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Inventive modern tasting menus from James Beard-nominated chef Justin Woodward. Portland dining at its finest with a focus on seasonality and service.

Portland, Oregon
Joined April 2010
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It's an exciting week at the restaurant: An honor from the @beardfoundation arrived (congratulations, @WoodwardJustin!), AND our Carmine menu debuts Wednesday! This 5-course menu is available for the next two months—see the menu + make reservations here: castagnarestaurant.com/resta…
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Gin & Tonic | At the start of our Chef's Tasting Menu⁠⠀
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Get it while it's green 🌿 We're debuting our Carmine menu next week, so enjoy our Green Explorative Menu while you can! We have a few reservations left for the week ahead, and you can book your reservation here: castagnarestaurant.com/reser…
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Focus and execution at the highest level 📷: @aweinerphoto⠀
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For those seeking the full Castagna experience, we offer an $85 wine pairing hand-selected by award-winning sommelier @puligny_brauntrachet to accompany our tasting menu. Make a reservation using the link in our bio.
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Squid, burnt onion jus and garlic aioli, finished with basil oil
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Salish halibut, gently steamed in wild ginger, tomato and kale, sauce blanchette, and opal basil from the garden
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Beef zabuton cooked in fermented butter, charred onions, black olive, pickled torpedo onions, pickled and charred chives, sea beans and fennel fronds
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Aged duck, Lolla Rosa lettuce, duck vinaigrette, herb pesto
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Pre-dessert | fermented Santa Rosa plum, shiso oil, opal basil from the garden. For this dish, we pair over and under ripe plums for a refreshing contrast of sweet and tart.
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The wine pairing lineup for our Green Menu | This second menu in our $75 Explorative Dinner Series is only available for a few more weeks, so book you table for the Green Menu while you can.
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Grilled squid, black allium jus, basil oil, garlic aioli
Toasted potato skin ice cream | We still have a few reservations for the week ahead—you can book your table here: castagnarestaurant.com/reser…
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Summer Terrarium | summer beans, sungold tomatoes, herbs, onion custard, society garlic, fennel fronds, kinome
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From our upcoming Carmine menu, the next theme in our $75 Explorative Dinner Series | Dessert of dried agastache flowers and ruby chocolate. The new menu debuts at the start of October, and reservations can be made now at the link in our bio.
Fermented Santa Rosa plum, shiso oil, opal basil from the garden
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Cucumber snack, pickled with roasted yeast, compressed in nuoc cham
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Dessert on our $75 Green Menu | Green apple, pineapple sage, melon, cucumber, lime, olive oil. This Explorative Dinner Series menu will switch at the end of the month, so come enjoy it now while it's available!
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Gin & Tonic | One of the beginning snacks on our Chef's Tasting Menu
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Toffee sorbet, meyer lemon gel, pine and cinnamon tuile