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Nostrana - Portland, Oregon

Chef Cathy Whims has made Nostrana in Portland, Oregon a local institution, thanks to her incredible handmade pastas, wood-fired thin-crust pizzas and regional Italian dishes based around local ingredients. Nostrana literally means "ours," which relates to the emphasis on "local," and there's no better way to demonstrate this than with the simple yet expertly crafted menu that keeps people coming back again and again.

Get this: Gnocchi with Marcella's No. 3 tomato butter sauce and parmigiano ($18)