Mediterranean Exploration Company

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Restaurant information
Established2014 (2014)
Food typeMediterranean
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]

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Description

The restaurant Mediterranean Exploration Company (or MEC) operates in northwest Portland's Pearl District. Food options include bacon-wrapped dates, falafel, mujaddara, and hummus with pita. The drink menu includes beer, cocktails, and wine, as well as tea and Turkish coffee. [5]

History

The restaurant opened in August 2014, in the space that previously housed Riffle NW. [5] [6]

Reception

Kara Stokes and Maya MacEvoy included MEC in Eater Portland 's 2022 overview of recommended restaurants in the Pearl District. [7] The website included the business in a similar list in 2025. [8]

MEC was a runner-up in the Best Mediterranean Restaurant category of Willamette Week 's annual Best of Portland readers' poll in 2015. [9] It ranked third in the same category in 2016 and 2017. [10] [11]

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. 1 2 Russell, Michael (December 4, 2014). "At Mediterranean Exploration Company, the highs are high (review)". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ Russell, Michael (March 20, 2014). "Portland-area restaurants on our radar: March, 2014". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Best of Portland Readers' Poll". Willamette Week. July 15, 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners". Willamette Week. July 18, 2016. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2017". Willamette Week. July 12, 2017. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
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