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Caffe Mingo
Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Caffe Mingo was an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] A fire caused the restaurant to close indefinitely in 2024.[2][3][4]
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Description
Caffe Mingo was an Italian restaurant on 21st Avenue in northwest Portland's Northwest District. Bar Mingo was an adjoining bar,[5][6] and Mingo (also called Mingo West) is a sibling restaurant in Beaverton.[7]
History
The restaurant opened in 1991 and underwent a renovation in 2013.[8][9] Caffe Mingo was owned by Michael Cronin.[10]
Reception
Giselle Smith rated the restaurant 2.5 out of 3 stars in Best Places Northwest: The Locals' Guide to the Best Restaurants, Lodgings, Sights, Shopping, and More! (2004).[11] In 2010, David Sarasohn of The Oregonian gave Caffe Mingo a rating of 'B+' and Mingo in Beaverton a 'B' rating.[12] Samantha Bakall included Bar Mingo in the newspaper's 2014 list of the ten best happy hours in downtown Portland.[13] The Oregonian's Michael Russell included the bar in 2017 lists of the city's ten best Italian restaurants and northwest Portland's ten best restaurants.[14][15] He later included Caffe Mingo and Bar Mingo in the newspaper's list of the 21 "most painful" restaurant and bar closures of 2024.[16]
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