Abyssinian Kitchen
{{Short description|Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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Abyssinian Kitchen is an Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=2022-08-05 |title=Portland's best Ethiopian-Eritrean restaurant will reopen after a two-year hiatus next week |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2022/08/abyssinian-kitchen-portlands-best-ethiopian-eritrean-restaurant-will-reopen-next-week.html |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806081910/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2022/08/abyssinian-kitchen-portlands-best-ethiopian-eritrean-restaurant-will-reopen-next-week.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-10-05 |title=Abyssinian Kitchen |url=https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/portland/restaurants/abyssinian-kitchen |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Thrillist |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919141435/https://www.thrillist.com/venues/eat/portland/restaurants/abyssinian-kitchen |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Abyssinian Kitchen |url=https://www.southeastexaminer.com/2016/02/abyssinian-kitchen/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Southeast Examiner |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603043303/https://www.southeastexaminer.com/2016/02/abyssinian-kitchen/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2016-10-24 |title=Abyssinian Kitchen Is Portland's Newest, Fanciest Ethiopian Spot |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2016/10/24/abyssinian-kitchen-is-portlands-newest-fanciest-ethiopian-spot/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2020-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926030906/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2016/10/24/abyssinian-kitchen-is-portlands-newest-fanciest-ethiopian-spot/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-23 |title=Abyssinian Kitchen Review - Portland |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/portland/reviews/abyssinian-kitchen |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=The Infatuation |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529045105/https://www.theinfatuation.com/portland/reviews/abyssinian-kitchen |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Bakall |first=Samantha |date=2015-08-07 |title=Ethiopian restaurant Abyssinian Kitchen opening in former Sok Sab Bai space in Southeast Portland |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2015/08/ethiopian_restaurant_abyssian.html |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014134332/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2015/08/ethiopian_restaurant_abyssian.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title=Abyssinian Kitchen review -- Cheap Eats 2016 |work=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland_cheap_eats/2016/03/abyssinian_kitchen_review_--_c.html |access-date=2023-09-19 |archive-date=2023-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610212801/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland_cheap_eats/2016/03/abyssinian_kitchen_review_--_c.html |url-status=live }}
Description
The restaurant's menu includes lamb in garlic and ginger and tilapia with serrano peppers; the vegetarian sampler has collards and lentils.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Celebrate the Best of America with 50 of Portland's Best Multi-Cultural Restaurants and Food Carts|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-issue-2019/2019/07/04/26745781/celebrate-the-best-of-america-with-50-of-portlands-best-multi-cultural-restaurants-and-food-carts|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Portland Mercury|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418050309/https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-issue-2019/2019/07/04/26745781/celebrate-the-best-of-america-with-50-of-portlands-best-multi-cultural-restaurants-and-food-carts}}
History
Abyssinian Kitchen opened in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood in 2015.{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Michael|date=2020-08-18|title=One of Portland's best Ethiopian restaurants has closed|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2020/08/one-of-portlands-best-ethiopian-restaurants-has-closed.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-18|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419152302/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2020/08/one-of-portlands-best-ethiopian-restaurants-has-closed.html}} In 2020, the restaurant closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2020-08-17|title=Abyssinian Kitchen Won't Reopen in its SE 21st Location|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/8/17/21372297/abyssinian-kitchen-portland-closing-reopening|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418050307/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/8/17/21372297/abyssinian-kitchen-portland-closing-reopening|url-status=live}} The business reopened at a new location on Northeast Alberta Street in the Concordia neighborhood in August 2022.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-11-16 |title=Abyssinian Kitchen {{!}} Ethiopian & Eritrean Cuisine {{!}} Portland, OR |url=https://abyssiniankitchen.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115114247/https://abyssiniankitchen.com/ |archive-date=2022-11-15 |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Abyssinian Kitchen |language=en}}
Reception
In 2016, Michael Russell included Abyssinian Kitchen in The Oregonian
See also
{{Portal|Food|Oregon}}
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://abyssiniankitchen.com}}
{{Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:African restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Category:Ethiopian restaurants