Long before every spot in town was focused on whole animal butchery and obsessing about local produce, Paley’s Place was at it in a Victorian house in Northwest Portland. More than two decades later, this local institution is still doing great things. Nothing about the place screams hip - the chairs have backs and no reclaimed wood or succulents are present - but it doesn’t have to. It’s a comfortable place to eat some really good food, and it works just as well for a special occasion as it does for a calm dinner after a long day spent sampling a bit of “New Portland.”