Outstanding italian in Portland; definitely my favorite one.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
calla johnson
A favorite in Portland. We make a point to come here whenever we’re in town. Luce is the closest thing I’ve seen to an authentic Italian trattoria since being in Italy. This visit, our favorites were the rabbit liver crostini, the octopus salad, the spaghetti with bottarga, the lamb pasta and the fish cheeks with lentils. The menu is done in a way where even if you’re a solo diner or just two people, you can try many different things - which I love. And the service is wonderful.You can tell a lot of thought and care go into this place. I hope they’re around for years to come.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Josina Reaves
Well, this is an excellent date spot, special dinner with good friends spot, or special event with the honey spot. The wine is excellent, the antipasti are lovely, and the mains are perfect. It's just delightful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marshal Turner
10/10. A very special, intimate Italian spot. The service is amazing. The food is amazing. Simple but in the best way. One of the best bowls of pasta I have had in Portland.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Linguine
Eric Getchell
Great, friendly service, really good food at a good price, will be going there again
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bassline Pixie
Wow. The food here is to die for.The pasta is perfectly al dente and the flavors are good. Try the olives!The servers are incredibly friendly and so fun to talk to.Desserts were bomb too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Olives
Emilee McKelvey
The food is light and flavorful. Appetizers were unique and delicious. The pasta was well made. The service was kind and quick.Would recommend and will go again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cristian Cruz
This is a place I’ll come back to over and over again for a solid Italian experience!I haven’t been to many Italian spots in Portland, but this has been my favorite spot thus far.We came on a Saturday night, around 6:30pm and were able to be seated outside within 20 minutes. (Wait time outside was longer) there are no reservations, it’s first come first served but they take your phone number down which allows one the freedom to walk around and try one of the cocktail or shopping spots nearby.We split focaccia, 3 - half pasta portions, 1 main, 1 side, and 2 desserts between 4 of us and we were perfectly satisfied. I highly recommend splitting half pasta portions because each of them are unique and flavorful, it was so hard to choose just 1!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pappardelle w Rabbit Ragu
Elizabeth Sizemore
We had a fantastic dinner at Luce! Some absolutely great Italian food. We had FOMO so ended up getting a few half order of different pastas and sharing. A couple desserts too (we really splurged). Everything was great. My favorite was the ragu and the apricots wilth milk cake. Our server was fantastic as well, made great recommendations.The place is quite small and reservations are not taken, so show up and prepare to wait (but outside or somewhere else). We came on a Tuesday evening and it was still packed. It's charming and has got a great vibe, but you have to go through the kitchen to get to the bathroom, which is a bit awkward. Also the tables are very close together. On the surface, it feels intimate, but we heard more of our neighbors' conversations than we could each other across the table.All that to say, it's now one of our favorite Italian places. Can't wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Olives, Pappardelle w Rabbit Ragu
All of the food was delicious! Wonderful wait staff as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hanger Steak, Salad
Ana
I used to live just outside of Venice and this is some of the most authentic Northern Italian food I've had in the states. We fell in love with the salt cod crostini (cicchetti al baccalà), radicchio salad with fresh oranges and black olives, supplì with a raddichio and gorgonzola filling, handmade pastas, buttermilk panna cotta, risotto tart, and the wine list (!) It's all perfect and the wait staff were attentive, super knowledgeable, and happy to share their love of authentic Italian food! We will be back many times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Antipasti, Buttermilk Panna Cotta, Salad
Amanda Ferrell
A sweet and lovely spot, my partner and I came here on a date and absolutely fell in love with everything about this place. Highly recommend, our server was absolutely amazing as well.
Outstanding italian in Portland; definitely my favorite one.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A favorite in Portland. We make a point to come here whenever we’re in town. Luce is the closest thing I’ve seen to an authentic Italian trattoria since being in Italy. This visit, our favorites were the rabbit liver crostini, the octopus salad, the spaghetti with bottarga, the lamb pasta and the fish cheeks with lentils. The menu is done in a way where even if you’re a solo diner or just two people, you can try many different things - which I love. And the service is wonderful.You can tell a lot of thought and care go into this place. I hope they’re around for years to come.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Well, this is an excellent date spot, special dinner with good friends spot, or special event with the honey spot. The wine is excellent, the antipasti are lovely, and the mains are perfect. It's just delightful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
10/10. A very special, intimate Italian spot. The service is amazing. The food is amazing. Simple but in the best way. One of the best bowls of pasta I have had in Portland.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Linguine
Great, friendly service, really good food at a good price, will be going there again
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow. The food here is to die for.The pasta is perfectly al dente and the flavors are good. Try the olives!The servers are incredibly friendly and so fun to talk to.Desserts were bomb too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Olives
The food is light and flavorful. Appetizers were unique and delicious. The pasta was well made. The service was kind and quick.Would recommend and will go again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a place I’ll come back to over and over again for a solid Italian experience!I haven’t been to many Italian spots in Portland, but this has been my favorite spot thus far.We came on a Saturday night, around 6:30pm and were able to be seated outside within 20 minutes. (Wait time outside was longer) there are no reservations, it’s first come first served but they take your phone number down which allows one the freedom to walk around and try one of the cocktail or shopping spots nearby.We split focaccia, 3 - half pasta portions, 1 main, 1 side, and 2 desserts between 4 of us and we were perfectly satisfied. I highly recommend splitting half pasta portions because each of them are unique and flavorful, it was so hard to choose just 1!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pappardelle w Rabbit Ragu
We had a fantastic dinner at Luce! Some absolutely great Italian food. We had FOMO so ended up getting a few half order of different pastas and sharing. A couple desserts too (we really splurged). Everything was great. My favorite was the ragu and the apricots wilth milk cake. Our server was fantastic as well, made great recommendations.The place is quite small and reservations are not taken, so show up and prepare to wait (but outside or somewhere else). We came on a Tuesday evening and it was still packed. It's charming and has got a great vibe, but you have to go through the kitchen to get to the bathroom, which is a bit awkward. Also the tables are very close together. On the surface, it feels intimate, but we heard more of our neighbors' conversations than we could each other across the table.All that to say, it's now one of our favorite Italian places. Can't wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Olives, Pappardelle w Rabbit Ragu
All I can say is great food and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buttermilk Panna Cotta, Salad
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So good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
All of the food was delicious! Wonderful wait staff as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hanger Steak, Salad
I used to live just outside of Venice and this is some of the most authentic Northern Italian food I've had in the states. We fell in love with the salt cod crostini (cicchetti al baccalà), radicchio salad with fresh oranges and black olives, supplì with a raddichio and gorgonzola filling, handmade pastas, buttermilk panna cotta, risotto tart, and the wine list (!) It's all perfect and the wait staff were attentive, super knowledgeable, and happy to share their love of authentic Italian food! We will be back many times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Antipasti, Buttermilk Panna Cotta, Salad
A sweet and lovely spot, my partner and I came here on a date and absolutely fell in love with everything about this place. Highly recommend, our server was absolutely amazing as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5