Downtown Portland

Itinerary: Locally Crafted

• 1. SmartPark (10th & Yamhill) portlandonline.com/smartparkPark

  10th and Yamhill Directions

• 2. Higgins higginsportland.com/Dining

  1239 SW Broadway Directions

  As a restaurant, this beloved downtown haunt is as well known for its local-food-sourcin', farmer-lovin' founder as its solid Northwestern cuisine. And that's OK. Whether you're working through a warm, filling bowl of bacon-studded bean soup or the fresh, local seafood of the millisecond in the traditional dining room or a handful of addictive honey-and-chili-roasted Oregon hazelnuts in the bar, this place exudes a jolly yet exacting charm. Higgins' better servers often exemplify that attitude as well. Wanna know where your pork loin (recently served on the sweet side with a cider glaze and a Teutonic jumble of braised cabbage and soft fingerling potatoes) was raised? Ask 'em. Just want a cheapish bottle of local wine to go with your sweet-corn risotto? They've got one covered too. After all, local is their business.

• 3. Urban Farmer www.urbanfarmerrestaurant.comDining

  525 SW Morrison St. Directions

  With emphasis on local, organic sourcing and simple straightforward presentations, Urban Farmer redefines the modern steakhouse in Portland. The ambiance is at once a tribute to the quaintness of a restored farmhouse and the aesthetic audacity of mid-20th century modernism. The country chic décor designed by David Ashen uses organic, reclaimed and modern materials such as a twenty-foot communal table sourced from an old-growth Douglas Fir.

• 4. Clyde Common www.clydecommon.comDining

  1014 SW Stark St. Directions

  Opened in May 2007 by Nate Tilden and Matt Piacentini, Clyde Common is a European style tavern serving delicious food and drinks in a casual and energizing space.

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