Caro Amico
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Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Established1949 (1949)
Food typeItalian
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| Established | 1949 (1949) |
| Food type | Italian |
| Location | 3606 Southwest Barbur Boulevard, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97239, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°29′50″N 122°40′43″W / 45.4972°N 122.6786°W / 45.4972; -122.6786 |
| Website | caroamicoitaliancafe |
Caro Amico is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. It opened in 1949.
The 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
Caro 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
References
- ↑ Anderson, Heather Arndt (November 13, 2014). Portland: A Food Biography. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-2739-2.
- 1 2 "Portland Once Had a Thriving Little Italy—What the Hell Happened?". Willamette Week. August 23, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ Russell, Michael (July 25, 2023). "Caro Amico, Portland's oldest Italian restaurant, announces reopening date". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ Kennedy, Theresa Griffin (2022). Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-4330-1.
- ↑ "Oregon's oldest pizzeria". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ Russell, Michael (July 12, 2024). "American Dream, one of Portland's oldest pizzerias, just closed unexpectedly". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ Russell, Michael (October 16, 2024). "At Oregon's oldest pizzeria, 91-year-old owner Elsie McFarland still works weekends". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 20, 2024.