Best Pizzerias in North Portland

Nostrana is an outstanding restaurant. The dining room and bar are quite beautiful and nicely furnished with quality design elements. The service was fast, friendly and efficient. The food was delicious with generous portions. We shared the wonderful Insalata Nostrana with radicchio, Parmesan Cheese, Caesar dressing and rosemary & sage croutons. For our Primi course we had the Gigli Pasta which was delightful and our Secondo course was the Mushroom stuffed Idaho Trout with mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts. The trout was perfectly fried and deboned and, was topped by a generous dollop of black truffle butter which made it a very special dish. Nostrana is what a fine dining Italian Restaurant should aspire to. We’ll be back!

Two of us for quick late dinner. The 3 for $21 charcuterie was very good. We chose sheep cheese, goat cheese, and prosciutto from among the numerous options. Generous portions of each, all flavorful. Fettuccine with extra vegetables (custom order). Average plus; the extra vegetables kept it from being ordinary. The pesto flavor was very weak. More pesto flavor and the stars rise. Wife had papperdelle with seafood. It is a spicy dish, so wife asked to make it "half spicy". She thought it was very good. I tasted and agreed. Took a beet salad home for our son, and Tiramisu. Both good, though pretty standard fare. Staff was very attentive and competent. With 20% tip, $120. A good value overall. Would dine here again for a quick competent meal. They also serve cocktails, but we were tired and had to travel a bit to get home.

Food was great. Plenty to share. The beet salad was delicious. We tried three pizzas (nightshade, pepperoni, and the fig special). All were fantastic. Drinks were also well done and the service was prompt and friendly.

Excellent food as always! We started with a large Caesar salad and an order of the Cheesy Garlic Dippers - do not sleep on those dippers! They are always absolutely amazing! Then we had a large Old School, Detroit Style. It was great, though I prefer the Deep Dish crust, we wanted to try something different. All delicious, and the service was impeccable!

Sunday dinner was tasty, our service was quite attentive. I’d go again