Mediterranean Exploration Company

Mediterranean Exploration Company
The restaurants exterior, 2025
Restaurant information
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	45°31′32″N122°41′04″W / 45.52561°N 122.68451°W / 45.52561; -122.68451

Mediterranean Exploration Company, or MEC, is a Mediterranean restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, in the United States. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

Kara Stokes and Maya MacEvoy included Cooperativa in Eater Portland 's 2022 overview of "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland’s Pearl District". ^[5] The website included the business in a similar list in 2025. ^[6]

References

1. Russell, Michael (December 4, 2014). "At Mediterranean Exploration Company, the highs are high (review)". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
2. Cizmar, Martin (September 30, 2014). "Mediterranean Exploration Company: Restaurant Review". Willamette Week . Retrieved March 16, 2016.
3. Clarke, Kelly (September 2, 2014). "First Impressions of John Gorham's Mediterranean Exploration Company". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
4. Yaeger, Brian (November 12, 2014). "Hummus, You Fancy - Food and Drink". Portland Mercury . Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
5. Stokes, Kara (September 9, 2019). "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland's Pearl District". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
6. Hilton, Thom (September 9, 2019). "The Best Restaurants and Bars in Portland's Pearl District". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

External links

• Food portal
• Oregon portal

• Official website
• "Mediterranean Exploration Company". PDX Eater. Vox Media.
• "Mediterranean Exploration Company". Thrillist. October 5, 2017.
• "Mediterranean Exploration Company". Travel Portland.
• "Mediterranean Exploration Company". Tripadvisor .