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Higgins Restaurant & Bar

Item: Higgins Restaurant & Bar
Author: Meagan Wristen

Cuisine: American, Local Specialty, Regional

Price: $$

10Best Says

Located in Portland's downtown Cultural District, Higgins makes for an easy convenient night on the town when combined with a trip to the concert hall or theater. Higgins provides elegance with a creative, ever-changing seasonal menu of primarily local food. Chef and owner, Greg Higgins, is an expert in Northwest Cuisine, making best use of the indigenous flora and fauna. Recipes are inventive and the environment is simple, yet sophisticated. Higgins is a favorite downtown lunch destination and their bistro menu is always available at the bar. The philosophy of the restaurant is to support the best organic agricultural processes by serving the best organically produce food. And the food is always fresh because Higgins only serves what is in season.

Address:

1239 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
503-222-9070

Hours:

Mon-Fri: 11:30am-Midnight
Sat-Sun: 4pm-Midnight

Website:

higgins.ypguides.net

EXPERT TIPS BY: Meagan Wristen
Portland Local Expert

Best Restaurants: "Vegetarians should try the risotto – always great and always a newly created recipe for each season."
Restaurants near Providence Park: "If you are their for lunch try the pastrami open faced sandwich."

Recommended as Best Restaurants Because: Higgins food is always great and a locals favorite.
Best for Restaurants near Providence Park Because: Higgins Restaurant is near Providence Park and their food is phenomenal.

Lunch Menu
- Starters & Salads
  
  Bruschetta of forest mushrooms
  
  with herb & garlic bean purée, endive and a walnut vinaigrette ($14.50)
  
  Gratin of Hama Hama oysters
  
  apple wood-smoked Coho salmon and leeks in a red wine matelote sauce ($14.50)
  
  Charcuterie
  
  board of artisanal cured meats and pickles ($20.00)
  
  Totten Inlet mussels
  
  with hard cider, leeks, apples, thyme and garlic toast ($15.00)
  
  Salad of smoked goose breast
  
  confit & green lentils with winter greens and red wine glace ($18.50)
  
  Melted Aarewasser washed rind cheese
  
  with roasted fingerling potatoes and pickles ($15.00)
  
  Select Pacific oysters on the half shell
  
  with aji grenada granite ($18.50)
  
  Salad of winter greens
  
  toasted hazelnuts and herb vinaigrette ($7.75)
  
  Soup of the day
  
  ($7.50)
- Sandwiches
  
  Grilled chicken & apple sausage
  
  with buttered leeks and cider whole grain mustard on a hoagie roll ($10.50)
  
  Roasted beets
  
  arugula, feta or tofu and tahini sauce on grilled flatbread ($10.50)
  
  Pan fried oysters
  
  with aji dulce aioli and slaw on toasted buttermilk levain bread ($10.50)
- Main Courses
  
  Open-faced sandwich of pastrami
  
  grilled onions & sharp white cheddar ($14.75)
  
  The Higgins burger of Carman Ranch grass-fed beef
  
  grass-fed beef on a toasted hearth-baked roll ($14.75)
  
  Garnet yam and forest mushroom samosas
  
  with a curried cauliflower ragout, cilantro almond & date chutneys ($18.50)
  
  Cassoulet of Tarbais beans
  
  duck confit, Toulouse sausage, pork ribs and belly with a garlic crumb crust ($19.50)
  
  Dungeness crab and Oregon bay shrimp cakes
  
  with fennel slaw, basmati pilaf and saffron beurre blanc ($19.50)
  
  Rigatoni
  
  with broccoli, spicy fennel sausage & pecorino romano cheese in a garlic cream sauce ($16.50)
  
  Risotto of forest mushrooms
  
  leeks, chèvre cheese and crispy salsify ($18.00)
Dinner Menu
- Starters & Salads
  
  Bruschetta of forest mushrooms
  
  with herb & garlic bean purée, endive and a walnut vinaigrette ($14.50)
  
  Gratin of Hama Hama oysters
  
  apple wood-smoked Coho salmon and leeks in a red wine matelote sauce ($14.50)
  
  Charcuterie
  
  board of artisanal cured meats and pickles ($20.00)
  
  Totten Inlet mussels
  
  with hard cider, leeks, apples, thyme and garlic toast ($15.00)
  
  Salad of smoked goose breast
  
  confit & green lentils with winter greens and red wine glace ($18.50)
  
  Melted Aarewasser washed rind cheese
  
  with roasted fingerling potatoes and pickles ($15.00)
  
  Select Pacific oysters on the half shell
  
  with aji grenada granite ($18.50)
  
  Salad of winter greens
  
  toasted hazelnuts and herb vinaigrette ($2.00)
  
  Soup of the day
  
  ($7.50)
- Main Courses
  
  Rigatoni
  
  with broccoli, spicy fennel sausage & pecorino romano cheese in a garlic cream sauce ($19.75)
  
  Dungeness crab and Oregon bay shrimp cakes
  
  with fennel slaw, basmati pilaf and saffron beurre blanc ($31.50)
  
  Cassoulet of Tarbais beans
  
  duck confit, Toulouse sausage, pork ribs and belly with a garlic crumb crust ($31.50)
  
  Garnet yam and forest mushroom samosas
  
  with a curried cauliflower ragout, cilantro almond & date chutneys ($24.50)
  
  Select steak of dry-aged Cascade Natural beef and chefs choice accompaniments
  
  Cioppino
  
  fisherman's stew of clams, mussels, calamari, Dungeness crab and vegetables in a tomato red wine broth ($30.00)
  
  Magret & confit of duck
  
  with Kirschwasser dried cherry compote, braised greens and spätzle ($39.00)
  
  Risotto of forest mushrooms
  
  leeks, chèvre cheese and crispy salsify ($23.00)
Bistro Menu
- Main
  
  Bruschetta of forest mushrooms
  
  with herb & garlic bean purée, endive and a walnut vinaigrette ($14.50)
  
  Gratin of Hama Hama oysters
  
  smoked Coho salmon and leeks in a red wine matelote ($14.50)
  
  The Higgins burger of Carman Ranch grass-fed beef
  
  on a toasted hearth-baked roll ($14.75)
  
  Oven-roasted heirloom potatoes
  
  with red pepper rouille ($9.25)
  
  Open-faced sandwich of pastrami
  
  grilled onions & sharp white cheddar ($14.75)
  
  Totten Inlet mussels
  
  with hard cider, leeks, apples, thyme and garlic toast ($15.00)
  
  Salad of smoked goose breast
  
  confit & green lentils with winter greens and red wine glace ($18.50)
  
  Select Pacific oysters
  
  on the half shell with aji grenada granite ($18.50)
  
  Rigatoni
  
  with broccoli, spicy fennel sausage & pecorino romano cheese in a garlic cream sauce ($16.50)
  
  Melted Aarewasser washed rind cheese
  
  with roasted fingerling potatoes and pickles ($15.00)
  
  Charcuterie
  
  board of artisanal cured meats and pickles ($20.00)
  
  Platter of smoked Northwest seafood & pickled vegetables
  
  ($14.25)
  
  Herb-marinated chèvre cheese
  
  with olives & parmesan toasts ($9.25)
  
  Honey & chile-roasted Oregon hazelnuts
  
  ($5.75)
  
  Salad of winter greens
  
  toasted hazelnuts and herb vinaigrette ($7.75)
  
  Selected fruits & cheeses
  
  ($16.00)
  
  Focaccia
  
  with caramelized onions, blue cheese, pears and toasted walnuts ($11.50)
  
  Soup of the day
  
  ($7.50)

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