To Go Demes culinary flair and attention to detail make this, if you can afford it, perhaps the special occasion restaurant in Portland. Lots of places talk about the architecture of food, but few present it with such clarity of style. Presentations are spectacular in a minimalist way - Frank Lloyd Wright, not Frank Gehry. Yet only rarely does the architecture upstage the food. Flavors are keenly balanced and intensely focused, and ingredients are simply the best available.
Service is impeccable, and the wine list is steep but outstanding.
Drawbacks Couvron is as expensive as it gets in Portland. Yes, you can lowball it.