Restaurants near AAE Portland Downtown Value Inn

They have the best steak in town. We went out for my birthday and they gave us a free cake

I hadn’t been to the Higgins Bar in a long time although always loved it from way back. It was full and very busy - good thing I made a reservation because I think I got the last tiny table. If I want to sit at that beautiful bar I’ll need to come even earlier. It was a symphony night so maybe that was the reason. Ordered from the bistro menu and had a smaller pasta entree (radiatore pasta w/fennel sausage) that was delicious along with a cotes de Provence rose. Perfect! Wait staff were delightful. I was treated to a tiny delight amuse bouche before dinner. Fun evening pre-symphony 💕

We reserved spots at the bar to watch the Seahawks game. Our bartender was all alone, and had to cover the bar and the restaurant, but she was on top of it! Once the lunch crowd cleared out, Lindon was a joy to chat with. We had the chicken wings and a burger, and everything was tasty. The wings were especially flavorful.

Great drinks, food was served quickly and server was good!

We still miss Nel Centro. Zags is slowly recovering (hopefully),