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At this Cuban-inspired spot, summer springs eternal: sun glints off gold-flecked tables, flamingoes and palm trees dot the illustrated menu, and frozen daiquiris ($6 at happy hour) flow from a slushie machine. From the color scheme—rose, teal, and butter yellow—down to the servers in matching seersucker button-downs, the cheerfulness verges on aggressive. Daiquiris range from classic to cruise-ship-worthy: try the roasty, cachaça-based Read more...
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Perched on SW Naito Parkway, this Argentine eatery boasts innovative cocktails, like the LeChon margarita with cardamom syrup, and bites like grilled octopus with chorizo and housemade piquillo pepper and brisket empanadas. Read more...
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Part of a larger chain—with restaurants in 15 states including Oregon—this Brazilian steakhouse offers an overwhelming selection of authentically grilled meat that is carved off the stick and onto your plate tableside. Read more...
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In the foodie desert of Southwest’s Lair Hill neighborhood, Lima native Jose Luis de Cossio writes his own mad food story, weaving Peruvian cuisine, rooted in Portland farms and fields, with dandified dish deconstructions and a health-focused mission to boot. In 2017, de Cossio swapped out his successful dinner menu of house cebiches, crazy purée swirls, and edible sculptures for hemp lattes, out-of-the-box empanadas, and Read more...
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The east side’s vibrant new Latino marketplace is 7,000 square feet of authentic street food and south-of the-border shopping. Hunker on the patio with a chewy, cheesy pupusa filled with fried pork rinds from El Savadoran cart 5 Volcanes or El Gato Tuerto’s standout Cubano grilled with ham, roasted pork, mustard, and pickles. Steps away, Kaah market brims with Latin Read more...
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Aromatic cornmeal arepas, flavor-packed grilled meats, and an upstairs bar dispensing mezcals and chocolates form a new haven of vibrant Latin American flavors at the reincarnation of food cart Fuego de Lotus. Ten varieties of arepas—perfectly golden, with a crackling exterior and fluffy masa center—anchor the menu, alongside a cast of grilled chops and ribs, fried snacks, and family-style dinners Read more...
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Downtown’s erstwhile Cuban food cart is now a lively Hawthorne Boulevard hub, plating slow-roasted mojo pork, guava chicken, Cuban sandwiches, and maduros (addictive fried sweet plantains). Counter service keeps things casual, while a full cocktail menu promises daiquiris, mojitos, and sangria poured with a soundtrack of Cuban classics. Read more...
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This casual Peruvian spot serves addictive, authentic street bites and sweet, fruity drinks. Chow on Peruvian sandwiches, from chorizo to pepper-rubbed pork on crusty bread from Fleur De Lis, plus more substantial home-style plates of pollo a la brasa drizzled with creamy pepper sauce or lomo saltado. Las Primas’ national pride extends to their love of frothy pisco sours, and Read more...
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A hand-cranked wood-burning grill is the centerpiece of Ox and the chariot to a grunt-worthy pork chop, massive short ribs, and grilled maitake mushrooms, much of it glazed in signature fatty, garlicky “Black Gold” juice drippings. The menu—Argentine-inspired wood grilling, coal-roasted vegetables, a little Portland food mania—rarely changes, and nearly every dish is a classic, from spicy braised beef tripe Read more...
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Andina aims for the peaks, with high-end Peruvian fusion cooking not often seen outside of Lima, but with enough local ingredients to keep it grounded in Portland. Colorful pepper sauces over hunks of beef or lamb, fanciful ceviches, and quinoa “risottos” appeal to a wide range of appetites. The jewel-toned bar is a perpetual Pearl District hot spot, with playful Read more...
