Navarre, Portland

A splendid culinary adventure awaits you at Navarre, a unique dining destination with a highly innovative take on the working of a restaurant. The interiors have a very casual, cafe-style vibe with bare walls, a wine shelf on one of the walls and a handful of lanterns hanging from the ceiling. The all-glass entrance allows a a good play of natural light inside. Chef and owner John Taboda crafts an innovative selection of European small plates with influences from the Italian, French and Spanish palate. The twist however, comes with the menu. The restaurant sources only from a local community farm called the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and since the ingredients change on a daily basis, so does the menu. Which means that the essentially, the farm pretty much decides what you eat on any given day. The menu is decided daily based on the ingredients on offer and diners are then given a list to check what they wish to have. Breakfasts are an especially popular affair. Most tables in the restaurant are communal and are great not only for groups, but also to make new friends over food. The wine list has an exceptional list of no less than 50 selections that should pair up well with whatever the chef throws at you.