Last Friday night we went to a new restaurant, Coppia. Coppia's is an Italian restaurant in the Pearl that used to be Vino Paradiso. It's actually the same owners, and went from being a wine bar to a Piedmont-style eatery with good wine. I'd been to Vino Paradiso a handful of times, and always liked it. Our restaurant group is going there as their next dinner and we couldn't make it, so we thought we'd check it out with our friends Brandy and Dave.
The restaurant was really nice - definitely a little updated since it was Vino Paradiso. Now that we have a baby we're not going to many places like this. It was baby friendly (although ours was the only kid in the place), but is a restaurant in the Pearl all the same. It wasn't cheap...hence the "fancy" designation. But it was good.
We got a few dishes. I got the bagna caoda for an appetizer, which is kind of like fondue, it's a creamy, buttery dip served with bread and veggies. Dave and Brandy got a salami plate. For our main dishes, I got the golden stuffed trout (very good), Julian got the fresh fettucini with smoked trout and shaved brussels sprouts. Brandy can't have dairy, so she got the same fettucini dish but they were able to exclude the dairy (and Dave actually said he liked it better than the creamy version). Dave got the butternut squash risotto. Everyone loved their food, and they do have a great wine selection.
Coppia
417 NW 10th Ave., Pdx
www.coppiaportland.com
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| Brandy, myself and Hank |
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| Brandy with Hank |
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| Julian holding Hank, with Dave |
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| My dish: golden stuffed trout with grilled fennel and polenta with a mushroom sauce |
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| Julian's dish: handmade fresh fettucini with shaved brussels sprouts and smoked trout |
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| Dave's dish: butternut squash risotto, hazelnuts and leeks |
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| Brandy's dish: fresh fettucini with smoked trout and brussels sprouts (non-dairy, custom version) |
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| Hank is past his bedtime and ready to go |
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