Latin Flavor Heats Up at Andina's Bar Mestizo
Newly renovated bar features raw bar, happy hour with Latin cocktails and live music nightly.
(PRWEB) February 18, 2005 -- Portland’s cultural scene takes a journey closer
to Peru with the re-invention of Bar Mestizo at Andina Restaurant. Known for its
Latin American music and cocktails, the bar was recently renovated by KL Design
Group to enhance urban amenities like happy hour and nightly entertainment with
a distinctly Peruvian flair. Bar Mestizo is located adjacent to Andina’s dining
room and open kitchen in the historic Pennington Building.
“We want Bar
Mestizo to be a warm, intimate space where people come together,” says Doris
Platt, one of the owners of Andina. “Mestizo means “to mix,” so we created small
plates representative of the diverse influences that make Peruvian cuisine
exciting. And the bounty of the Pacific Northwest is a gift to our
chef.”
Peruvian Innovations – Jamon Cart and Raw Bar:
Bar Mestizo
showcases Peruvian culture with small touches that reflect the importance of
food and community. The raw bar station, sitting in the middle of the bar,
offers a rotating selection of local and exotic seafood, including freshly
shucked oysters, clams, house-smoked mussels, and sea urchin. Tiered seafood
platters, Frutos del Mar are available for sharing. The “traveling” jamon cart
serves butifarras, a Peruvian cooked ham sliced to order and served on a
house-baked quinoa roll. Two round wooden tables were custom-built with a “lazy
susan” section in the middle to encourage the sharing of “small plates.”
Peruvian Tapas and Latin Cocktails:
Andina’s small plate dishes,
created by executive chef Emmanuel Piqueras Villaran, are available in the bar
at all times. Some of Andina’s signature “tapas” dishes include Chicharron de
Langostinos, quinoa crusted shrimp, and Cebiche with ingredients from fresh fish
to green mango and prawns and fresh water shrimp. Another traditional favorite
is Causa, fresh lime-flavored potato mixture with savory fillings like smoked
trout, chicken and crab. Bar Mestizo also crafts house-infused rums and
liqueurs, including Spiced Rum, Seville Orange Liqueur, Dried Banana Rum and
Pineapple Rum. Classic Latin American cocktails like the Pisco Sour and Mojito
join a new line-up of novoAndina cocktails including the Sacsayhuaman (Sexy
Woman), with rocoto pepper infused vodka and passion fruit, and the Granada de
Amor, Damiana liqueur with fresh pomegranate juice. An extensive South American
and Spanish wine list complements Andina’s Peruvian cuisine. Nightly
entertainment rotates between many local Latin American entertainers, including
Alfredo Muro, Toshi Onizuka and Neftali Rivera.
Happy Hour Peruvian
Style:
Bar Mestizo presents happy hour every day from 4 -6 p.m. Peruvian
favorites like anticucho, a skewer of beef heart, chicken or seafood is
available for $2 per skewer, as well as $1 oysters and $2 butifarras. Enjoy
Latin cocktails for $5 and relax by the fireplace or in one of the intimate
booths.
About Andina:
Andina is owned and operated by Doris and John
Platt, and their three sons. Mama Doris is a native of Peru and brings her
culinary criollo traditions to Andina’s menu, in collaboration with Peruvian
chef Emmanuel Piqueras Villarán, whose specialty is Novoandina cuisine, a modern
twist on the traditional flavors and dishes of Peru. Andina was chosen as one of
Portland’s best restaurants in the October 2004 issue of Gourmet Magazine Andina
offers lunch, dinner and happy hour and is open from 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Monday-Thursday; 11:30 a.m. – midnight Friday and Saturday; and 4 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday. Happy Hour is 4-6 p.m. daily.
For more information about Andina,
(1314 NW Glisan, Portland, OR 97209), please call 503-228-9535 or visit www.andinarestaurant.com.
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