Higgins Restaurant and Bar

8/14/2008 9:45:42 AM, thursday, august 14, 2008
Forget the restaurant, go to the pub behind the restaurant. Very, very nice food. Good selection of beers. Nice and helpfull staff.

5/19/2008 4:47:44 AM, monday, may 19, 2008
After nearly 15 years, I’m really surprised Higgins was still not in the places database until this entry, May of 2008. It is one of the most sophisticated beercentric places I have ever been to anywhere in the world. Opened in 1994, it has also played a very important role in the development of the beer scene in Portland. Higgins should be credited with two things above all else: 1) bringing Belgian beers to the Portland bar scene, thus creating inspiration for seeking international beers, and 2) pairing beers with food long before people did such things. They still do both those things today, the latter at a level of greatness reached by very few. You want your own amazing beer dinner? Go create it nightly at Higgins. It is fairly expensive and you often need reservations. Wanna save buck? Sit in the bar and order their burger. I don’t think they will let you order it in the restaurant, so if you want it, sit in the bar.