Pura Vida Cocina

The Best Restaurants in Oregon’s Willamette Valley | Eater Portland

"Pura Vida Cocina is a perennial Third Street favorite, McMinnville’s home for fresh, creative takes on Latin American flavors. Owner Ricardo Antúnez calls the menu a combination of Central American, Peruvian, and Mexican cuisine, thanks to dishes like tacos, vegetable empanadas stuffed with peanut romesco, and chiles rellenos smothered in aji amarillo cream sauce. The touches of Spain on the menu — like a paella mixta with bay scallops and clams — are a fun diversion as well. Since a remodel last year, the restaurant has added fun breakfast options including chilaquiles and chorizo empanadas." - Katherine Chew Hamilton