The Top 10 Restaurants In Lake Oswego, Oregon

A warm, inviting venue, Babica Hen Cafe is named after a decorative hen the owner’s grandmother — ‘babica’ in Slovenian — had in her kitchen. A family friendly venue, this café prides itself on creating delicious, made-from-scratch dishes featuring ingredients procured from the area. Enticing options include Le Waffle Lyonnais, which is a warm waffle topped with black forest ham, a fried egg, arugula, and tarragon hollandaise; the innovative shredded smoked pork eggs benedict, which features cornbread topped with pork, black beans, white cheddar, pico de gallo, plus green chile hollandaise; and blueberry brûlée French toast. The lunch menu offers a variety of salads and sandwiches.

Five Spice Seafood and Wine Bar is a lovely restaurant specializing in various seafood and meat dishes. Situated along the lake, the restaurant also features an open-air deck and provides pretty views of the lake and surrounding area making it a relaxing place to enjoy a delicious meal. Must try entrées include the spicy seafood stew with fresh fish, prawns, manilla clams, bay scallops, squid, red peppers, Spanish yellows onions all in a spicy fumet with white rice and the cider-brined smoked pork chop served with vegetable tian and apple demi-glace. Five Spice Seafood also has an impressive wine list, with an emphasis on bottles from California, Washington, Oregon, and Europe.

Owned by James Joyce and Vicky Davies, GP Kitchen opened in 1992 strictly as a catering company. Today, they also have a neighborhood café serving a wonderful array of sweet and savory items. Within a friendly atmosphere, guests can try sweet options such as cookies, including chocolate chip, oatmeal-currant, and double chocolate-walnut, pumpkin bread, scones, and other delights like pie and cobbler. As for savory options, the CC rider sandwich with smoked turkey, havarti, roasted red onions, and lemon-basil mayo and the spinach and chèvre galette in a flaky pastry topped with artichokes, olives, and walnuts are two excellent choices. Be sure to order a side the popular Brussels sprouts, which are roasted with parmesan and bacon.

Nicoletta’s Table is a charming neighborhood trattoria and market inspired by those found in Italy. This trattoria offers guests a warm, rustic interior in which to try various Italian dishes from panini to salads to fresh pasta all bursting with the freshest ingredients. Mouthwatering options found on the menu include the Italian BLT with Carlton Farms pancetta, marinated roma tomatoes, butter lettuce, and tomato aioli; the linguini frutti di mare with mussels, scampi, calamari, salmon, white wine, tomatoes, and puttanesca sauce; and the rack of lamb with seasonal vegetables. Vegetarian and gluten-free options are available as well plus the market provides an array of gourmet items so that guests can create their own Italian meal at home.

The Olive and The Grape is a gem of a restaurant serving cuisine inspired by the flavors of the Pacific Northwest alongside wines from around the world. This establishment offers lunch, dinner, plus occasional special winemaker dinners, which can be found on their social media page. Beautifully plated highlights include the signature appetizer, garlic cheesecake, which is a flavorful spread served with local honey and olive oil crostini; the crispy duck confit served with green lentils, wilted greens and xeres; gluten-free crab cakes; and elk meatloaf with potato purée plus spinach-bacon-tomato jam. Tantalizing desserts are available as well.

Those diners looking for a taste of France in Lake Oswego can head to St. Honoré Boulangerie. Brimming with old world charm within a light-filled space, this delightful bakery offers a wide range of baked goods from breads to pastries to desserts along with savory lunch entrées. Day to day selections may vary, but sweet choices to note are the mini raspberry croissants, chocolate brioche, tarte aux pommes, éclair café, and strawberry millefeuille to name but a few. Savory options include the chèvre chaud, which is a salad with smoked duck breast, aged goat cheese toast, roasted red bell pepper, and mixed greens mesclun with house vinaigrette and the jambon Parisien sandwich with Dijon mustard butter, Black Forest ham, Emmental cheese, cornichons, and lettuce on a baguette.