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Amalfi's Italian Restaurant

Italian-American restaurant in Portland, Oregon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amalfi's Italian Restaurant, also known as Amalfi's Restaurant and Mercato,[1] is an Italian-American restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Established1959 (1959)
OwnerKiauna Floyd
Location4703 Northeast Fremont Street, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97213, United States
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Amalfi's Italian Restaurant
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Restaurant information
Established1959 (1959)
OwnerKiauna Floyd
Food typeItalian-American
Location4703 Northeast Fremont Street, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97213, United States
Coordinates45.5484°N 122.6148°W / 45.5484; -122.6148
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Description

Amalfi's is a Black-owned restaurant serving Italian cuisine on Fremont Street in northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood.[2][3] The menu includes pizza and lasagna.[4] The restaurant hosts live music regularly.[5] PDX Rosie, a mural depicting a Black woman posing like Rosie the Riveter, is painted on the restaurant's exterior.[1][2]

History

Amalfi's was established in 1959.[4] Kiauna Floyd has owned the restaurant since 2006. She commissioned PDX Rosie in 2020.[2] The business used a large tent in the parking lot for outdoor seating during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2021).[6][7][8]

Reception

In Thrillist's 2018 overview of "How to Find the Weird Old Portland Behind the New Hipster Portlandia", Kashann Kilson said Amalfi's "has been Portland's best Italian restaurant for more than half a century".[9]

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