Cafe Azul

Cafe Azul
Restaurant information
Established	1994 (1994)
Closed	2004 (2004)
Owner(s)	Claire and Shawna Archibald
Food type	Mexican
Street address	112 Northwest 9th Avenue
City	Portland
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code	97209
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°31′26.6″N122°40′48″W / 45.524056°N 122.68000°W / 45.524056; -122.68000

Cafe Azul was a Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, in the United States. ^[1]

History

Sisters Claire and Shawna Archibald opened the restaurant in McMinnville, Oregon, in 1994. The business was relocated to northwest Portland's Pearl District in 1998. The restaurant closed in 2004. ^[2]

Reception

Gourmet named Cafe Azul one of the 50 best restaurants in the United States. Claire Archibald earned a James Beard nomination in 2003 for her work. ^{[2] [3]} Danielle Centoni included Cafe Azul in Eater Portland 's 2014 list of the city's "most missed" restaurants, writing, "Chef Claire Archibald's Mexican spot Cafe Azul is now looked upon as 'ahead of its time' for its upscale-authentic approach to Oaxacan cooking, and many readers are still nostalgic." ^[4]

See also

• Food portal
• Oregon portal

• Hispanics and Latinos in Portland, Oregon
• List of Mexican restaurants

References

1. Hamlin, Suzanne (June 28, 1998). "CHOICE TABLES; An Oregon Trail Of Portland Treats". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
2. Butler, Grant (January 1, 2017). "Tasty memories: 97 long-gone Portland restaurants we wish were still around". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
3. "Awards Search | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
4. Centoni, Danielle (December 17, 2014). "Mapping Portland's Most Missed Restaurants". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.