Afuri (also known as Afuri Izakaya)[1] is a chain of ramen restaurants, based in
Tokyo, Japan.
History
The original noodle shop opened at the base of Mount Afuri in 2001. Founder Hiroto Nakamura partnered with Taichi Ishizuki to open a location in
southeast Portland's
Buckman neighborhood in 2016.[2] Since then, three additional locations have opened in the
Portland metropolitan area, in
downtown and
northwest Portland as well as
Beaverton. There are also locations in California,[3] Canada (Vancouver), Hong Kong, Portugal, and Singapore.[4]
In 2020, plans were announced to expand into northwest Portland.[5] The restaurant opened in the
Northwest District's
Slabtown district in 2022.[6][7]