Palomar is a Cuban
bar and restaurant in
Portland, Oregon.
Description
Palomar is a Cuban bar and restaurant on Division Street in
southeast Portland
Southeast Portland is one of the sextants of Portland, Oregon.
Boundaries and features
Southeast Portland stretches from the warehouses along the Willamette River through historic Ladd's Addition to the Hawthorne and Belmont districts out to Gr ...
's
Hosford-Abernethy
Hosford-Abernethy is a neighborhood in the inner Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Buckman and Sunnyside on the north, Richmond on the east, Brooklyn and Creston-Kenilworth on the south, and (across the Willamette River) Downto ...
neighborhood.
Brooke Jackson-Glidden of ''
Eater Portland'' said Palomar has "'60s-Havana vibes", with "palm-frond wallpaper, strawberry-daiquiri-pink chairs, and gold-flecked tables".
The drink menu includes daiquiris.
The food menu included "Cuban diner food" such as croquetas, empanadas, medianoche, and oysters.
History
Owner Ricky Gomez opened the bar on April 2, 2018.[ Palmar closed temporarily on March 15, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bar served a limited menu on a rooftop patio, as of July–August 2020, and had returned to dine-in service by October.
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Reception
Palor was named Bar of the Year by '' The Oregonian''. In 2018, Jackson-Glidden said the bar's "ambience is simply transportive" and wrote,[ "Palomar is the great people pleaser, serving playful blended daiquiris and house pineapple gin with the meticulous precision of a master bartender... The gold-flecked tables, palm tree wallpaper, and neon touches give it a breezy, fun vibe, perfect for happy hour." Palomar was named Bar of the Year and nominated in the Design of the Year category for the website's Eater Awards.][ In 2019, ''Eater Portland'' Alex Frane called Palomar an "essential cocktail destination" of Portland, and the website's Ron Scott included the bar in the 2020 list "Where to Find Stellar Caribbean Food in Portland".]
See also
* Hispanics and Latinos in Portland, Oregon
There were approximately 60,000 people of Hispanic or Latino origin in Portland, Oregon, as of 2020; about 10% of the city’s population.
The Portland metropolitan area has Oregon's largest Latino population. In 2022, Jamie Goldberg of '' T ...
References
External links
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Palomar
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{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon
2018 establishments in Oregon
Cuban restaurants in the United States
Cuban-American culture in Portland, Oregon
Drinking establishments in Oregon
Restaurants in Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, Oregon
Latin American restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Restaurants established in 2018