Phaidon Press collected restaurant recommendations from Rob Evans, Sam Hayward and 400 other chefs for their new publication Where Chefs Eat. Those that got the nod in Portland are Boda, Bresca, Fore Street, Gorgeous Gelato, Hot Suppa, Otto Pizza, Pai Men Miyake and Petite Jacqueline.
Venues elsewhere in the state include Lost Kitchen, El Camino, Boynton-McKay, Primo and The Slipway.