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Piazza Italia
The restaurant's interior, 2022
Restaurant information
Food type	Italian
Street address	1129 Northwest Johnson Street
City	Portland
County	Multnomah
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code	97209
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°31′43″N 122°40′59″W / 45.5287°N 122.6830°W / 45.5287; -122.6830
Website	piazzaportland.com

Piazza Italia is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, in the United States.

Description

Piazza Italia is an Italian restaurant in northwest Portland's Pearl District. The interior features sports jerseys on the ceiling and televisions. The menu has included wild boar ragu, pappardelle and other pastas, and a large wine selection.

Portland Monthly says, "This perpetually packed Pearl District joint sports imported Italian fountains and a deli counter filled with all manner of cured meats, while mambo and tango music trickling out of speakers. Patrons come primarily for the superb bucatini all’Amatriciana flecked with pancetta and pecorino, the dense gnocchi with braised beef shinbones, and the simple, fragrant bresaola with a wedge of lemon and arugula insalata."

History

The restaurant opened in 1999 or 2000.

Reception

Lonely Planet describes Piazza Italia as "a highly authentic restaurant that succeeds where so many fail: replicating the true essence of Italian food in North America". Janelle Lassalle included the restaurant in Thrillist's 2016 list of "The Best Italian Restaurants in Portland Right Now". Willamette Week's 2016 list of "Our Favorite Italian Spots in Portland" said, "Piazza Italia offers the closest thing to a fast plane trip to somewhere just off the piazza, a casual yet tasty Mediterranean spot with pasta for everyone." In 2017, Michael Russell of The Oregonian wrote, "Among red-sauce joints, Piazza Italia is about as old-school as they come, offering big portions of simple, satisfying pastas and Italian soccer on TV." He also gave the restaurant "honorable mention" in the newspaper's 2017 list of "Portland's 10 best pasta restaurants, ranked". Kara Stokes and Maya MacEvoy included the restaurant in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of recommended eateries in the Pearl District.

See also

• List of Italian restaurants

References

1. Dresbeck, Rachel (2017-03-01). Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-2822-1. Archived from the original on 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
2. ^ Stokes, Kara (2019-09-09). "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland's Pearl District". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
3. "Piazza Italia: Restaurant Guide 2014". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
4. "Piazza Italia". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
5. Walsh, Chad (February 15, 2018). "Piazza Italia Owners Prepare to Open Bar Rione in Time for Summer". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
6. "At Piazza Italia, World Cup fever continues to thrive". The Oregonian. 2010-06-07. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
7. "Piazza Italia | Portland, USA Restaurants". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
8. "The Best Italian Restaurants in Portland Right Now". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
9. "Our Favorite Italian Spots in Portland". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
10. Russell, Michael (2017-10-02). "Portland's 10 best Italian restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
11. Russell, Michael (2017-10-18). "Portland's 10 best pasta restaurants, ranked". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-06-03.

External links

• Official website
• Piazza Italia at Thrillist
• "Piazza Italia". Tripadvisor.

• Italian restaurants in Portland, Oregon
• Restaurants in Pearl District, Portland, Oregon