| Palomar | |
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 The bar's entrance in February 2021 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | April 2, 2018 |
| Food type | Cuban |
| Street address | 959 Southeast Division Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97214 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′19″N122°39′23″W / 45.5053°N 122.6564°W |
| Website | barpalomar |
Palomar is a Cuban bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Palomar is a Cuban bar and restaurant on Division Street in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood. Brooke Jackson-Glidden of Eater Portland said Palomar has "'60s-Havana vibes", with "palm-frond wallpaper, strawberry-daiquiri-pink chairs, and gold-flecked tables". [1]
The drink menu includes daiquiris. [2] The food menu included "Cuban diner food" such as croquetas, empanadas, medianoche, and oysters. [2] [3]
Owner Ricky Gomez opened the bar on April 2, 2018. [3] [4] Palmar closed temporarily on March 15, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] The bar served a limited menu on a rooftop patio, as of July–August 2020, [6] [7] [8] and had returned to dine-in service by October. [9]
Palor was named Bar of the Year by The Oregonian . [10] In 2018, Jackson-Glidden said the bar's "ambience is simply transportive" and wrote, [1] "Palomar is the great people pleaser, serving playful blended daiquiris and house pineapple gin with the meticulous precision of a master bartender... The gold-flecked tables, palm tree wallpaper, and neon touches give it a breezy, fun vibe, perfect for happy hour." [11] Palomar was named Bar of the Year and nominated in the Design of the Year category for the website's Eater Awards. [1] [12] [13] In 2019, Eater Portland's Alex Frane called Palomar an "essential cocktail destination" of Portland, [14] and the website's Ron Scott included the bar in the 2020 list "Where to Find Stellar Caribbean Food in Portland". [15]
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