title: Piattino
text: # Piattino
  
  Piattino is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, in the United States.
  
  ## Description
  
  Piattino is an Italian restaurant in the northwest Portland's Pearl District. According to Thrillist, the restaurant serves "Italian takes on tapas", wood-fired pizzas, desserts, and cocktails. The opening menu included 11 small plates (including mussels with tomatillo and cilantro, shellfish arancini with shrimp and lobster, and a half hen with peperonata, honey, and fennel pollen), a mushroom-and-salami calzone, and 5 pasta options including pork belly tortelli and fettuccine pimiento with wild boar ragu. The restaurant's seats 52 people, including 40 at wood tables, 6 at the oven counter, and 6 at the bar.
  
  ## History
  
  Owner Kooroush Shearan opened Piattino in September 2013, replacing Mediterranean restaurant Shiraz Grill. Michael Campbell was the opening chef.
  
  