Fodor's Expert Review Castagna Restaurant

Enjoy artful Pacific Northwest cuisine—like grilled halibut, kohlrabi, and mussels, or summer beans, chanterelles, wilted sorrel, and roasted-duck jus—at this tranquil Hawthorne restaurant. Dinner options from chef Justin Woodward's monthly changing menu include either a classic 3-course prix fixe for $98 or a lavish 10-course tasting menu that runs $165; opt for the superb wine pairings for an additional $55 or $75 (with the tasting menu). Next door is the more casual Cafe Castagna, a bistro and bar open nightly, serving simple but still superb burgers, pastas, salads, seafood grills, and other less expensive fare.