Now on Resy: Heavenly Creatures, Bar Nina, Someday, and More Local Favorites
From a perfect Alberta wine bar to an Italian McMinnville favorite going 48 years strong, these are just a few of the beloved Portland spots that are now bookable on Resy. Right this way.
Note: This list will be updated regularly with new additions each month, so be sure to check back often. For Portland’s newest restaurant openings, head here.
Heavenly Creatures Sullivan's Gulch
Newly added!
More wine bar than restaurant (although you wouldn’t know it by the quality and creativity of the menu), everything pulls you in, from the pink-speckled tables and dark woods to the bottles on display. The excitement comes with change: seasonality on the menu, whatever skin-contact wine they’re pouring that night. Regulars know to get the Camembert and chips, the pâté with focaccia, and yellowtail toast.
Bar Nina Alberta Arts
Newly added!
The couple behind Oregon’s beloved Ovum wine label — who hasn’t had the Big Salt blend by now — pour their wines plus hand-selected favorites at this Alberta bar and tasting nook. Snack on bite-size Spanish sausages, chicken liver mousse, and goat cheese with Serbian pepper spread alongside them.
Someday Richmond
Newly added!
Sometimes, the best things are found down an alley. At Someday, that means classic and reimagined cocktails (like a daiquiri with pandan), skin-contact wines, and finger-friendly snacks like the requisite olives, nuts, and cheese. But when you get into something like seasonal crudos or the rollicking oyster Sundays, you’ve hit peak vibes.
Thistle McMinnville
Newly added!
McMinnville has gone from sleepy wine country town to a booming culinary scene, but this easygoing stalwart with its homey vibe is still the place for ultra-seasonal dishes, clever cocktails, and local wines, of course. A jar of pâté, some bread, whatever rockfish is on the menu is the way to go.
Anthology Dundee
Newly added!
Sit at the long black walnut table, sip wines, and chat with new friends in anticipation of whatever seasonal, beautifully presented dishes come your way from Anthology’s open kitchen. There’s a story behind every single plate, from the local ingredients chosen by the chefs to the final dab of sauce.
Nick’s Italian Cafe McMinnville
Newly added!
Back in the day, Portlanders would drive to then-sleepy McMinnville just to get a bowl of Nick’s minestrone soup. It’s still that good, hearty with a dollop of fresh, garlicky pesto on top, but so are the housemade meatballs, Napolitan-style pizzas, and freshly-made pasta. The wine list is a celebration of Oregon and Italian bottles that are fun to explore.
Parallel PDX Kerns
Newly added!
The wine comes first at this bar, but the food isn’t an afterthought. Sip Loire Valley bubbles to dry Portuguese reds alongside fun finger foods, like tinned fish or cheese boards, Spanish chorizo with crispy potatoes, and a Caesar salad with Worcestershire-cured egg yolk.
Mi Pisco Peruvian Restaurant Tigard
Expect classic Peruvian dishes with personal touches, from arroz chaufa and lomo saltado to various types of ceviche — think Hawaiian ono swimming in leche de tigre with thick slices of sweet potatoes. Pisco sours are a must.
Fillmore Trattoria NW Portland
Because Fillmore is a great neighborhood staple for housemade pastas, antipasti, seasonal seafood, and meaty main dishes. Go in for a few snacks at the bar, meet a friend or two for a full spread — either way, it’ll be a fine evening.
Little Bitter Bar Buckman
Step into this amari paradise and explore the world of all things aperitivi, be it via a spritz, cocktail or solo (the natural wine list and low-ABV options are pretty great, too). Like wandering the streets of Milan, there’s lots to explore on the small menu — tuna crudo, charcuterie, and mortadella pizza await.
The Paper Bridge Central Eastside
Because here you’ll find Northern Vietnam specialties not usually seen in Portland, let alone the U.S. Half the dining room pays homage to Hanoi’s street-food alleyways, lined with colorful paper lanterns; the other half offers more traditional seating, but is equally as fun. Enjoy dishes like puffed fritters with sweet-and-sour fish sauce; sheets of chewy pho noodles rolled around roast duck and herbs; and bún chả hà nội made with housemade rice noodles. Vietnamese coffee, dulce de leche, and rum is the cocktail you didn’t know you needed.
Clarklewis Inner SE
It’s big, bustling, and always there when you need a handmade pasta or wood-fired pizza that proudly names every local farm and purveyor behind the ingredients. Make a night of it and grab a cocktail at the bar first.
Cafe Nell Northwest District
There’s something so timeless about this neighborhood spot. It could be the cozy room, classics like steak frites or hearty osso bucco, or the loaded Bloody Marys at brunch. But really it’s all of it, a culmination of things that make this the place you want to be, exactly when you need it.
Urdaneta Alberta Arts District
If the sherry and vermouth selection doesn’t get you, the traditional (and some slightly whimsical) Spanish dishes will. Think: gildas with spherical olives, foie gras on banana bread with jam, and grilled octopus with XO sauce. Yes, there’s Basque cheesecake, and we’re quite thankful for that.
Besaw’s Slabtown
This 120-year-old Portland institution survived a long pandemic hibernation and woke up just as excellent as you might remember it, serving American fare with international accents (a signature is roasted brick chicken Sinaloa-style) in a stylish upscale-diner atmosphere that will welcome you back any time.
Mestizo Richmond
A bright spot along Division’s restaurant row, Mestizo knows how to throw down gluten- and soy-free dishes that pack a punch of flavor. Yes, you should get the tostones, elote, and banana flower tacos. But don’t stop there: There are pork skewers and grilled whole trout to be had, plus excellent full and zero-proof cocktails.
LULU Central Eastside
If you’re not familiar with Nikkei cuisine, a perfect mashup of Peruvian ingredients and Japanese technique, this Jekyll and Hyde space is the place to learn about it. Lulu is all about cocktails, which pair swimmingly with the Jarana menu. Think: gin with Sichuan–infused honey and lemon alongside empanadas, ceviche, chicken katsu bowls, and mushroom and tofu saltado.
Sousòl Buckman
Just downstairs from his hot Haitian restaurant Kann, James Beard Award winner Gregory Gourdet has added this theatrically lit Caribbean-inspired lounge, where the fare includes salt cod fritters and mojo pork, and the drinks range from trophy rums to a repertoire of innovative zero-proof cocktails.
