Nuestra Cocina

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Nuestra Cocina
Restaurant information
Established2004;18 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 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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References

  1. ↑ Cizmar, Martin (November 21, 2017). "The Best Restaurants on Portland's Division and Clinton Streets". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nuestra Cocina". Travel Portland. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ Russell, Michael (May 31, 2016). "Nuestra Cocina review: 2016 best Portland restaurants". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Dresbeck, Rachel (March 1, 2017). Insiders' Guide to Portland, Oregon. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 65. ISBN   9781493028221. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Korfhage, Matthew (May 3, 2016). "Nuestra Cocina's Slabtown Food Cart Is Serving Very Fine Street Tacos". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ June, Sophia (2016-10-25). "Nuestra Cocina is Division Street's Original Fine Mexican Restaurant, and Still Portland's Finest". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  7. ↑ Bovino, Arthur (April 3, 2013). "Best Mexican Restaurants in the U.S." Travel + Leisure . Meredith Corporation. ISSN   0041-2007. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ Myers, Dan (May 14, 2014). "America's 50 Best Mexican Restaurants 2014". The Daily Meal . Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ Garcia, Krista (2016-08-26). "Portland's 17 Standout Mexican Restaurants and Food Carts". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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