Astral (restaurant)

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Astral (restaurant)
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ChefJohn Boisse
Pastry chef Lauren Breneman
Food type Mexican
Street address715 NE Lawrence Avenue
City Portland
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97232
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′40″N122°38′21″W / 45.52779°N 122.639169°W / 45.52779; -122.639169

Astral (also known as Astral PDX) [1] is a Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The restaurant started as a pop-up by spouses John Boisse and Lauren Breneman. [2] [3] Boisse and Breneman are the chef and pastry chef, respectively. [1] It is now housed at Duality Brewing, in the northeast Portland portion of the Kerns neighborhood.

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In 2023, the business was named one of Eater 's twelve best new restaurants in the United States. [4] Astral also won in the Best Chef Residency or Pop-Up category of Eater Portland's annual Eater Awards in 2023. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Suzette. "Astral PDX's Han Oak Pop-up Is a "Fucked-up Good" Exploration of Mexican Cuisine". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  2. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-02-16). "Hot Nanobrewery Duality Brewing and Buzzy Pop-Up Astral Will Open a Kerns Brewpub". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Duality Brewing and pop-up Astral join forces for two-pronged NE Portland taproom". The Oregonian . 2023-05-18. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ↑ "The 12 Best New Restaurants in America". Eater. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-12-06). "Here Are 2023's Eater Award Winners for Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
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