H5O Bistro
Downtown Portland Restaurants
H5O is the latest and greatest restaurant concept to “hit” the downtown Portland area in quite some time. It truly is a whole new element in dining!
For sure, “hanging out” in this comfortable and fun bistro and bar is only partially what this new dining experience is all about.
Located at Hotel Fifty (whose top-to-bottom makeover is nearly complete and renders the hotel totally new), H5O is convenient. And its all day dining appeals to a broad range of diners. H5O isn’t “just” a hotel restaurant; after all, it has its own street entrance and is fast developing a reputation as a popular upscale dining option among downtown-goers. And one of the top new and favorite restaurants in Oregon. Period.
What’s so special about H5O? Well, first of all, the food! It’s not trendy exactly, but rather new and fresh with a focus on flavors and textures.
H5O's food is simple, classic, fun, whimsical, and made with the best and freshest products and ingredients – many of which are locally and/or organically grown. Textures from creamy to crunchy are among the culinary team’s major focus as are avant-garde preparation techniques resulting in yummy and unique foams, gelees, and fruit caviars.
Menus, while intriguing, are simply written. And appeal equally to either a vegetarian or a carnivore! Item presentations are thoughtfully conceived and carefully crafted. And the H5O bar menu showcases smaller portions of both lunch and dinner items.
Select H5O as the site for a romantic evening with someone special prior to attending one of Portland’s downtown cultural options. You’ll be less than a mile (or two) from several. Check ‘em out.
Consider that H5O is near to equally as many sporting venues. A quick bite and a beverage with the guys (or girls) prior to a game could be just the ticket! Take a look.
Also close by are numerous Portland attractions. Become a local tourist and be your own guide (or perhaps someone else’s)! Just look at all there is to see and do within a mile of the restaurant! Make H5O your place to gather and energize prior to an attraction visit. Or recharge afterward. Either way it’s a well-deserved treat. Talk about making a good thing better!
H5O bistro & bar also offers delightfully diverse and creative beverage options – some of the finest available among all Portland restaurants.
Featured daily are bar drinks with fresh fruit ingredients, juices, garnishes. Besides fun and contemporary cocktail offerings, regional and international selections are also available.
As many as 250 – 300 wine varietals – many from the Willamette Valley (of course) - represent regions and countries from around the world. At any given time, as many as 100 are featured on the restaurant's wine list. Many varietals are also viewable in the 800-bottle H5O wine cellar, showcased in the dining room.
Service, of course, is a key ingredient in why H5O is Portland’s new #1 must-experience restaurant.
H5O servers are well versed regarding all menu items, ingredients and flavors and act as culinary liaisons to their dining guests.
And as for the food, well . . . Executive Chef Nicholas A. Yanes serves up more than merely interesting and flavorful cuisine. Perhaps equally so, he serves up his straightforward H5O dining philosophy which is: take utmost care in the kitchen and transfer that caring into the dining room.
The result? A dining environment in which a well-trained culinary team unites with an equally well-trained service team to provide each guest with individualized Five-Star product and attention without the fuss. And at an affordable price.
Come experience what’s unique about H5O bistro & bar. To make your dining reservations, simply click here.
