Best Neighborhood Gem Restaurants in Aurora

Both our server and chef were fantastic. Will be back soon.

Dooooode! Besides having a server who I now desperately want to somehow become my new best friend and who single handedly structured our meal, curating our entire experience, each dish she suggested was somehow stellar and beyond. The ambiance is absolutely lovely, like out of a movie, and the menu felt adventurously exotic and was immensely satisfying. They made us feel very much at welcome and at home, and crafted a really unique dining experience for a family with a diverse set of food wants. Even my normally non-beige-food-resistant kiddo was so taken with the presentation that she tried, and liked, basically everything (except a funky cheese, but she's only 8). We can't wait to return to try more things!

A truly delightful meal. It's a great experience when you're being introduced to new and wonderful foods and at the same time being quite blown away by how well the familiar ones are executed.

As always, we had a wonderful dinner at Nostrana's last night. We just love everything about the place: the food, the service, the atmosphere. It's the place that we love to take out of town guests to show off what Portland has to offer.

Not bad. Tasting menu is a lot. Service is nice, but kind of stuffy and scripted. Wine list skews high, not many sub $100 options. Supplements for the tasting menu aren't too expensive ($25) but may push things overboard (just because you *can* mix foie and uni and a waffle with a banana relish doesn't mean you should?). Glad I went, may revisit in a few years.