Ataula
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| Ataula | |
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| Established | 2013 |
| Closed | April 2021 |
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| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°32′09″N 122°41′59″W / 45.5358°N 122.6997°W |
Ataula was a Spanish and Catalan restaurant in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.[1] The restaurant earned Jose Chesa a James Beard Foundation Award nomination in the Best Chef: Northwest category.
Ataula was a Spanish and Catalan restaurant on 21st Avenue in northwest Portland's Northwest District.[2][3] Lonely Planet described the business as an "upmarket eatery offering a modern take on traditional Spanish tapas".[4]
The menu included a version of patatas bravas called Nuestras Bravas, rabbit paella, ribs ibérico,[5] chorizo lollipops,[6] cod fritters, and coca bread with olive oil and shredded tomato.[7][8] The restaurant also served octopus carpaccio and cured salmon with mascarpone yogurt and black truffle honey.[9] Michael Russell of The Oregonian described the rossejat negre as "toasted and squid-ink-blackened noodles topped with a healthy scoop of roast garlic alioli".[10][11] For Burger Week, the restaurant served a tapas-style beef hamburger.[12][13]
On the drink menu, the El Greco Tonica had gin and the La Moreneta was "made with mezcal bitter blend, vermút and flamed orange", according to Willamette Week.[14]
History
The restaurant opened in 2013,[15] in a space which previously housed Patanegra. Guy Fieri visited the restaurant on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.[16][17]
Owners confirmed plans to close permanently in April 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18][19] The space was later occupied by the Thai restaurant Phuket Cafe.
