Smalls — Restaurant in Portland

Great food, great atmosphere, great service - my favorite place I dined at the whole weekend. Our hosts were attentive, insightful, and easy to talk to.

The restaurant itself was so cute and full of character, with an incredible selection of snacks and drinks as it's also a store and cafe! Hello?!

The oysters were sourced locally (of course) and only $1.50 each! They were both sizeable and flavorful. I was quite pleased. The gem caesar salad was delish, and the marinated warm olives with lemon rind zest were incredible.

Our only mistake was not coming during the day when we could've tried some of their baked goods. The hosts were kind enough to let us try one of their earl grey cookies, which cemented the fact that I really goofed up because it was a delightfully yummy snack.

Did I mention we saw a rainbow? Yeah, this place rules. Will definitely return when I'm back...

What a cute little bougie Mecca! We stopped in for happy hour drinks and snacks and loved how cozy this space felt on a winter’s day.

The cocktails are well-balanced, creative, and DELISH. My husband had a coffee and enjoyed it, too, but we’ll have to come back to give the espresso bar a full review.

The prices are a bit steep for food but I can promise that you won’t be disappointed with how everything tastes. If anything else, it’s kind of in the name—SMALLS—so I wouldn’t expect them to have large portions. It’s a nice place to grab an app and a drink en route to dinner, or to hang for a bit between meals.

The shop in the back encourages you to max out credit cards. Everything is so well curated it made me want to dive into a modern chic boho lifestyle without a second thought.

I hope to pick up many midday buzzes and last-minute gifts here...

I went in to get 2 espresso shots to go. Employees were nice and the service was fast enough considering how busy the place was. The ambience of the place is also great. The espressos, however were very unpleasant. I would even say bad. Not sure if they were way too extracted, not made with the right temperature water, or there was a buildup on the machine itself... or the combination of these. I noticed that guests seemed to be enjoying their more elaborate drinks, but as far as plain espresso shots go, this was an awful experience. It's a bummer because based on the reviews I would have considered getting...