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Many restaurants that closed during the pandemic struggled to convince customers to embrace their new takeout menus. Akadi was the opposite. “People were very supportive of Akadi during the pandemic, ...

The meal: Appetizer sampler platter ($38) at Akadi PDX. What was so good about it: On my quest to convince one of my childhood best friends (and maybe also myself) that Portland’s food scene can keep ...

Eating at Akadi always feels like a party: the giant portions built for sharing, the no-holds-barred flavors, and the buzzy, always-packed, giant dining room in a converted industrial building. This ...

You can find all kinds of fusion and diverse food in and around the Portland area, but there is one thing that is missing. In 2017, Akadi was established to represent the side of Africa that’s been ...

West African food isn’t easy to find in Portland, but according to Fatou Ouattara, chef at Akadi (1001 SE Division St., 971-271-7072, akadipdx.com) in Southeast, many Americans have been eating it all ...

In spring 2022, Chef Fatou Ouattara and husband George Faux reopened their West African restaurant, Akadi PDX, at a new spot on SE Division. While the old location, on NE Martin Luther King Blvd, had ...

Blandness is banished the second you enter Akadi (2.0), the Ladd’s Addition West African restaurant that’s been winning accolades since reopening in 2022. It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve had ...