Akadi
{{Short description|West African restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| street-address = 1001 Southeast Division Street
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Akadi is a Black-owned,{{Cite web |title=These Black-Owned Portland Restaurants Are Offering Takeout and Delivery |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2020/06/02/these-black-owned-portland-restaurants-are-offering-takeout-and-delivery/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}} West African restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. Fatou Ouattara is the chef and owner.
Description
The menu specializes in cuisine from Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast, and has seafood and vegetarian options.{{cite news |last1=Bamman |first1=Mattie |title=Akadi Broadens Portland's Palate for West African Cuisine |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2018/07/03/akadi-broadens-portlands-palate-for-west-african-cuisine/ |access-date=April 16, 2021 |work=Willamette Week |date=July 3, 2018 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206133115/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2018/07/03/akadi-broadens-portlands-palate-for-west-african-cuisine/ |url-status=live }} Options include fried plantains, plantain fufu, and stews.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Suzette |title=Takeout Club: Chef In Your Garden Serves Up Akadi, and Singing the Praises of Killer Burger To-Go |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/10/06/29376798/takeout-club-chef-in-your-garden-serves-up-akadi-and-singing-the-praises-of-killer-burger-to-go |access-date=April 16, 2021 |work=Portland Mercury |date=October 6, 2020 |archive-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223022048/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/10/06/29376798/takeout-club-chef-in-your-garden-serves-up-akadi-and-singing-the-praises-of-killer-burger-to-go |url-status=live }}
History
Akadi originally operated at 3601 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the Boise neighborhood.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=2022-05-02 |title=West African flavors expand in Portland: Akadi launches sister market, restaurant reopens May 8 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2022/05/akadi-returns-with-new-market-house-of-flavor-relocated-restaurant-opens-may-8.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}} During the COVID-19 pandemic, business had declined by 50 percent, as of July 2020.{{cite journal |last1=Stevens |first1=Suzanne |title=In her own words: Akadi's Fatou Ouattara on keeping the restaurant open and culture alive |journal=Portland Business Journal |date=July 23, 2020 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2020/07/23/akadi-owner-and-chef-fatou-o.html |access-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420183917/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2020/07/23/akadi-owner-and-chef-fatou-o.html |url-status=live }} In December 2020, Ouattara confirmed plans to close temporarily on December 31.{{cite journal |last1=Hamilton |first1=Katherine Chew |title=Akadi Will Close December 31, But Promises To Return |journal=Portland Monthly |date=December 22, 2020 |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2020/12/akadi-will-close-december-31-but-promises-to-return |access-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418002428/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2020/12/akadi-will-close-december-31-but-promises-to-return |url-status=live }} Akadi reopened in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood in May 2022, along with its sister business, House of Flavor.{{cite news |last1=Hamilton |first1=Katherine Chew |title=Akadi Is Reopening This Spring—along with an African Grocery |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2022/02/akadi-restaurant-reopening-spring-2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022 |work=Portland Monthly |date=February 16, 2022 |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505231105/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2022/02/akadi-restaurant-reopening-spring-2022 |url-status=live }}
Reception
In 2018, Akadi was named one of Portland’s Best New Restaurants by Portland Monthly.{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Kelly |title=Portland's Best New Restaurants 2018: Akadi Brings the West African Flavor |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2018/10/portland-s-best-new-restaurants-2018-akadi-brings-the-west-african-flavor |access-date=May 27, 2022 |work=Portland Monthly |date=October 10, 2018 |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313111307/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2018/10/portland-s-best-new-restaurants-2018-akadi-brings-the-west-african-flavor |url-status=live }} In 2019, Michael Russell included Akadi in The Oregonian{{'s}} list of the city's 10 best new restaurants.{{cite news |last1=Russell |first1=Michael |title=Portland's 10 best new restaurants of 2019 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/09/931a13c8f04215/portlands-10-best-new-restaurants-of-2019.html |access-date=April 16, 2021 |work=The Oregonian |date=September 12, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418002429/https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/09/931a13c8f04215/portlands-10-best-new-restaurants-of-2019.html |url-status=live }} He later included the business in the newspaper's 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=2024-09-18 |title=These are Southeast Portland's 21 best restaurants right now |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/restaurants/southeast-portlands-best-restaurants/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}}
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.{{cite web |last1=Jackson-Glidden |first1=Brooke |title=Five Portland Takeout Dishes to Try This Weekend |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/5/29/21274986/five-takeout-dishes-portland |website=Eater Portland |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=April 16, 2021 |date=May 29, 2020 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418002430/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/5/29/21274986/five-takeout-dishes-portland |url-status=live }} The website's Waz Wu included Akadi in a 2023 list of "Portland’s Primo Special Occasion Restaurants for Vegans and Vegetarians".{{Cite web |last=Wu |first=Waz |date=2023-02-10 |title=Portland's Primo Special Occasion Restaurants for Vegans and Vegetarians |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-vegan-vegetarian-special-occasion-restaurant |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210214955/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-vegan-vegetarian-special-occasion-restaurant |archive-date=2023-02-10 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Eater Portland |language=en}} Akadi was included in The Infatuation{{'s}} 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-21 |title=The 21 Best Restaurants In Portland, Oregon 2025 - Portland, OR |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/portland/guides/best-restaurants-hotels-portland-oregon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406185926/https://www.theinfatuation.com/portland/guides/best-restaurants-hotels-portland-oregon |archive-date=2024-04-06 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=The Infatuation |language=en}} The business was included in Time Out Portland{{'s}} 2025 list of the city's eighteen best restaurants.{{Cite news |last=Wolfe |first=Alice |date=April 2, 2025 |title=The 18 best restaurants in Portland, Oregon |url=https://www.timeout.com/portland/restaurants/best-restaurants-in-portland |work=Time Out Portland}}
See also
{{Portal|Food|Oregon}}
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://www.akadipdx.com}}
- [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/pacific-northwest/portland/restaurants/akadi-pdx/a/poi-eat/1625164/362093 Akadi PDX] at Lonely Planet
- {{TripAdvisor|14112114}}
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{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:African restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Category:Black-owned restaurants in Oregon
Category:Restaurants in Boise, Portland, Oregon
Category:Restaurants in Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, Oregon