Caro Amico is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1949 |
| Food type | Italian |
| Street address | 3606 Southwest Barbur Boulevard |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97239 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°29′50″N 122°40′43″W / 45.4972°N 122.6786°W |
| Website | caroamicoitaliancafe |
Description
editThe Italian restaurant Caro Amico operates in a three-story Victorian house on Barbur Boulevard.[1] It has a back patio with views of the Willamette River.[2] In addition to pizza, the restaurant's menu has included bruschetta pomodoro, chicken piccata, and veal parmesan.[3]
History
editCaro Amico opened in 1949 and began selling pizza in 1953.[4] It has been described as the oldest Italian restaurant in Oregon,[5] and one of the first pizzerias in Portland.[2][6] The restaurant has suffered two large fires, one during the 1960s and another in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Anderson, Heather Arndt (2014-11-13). Portland: A Food Biography. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-2739-2.
- ^ a b "Portland Once Had a Thriving Little Italy—What the Hell Happened?". Willamette Week. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2023-07-25). "Caro Amico, Portland's oldest Italian restaurant, announces reopening date". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Kennedy, Theresa Griffin (2022). Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-4330-1.
- ^ "Oregon's oldest pizzeria". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2024-07-12). "American Dream, one of Portland's oldest pizzerias, just closed unexpectedly". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2024-10-16). "At Oregon's oldest pizzeria, 91-year-old owner Elsie McFarland still works weekends". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-10-20.