Hapa Pizza in downtown Beaverton is thought for its distinctive mix of Asian-inspired Neapolitan pizza, with objects like Bánh Mì pizza and Kalua pork pizza.
PORTLAND, Ore. — An up-and-coming Beaverton pizza institution has risen to new heights after New York Occasions names it among the finest pizza locations within the U.S.
Hapa Pizza in downtown Beaverton, recognized for its distinctive mix of Asian-inspired Neapolitan pizza. It was lately featured on a New York Occasions checklist of twenty-two finest pizza locations within the nation.
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Natalie Truong and her husband Aaron opened Hapa Pizza final yr, which initially began as a farmer’s market pop-up. Their menu contains objects like Bánh Mì pizza, Phở pizza, Kalua pork pizza, Thai inexperienced curry pizza in addition to classics, reminiscent of Margherita, cheese and pepperoni pizza.
Aaron informed KGW the inspiration behind Hapa Pizza began when he was moving into pizza making would experiment with including Asian toppings that he grew up consuming.
The restaurant title is Hawaiian that “means ‘combined’ or ‘half and half,'” Aaron stated. Since, they’re combining Italian pizza with Asian toppings.
Apart from their brick-and-mortar restaurant, individuals may also get Hapa Pizza on the Beaverton Farmers Market on Southwest fifth Road.
“Wow! It’s such an enormous honor to be mentioned amongst legends like the opposite pizzerias on the @nytimes checklist,” Hapa Pizza stated in a publish on Instagram.
“On the similar time, it’s actually form of scary to get that reward as a result of we nonetheless really feel like just a little mom-and-pop store who’ve so much to be taught and that there are such a lot of different AMAZING pizzerias on this city,” Hapa Pizza added.
The New York Occasions article additionally gave a shoutout to Portland as “the perfect pizza metropolis within the nation” and gave recognition to Chef Sarah Minnick at Beautiful’s Fifty Fifty, who was nominated this yr for a James Beard Award as an impressive chef within the U.S.
It is not the primary time the Portland metro has gotten a shout-out for its pizza, Ken’s Artisan Pizza was named one of many world’s finest final yr, together with Apizza Scholls and Nostrana.