Taqueria Nueve

(IMAGE: Taqueria Nueve, Facebook)

Save for a seven-year interlude (ended by a successful 2013 Kickstarter resurrection campaign), T9 has been sating Portland's appetite for authentic street tacos since 2000. Now it draws a mixed crowd of 20-somethings and middle-aged Airbnb guests from nearby Ladd's Addition for tangy ceviche ($13), wild boar carnitas ($5.50, $15) and the T9 Margarita ($10) with freshly squeezed lime juice.

GO: 727 SE Washington St., 503-954-1987, taquerianueve.com, 4-10 pm Tuesday-Saturday, 4-9 pm Sunday

Kat Merck

Kat Merck was a Willamette Week copy editor and copy-desk chief from 2006 to 2012. She is now a Portland-based freelance writer and editor specializing in food, beer and parenting.

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