Oregon is a major culinary player, known for cutting-edge cuisine, amazing wineries, and fresh-from-the-Pacific seafood. But it’s not all fine dining and elevated fare here; Oregon is also famous for comfort classics like doughnuts, corn dogs, and pizza. There’s nothing like a slice of Oregon pie, and Portland is a bona fide pizza town that’s always pushing the boundaries. In this pizza-obsessed city, how do you take the doughy, cheesy staple to the next level? You do what Bari Food Cart PDX is doing, by introducing the masses to a Southern Italian street food called panzerotti.

There's pizza. And there's calzones. And then there's panzerotti.
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And for the best panzerotti in Portland, Oregon, there's Bari Food Cart.
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Walter Ferrante, a native of Southern Italy, has brought this Italian delicacy to the PNW, serving the fine folks of Portland, Oregon, the most amazing panzerotti out of his humble little food truck.
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So what is panzerotti? It's essentially like a fried pizza or calzone: fresh dough gets rolled out by hand and filled with toppings like tomatoes, cheese, and sausage.
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Then, it’s deep-fried until golden brown, where the dough puffs up and becomes crispy and light as a cloud, for the ultimate hand-held meal.
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You can, of course, find other authentic Italian staples on the menu, like the best spaghetti of your life...
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...and delicious desserts like the creme-filled cannolo.
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And while all of the menu options at Bari's are superlative, the panzerotti truly steals the show, and is an absolute must-try.
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So the next time you have a hankering for pizza (you know, like *now*) you'll be glad to visit Bari Food Truck in Portland, Oregon!
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Have you tried the panzerotti from this Portland food cart? It’s next-level ‘za that belongs on your Oregon foodie bucket list! Check out the Bari Food Cart PDX website to learn more.

Can’t get enough Oregon pizza? Neither can we! That’s why we designed this epic road trip that visits some of the best pizzerias and parks in Oregon (because, balance).

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Bari Food Cart Pdx, 5205 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR 97206, USA