We’re a long way from Italy, but there are lots of places to get a great plate of pasta in the Portland area. The latest category of The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Readers Choice Awards is ready to determine which of those places stand above the others.
Below you’ll find the 10 spots that got the most nominations from your fellow readers. Which one is your favorite? You can vote once a day until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at this link or at the bottom of this story. We’ll announce the winners later that week at oregonlive.com/readers-choice.
A Cena
The name is what an Italian mother might cry out to summon her dawdling children — “Ah-Chayna,” meaning “To dinner!” This trattoria in the Sellwood neighborhood serves handmade pasta and cured meats with a focus on local ingredients. Offerings include a lobster agnolotti with corn and mascarpone raviolini, and an eggplant Parmesan made with house-pulled mozzarella.
7742 S.E. 13th Ave.; acenapdx.com.
Boccis Peace and Pasta
Boccis calls its offerings “East Coast American Italian inspired comfort food” and is known for huge portions. The beef and pork sausage meatballs are 5 ounces each. From chicken Marsala to fettuccine Alfredo, lasagna and veal Parmesan, you’ll find all the classics here…