Spanish Gastrobar Ataula To Open

Always enjoyed dining at Ciao Vito. Now the chef is opening Atuala

Jose and Cristina Chesa

Globetrotting chef Jose Chesa, a veteran of at Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris, Barcelona and recently, Portland’s Ciao Vito, is just a week away from opening his first restaurant, Ataula, in the former Patanegra space on Northwest 23rd.

As Eat Beat first reported, Ataula will mingle traditional Spanish and Catalan flavors with subtle modernist inflection and a communal “gastrobar” feel.

Now Chesa tells us he aims to open the 60-seat, 1,800 square foot space next Tuesday, August 20th. Blueprints call for a meandering white concrete and glass mosaic bar top snaking across the room, wooden communal tables and a lengthy banquette hugging the wall.

For menu details, download the Ataula’s menu