Akadi
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 The restaurant's front exterior in 2021 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Owner(s) | Fatou Ouattara |
| Chef | Fatou Ouattara |
| Food type | West African |
| Street address | 1001 SE Division St |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97202 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′18″N 122°39′19″W / 45.5050683°N 122.6554112°W |
| Website | akadipdx |
Akadi is a Black-owned,[1] West African restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. Fatou Ouattara is the chef and owner.
Description
[edit]The menu specializes in cuisine from Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast, and has seafood and vegetarian options.[2] Options include fried plantains, plantain fufu, and stews.[3]
History
[edit]Akadi originally operated at 3601 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the Boise neighborhood.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, business had declined by 50 percent, as of July 2020.[5] In December 2020, Ouattara confirmed plans to close temporarily on December 31.[6] Akadi reopened in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood in May 2022, along with its sister business, House of Flavor.[7]
Reception
[edit]In 2018, Akadi was named one of Portland’s Best New Restaurants by Portland Monthly.[8] In 2019, Michael Russell included Akadi in The Oregonian's list of the city's 10 best new restaurants.[9] In 2020, Eater Portland's Brooke Jackson-Glidden said the Attieke Poisson Braisé was "one of the top dishes in Northeast Portland" and also recommended the goat pepper soup and mafe.[10] The website's Waz Wu included Akadi in a 2023 list of "Portland’s Primo Special Occasion Restaurants for Vegans and Vegetarians".[11] Akadi was included in The Infatuation's 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants.[12]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "These Black-Owned Portland Restaurants Are Offering Takeout and Delivery". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie (July 3, 2018). "Akadi Broadens Portland's Palate for West African Cuisine". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Suzette (October 6, 2020). "Takeout Club: Chef In Your Garden Serves Up Akadi, and Singing the Praises of Killer Burger To-Go". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2022-05-02). "West African flavors expand in Portland: Akadi launches sister market, restaurant reopens May 8". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Stevens, Suzanne (July 23, 2020). "In her own words: Akadi's Fatou Ouattara on keeping the restaurant open and culture alive". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, Katherine Chew (December 22, 2020). "Akadi Will Close December 31, But Promises To Return". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, Katherine Chew (February 16, 2022). "Akadi Is Reopening This Spring—along with an African Grocery". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Kelly (October 10, 2018). "Portland's Best New Restaurants 2018: Akadi Brings the West African Flavor". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Russell, Michael (September 12, 2019). "Portland's 10 best new restaurants of 2019". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (May 29, 2020). "Five Portland Takeout Dishes to Try This Weekend". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Wu, Waz (2023-02-10). "Portland's Primo Special Occasion Restaurants for Vegans and Vegetarians". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "The 21 Best Restaurants In Portland, Oregon 2025 - Portland, OR". The Infatuation. 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
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