About Us

A friendly neighborhood Italian-American joint in NE Portland

When you think of comfort, generosity, and love, what comes to mind? For all of us at Gabbiano’s, it’s sharing a meal with friends and family. At our tables: a passed-down (but constantly tweaked) Sunday gravy recipe, so much pasta, chicken parmesan, bread, wine, caesar salads (sometimes with too many anchovies, sometimes not enough), and espresso martinis. Everyone had a role in the process and a space at the table.

Gabbiano’s brings that warmth and hospitality to our guests every night, with a menu that respects Italian-American traditions while giving them a little Gab’s tweak, and a seriously playful cocktail list to go with it. Come by, say hi. We’d love to see you!

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Saturdays are for spaghetti. . . At least so they say! 😉 Come by, say hi—we can’t wait to see you! ♥️🍝♥️ Thank you to the lovely @carlajuliett for this beauty of a film 📸🩷 #gabbianospdx #thegiftofgab #whatsthegab #
Did you know that our chicky parm gives the shotzarellas a serious run for their money on who has the best cheese pull?! You just gotta be willing to get your hands a little bit cheesy; give it a whirl next time you’re in, we’re always ha
What’s the Gab? . A weekly roundup of behind the scenes with our team. You never know what you’re gonna get, but you can be guaranteed it will be a little goofy, a little fresh, and full of a lotta love. Just like us. Here we go! . We had
We were recently told that Chlorophyll helps keep you cool on the first hot days of the year. Do we believe that? Maayyybbee not, but it does help your red blood cells so really all this green is great for you! 💚🧊 (But also, have some chilled wine
You know what never goes out of style? The classics. They’re always there, sometimes hidden at the bottom of a menu, sometimes front and center after some TikTok video makes them go viral (HELLO martinis), but they have always been and always w
Gab’s spaghetti and meatballs. The stuff weekend dreams are made of, are we right or are we right??✨ Come by, say hi, we can’t wait to see ya! ♥️🍝♥️ This glorious 📸 of by our amazing guest @aliciafromthekeys 💫 thank you
For those of you who frequent our bathrooms (we promise we don’t notice 😉) you know we love ourselves some Star Wars. So, we’ll be honoring today, May the 4th Be With You, with lots of pasta, and maybe a Limoncello Drop or two, because r
What’s the Gab? . A weekly roundup of behind the scenes with our team. You never know what you’re gonna get, but you can be guaranteed it will be a little goofy, a little fresh, and full of a lotta love. Just like us. Here we go! . The on
100% Pure Love♥️ . If you have to break any hearts, it should be our Chicky Parm’s…to share with the one you love! 😉 . Patio is open, garage doors are open! Come by, say hi, let’s get the weekend started! . Thanks to our f
What’s the Gab? . A weekly roundup of behind the scenes with our team. You never know what you’re gonna get, but you can be guaranteed it will be a little goofy, a little fresh, and full of a lotta love. Just like us. Here we go! . Sorry,

Meet the Crew

It takes a village to create the Gabbiano’s experience, and we would be lost without our incredible team who cultivates the magic of Gabbiano’s & Gabby’s Next Door on a daily basis! We’re all a little goofy, a little fresh, and full of a lotta love!


  • My favorite way to lose track of time hands down is foraging for mushrooms. Any time spent deep in nature really helps me get lost in the best possible way. 

    One of my favorite food memories is my dad teaching me how to clean a catfish we caught on a camping trip. I'll spare the graphic details, but a two by four, hammer, and ten penny nail were involved. This really shaped my connection to food and nature. 

Picture of Bar Manager with Amaro Bottles

  • Favorite Pastime: “Taking my dogs, Ryley & Moon, to the river and watching them play.”

    Favorite Dish: Prime rib bites and a dirty gin martini on Jazz night at Clyde's Prime Rib. 

Picture of chef tossing flour into the air

  • Liz has made Gabbiano’s what it is today, and is the pasta queen.

    Pasta shape I’d get a tattoo of: Farfalle

  • Favorite pastime: Watching old movies and playing cards

    Favorite Dish: Khao soi on a Thailand trip in Chiang Mai a couple of years ago


Picture of Owner ready to eat spaghetti and meatballs

  • Favorite things to do in spare time: “Watching Love Island while playing Magic the Gathering on my phone.” A true multi-tasker.

    Favorite Dish: Tortellini, in every form, all the time.  

Picture of owner eating fried mozzarella

  • Blake entered the restaurant industry at the age of 15, washing dishes.

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