Exterior of Afuri in Southwest Portland, Oregon, in 2022
Afuri (also known asAfuri Izakaya)[1] is a chain of ramen restaurants, based inTokyo, Japan. There are locations in Oregon, California,[2] Canada, Hong Kong, Portugal, and Singapore.[3][4]
The original noodle shop opened at the base of Mount Afuri in 2001. Founder Hiroto Nakamura partnered with Taichi Ishizuki to open a location insoutheast Portland'sBuckman neighborhood in 2016.[5] Since then, three additional locations have opened in thePortland metropolitan area, indowntown andnorthwest Portland as well asBeaverton. Afuri USA operatesAfuri Izakaya in southeast Portland,Afuri Ramen + Dumpling in Northwest Portland, and Afuri Ramen + Dumpling in Beaverton.[3] Afuri USA is owned by Taichi Ishizuki. According toPortland Business Journal, the Portland locations are corporate-owned by Ishizuki, who has franchised outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, and Vancouver and co-owns two locations in Portugal. There are two locations in Hong Kong and one in Singapore.[3]
In 2020, plans were announced to expand into northwest Portland.[6] The restaurant opened in theNorthwest District'sSlabtown district in 2022.[7][8] The location at 50 Southwest 3rd Avenue, calledAfuri Kara Kurenai, closed permanently in January 2025.[9]
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