Nuestra Cocina

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Nuestra Cocina
Restaurant information
Established2004;20 years ago (2004)
Owner(s)
  • Benjamin Gonzales
  • Shannon Dooley-Gonzales
Food typeMexican
Street address2135 Southeast Division Street
City Portland, Oregon
County Multnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′18″N122°38′37″W / 45.50500°N 122.64361°W / 45.50500; -122.64361
Website nuestracocina.com

Nuestra Cocina (English: "Our Kitchen") [1] [2] is a Mexican restaurant in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood of southeast Portland, Oregon, in the United States. [3] [4] Benjamin Gonzales and Shannon Dooley-Gonzales are the restaurant's co-owners. [5]

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History

Nuestra Cocina opened in 2004. [6]

In 2016, the restaurant starting operating a taco food cart in northwest Portland called Frogtown Tacos. [5]

Reception

In 2013, the restaurant was included in Travel + Leisure 's list of "Best Mexican Restaurants in the U.S." [7] Similarly, Nuestra Cocina ranked number 50 on The Daily Meal's 2014 list of "America's 50 Best Mexican Restaurants". [8] Krista Garcia and Seiji Nanbu included the restaurant in Eater Portland's 2022 list of the city's 17 "standout" Mexican restaurants and food carts. [9]

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