Magna Kusina

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Magna Kusina
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The restaurant's exterior in March 2022
Magna Kusina
Restaurant information
EstablishedAugust 2019 (2019-08)
Food type Filipino
Street address2525 Southeast Clinton Street
City Portland
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′12.5″N122°38′23.4″W / 45.503472°N 122.639833°W / 45.503472; -122.639833

Magna Kusina is a Filipino restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1]

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History

Carlo Lamagna opened the restaurant in August 2019. [2]

The business planned to operate a stall in the food hall at Block 216, as of 2023. [3] Instead, Sun Rice opened within the Moxy Portland Downtown. [4]

Magna Kubo, described as a "spin-off" of Magna Kusina, operated in Beaverton from 2023 to 2024. [5] In 2025, Magna Kusina was among local Filipino establishments that participated in a fundraiser for victims of the Vancouver car attack. [6]

Reception

In 2021, Magna Kusina was named Restaurant of the Year by The Oregonian , [2] and Lamagna was included in Food & Wine 's class of Best New Chefs. [7] [8] [9] Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the Mom's Crab Fat Noodles in Eater Portland's 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes. [10] Magna Kusina was included in The Infatuation 's 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants. [11] Michael Russell included the business in The Oregonian's 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland. [12] He also ranked Magna Kusina number 22 in the newspaper's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants. [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cadigan, Hilary (February 24, 2020). "The Key to Supernaturally Creamy Sisig? A Little Thing Called "Pork Mayo"". Bon Appétit. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Russell, Michael (December 8, 2021). "Magna Kusina is Portland's 2021 Restaurant of the Year". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 10, 2023). "Blockbuster Birria Cart Birrieria La Plaza Will Open a Southeast Portland Restaurant". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (March 25, 2024). "Ask Eater: What's Going on With the Flock Food Hall Downtown?". Eater Portland. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ Russell, Michael (May 31, 2024). "Magna Kubo, one of Portland's area's best new restaurants last year, has closed". The Oregonian . Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ Cheadle, Harry (May 2, 2025). "Portland's Filipino Restaurants Are Fundraising for the Lapu Lapu Car Attack Victims". Eater Portland. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ Russell, Michael (September 9, 2021). "Portland's Carlo Lamagna named among Food & Wine's Best New Chefs for 2021". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ Pitawanich, Christine (November 5, 2021). "Portland chef awarded Food & Wine's Best New Chef 2021". KGW . Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ Shah, Khushbu (November 9, 2021). "Food & Wine Best New Chefs 2021: Carlo Lamagna". Food & Wine. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 29, 2015). "Iconic Portland Dishes That Are Actually Worth Eating". Eater Portland. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ "The 21 Best Restaurants In Portland, Oregon 2025 - Portland, OR". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  12. ↑ Russell, Michael (September 18, 2024). "These are Southeast Portland's 21 best restaurants right now". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ Russell, Michael (February 26, 2024). "Portland's 40 best restaurants for 2025". The Oregonian . Retrieved August 2, 2025.


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