Ataula, a Standout for Spanish Cuisine in Portland, Is Permanently Closed

The pandemic has dealt another brutal blow to Portland’s dining scene, this time by taking out one of the city’s finest Spanish restaurants.Ataula, the modernist tapas eatery run by husband-and-wife team José Chesa and Cristina Baez on Northwest 23rd Place since 2013, will not reopen, as first reported by Portland Monthly. The couple announced the news this afternoon on the business’s Facebook page.