| Caro Amico | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1949 |
| Food type | Italian |
| Street address | 3606 Southwest Barbur Boulevard |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97239 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°29′50″N122°40′43″W / 45.4972°N 122.6786°W |
| Website | caroamicoitaliancafe |
Caro Amico is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. It opened in 1949.
The Italian restaurant Caro Amico operates in a three-story Victorian house on Barbur Boulevard. [1] It has a back patio with views of the Willamette River. [2] In addition to pizza, the restaurant's menu has included bruschetta pomodoro, chicken piccata, and veal parmesan. [3]
Caro Amico opened in 1949 and began selling pizza in 1953. [4] It has been described as the oldest Italian restaurant in Oregon, [5] and one of the first pizzerias in Portland. [2] [6] The restaurant has suffered two large fires, one during the 1960s and another in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]
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