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Fearless Critic restaurant review
Portland
Food
Feel
Price
8.2
9.0
$45
French
Upmarket restaurant

Hours
Mon–Fri 11:30am–9:00pm
Sat 5:00pm–9:00pm

Features Date-friendly, good wines, outdoor dining
Bar Beer, wine, liquor
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx
Reservations Accepted

www.carafebistro.com

Downtown
200 SW Market St.
Portland, OR
(503) 248-0004
Carafe Bistro
A delightfully authentic French bistro where most touches are spot on

Carafe may cater largely to a distracted business-lunch and pre-theater crowd, and it may sit in a totally random office-building location. But this is the most finely realized French Brasserie concept in the city, beating the more heralded Fenouil at its own game. The mirrors, the banquettes, the lively din,…

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