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Ataula, a Standout for Spanish Cuisine in Portland, Is Permanently Closed In a statement, owners cited “serious personal health complications” on top of COVID-19 dining restrictions, as a factor in the closure. (Joe Riedl) Updated 6:25 PM The pandemic has dealt another blow to Portland’s dining scene, this time taking out one of the city’s finest Spanish restaurants. Ataula, the modernist tapas eatery run by husband-and-wife team José Chesa and Cristina Baez on Northwest 23rd Place since 2013, will not reopen, as first reported by Portland Monthly. The couple announced the news this afternoon on the business’s Facebook page.
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Where to Get Food in Portland This Week Hot Plates, coming through! iMAGE: Courtesy of Aybendito.
Order at aybenditopdx.com. Ataula co-owner Cristina Baez s tiendita is designed with the pandemic in mind, operating on a family-friendly take-and-make model. The online marketplace is stocked with the street food Baez grew up with in Puerto Rico: sofrito canéles to replace your stale bullion, chimichurri, limited-availability pernil, and pollo guisado, flan, and the staple pastelillo.
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