p.m." - Alex Frane