Mirisata – Sri Lankan
Mirisata transports guests to the vibrant streets of Sri Lanka, where the air hums with the intoxicating aroma of toasted spices and rich, simmering coconut milk. Golden, crispy "short eats" offer a satisfying crunch that yields to layers of heat and herb-infused fillings, while deep, velvety black curries and tangy eggplant moju showcase a masterful balance of sweet, sour, and spice. This soulful destination celebrates the island’s bold culinary heritage through an inventive lens, inviting diners to linger over plates that are as visually stunning as they are intensely flavorful.
2420, Southeast Belmont Street, Portland, OR, 97214 +15032334675 https://mirisata.com/0Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Price range: $
Dietary options: dairy-free, halal, high-protein, keto, low-carb, vegan, vegetarian, heart-healthy, low-fat, low-sodium, paleo, pescatarian, plant-based, sugar-free, whole30, anti-inflammatory, atkins, dash-sodium-reduced, gerd, high-fiber, low-cholesterol, south-beach, aip, alkaline, carnivore, renal, tlc, volumetrics, zone, juice-cleanse, lectin-free, macrobiotic, slow-carb
Currently open
Hours
- Monday - Thursday
- 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Friday
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Saturday
- 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Sunday
- 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Menu
Short Eats
- "Beef" Rolls: Two rolls filled with spiced Impossible beef & potato, breaded & fried Available at: dinner, lunch
- "Fish" Patties: Three empanadas filled with spiced banana blossom & dulse Available at: dinner, lunch
- Polos Cutlets: Three jackfruit & potato croquettes Dietary tags: Halal Available at: dinner, lunch
- Parippu Vade: Four spicy pigeon pea fritters Available at: dinner, lunch
- Short Eats Sampler: Two pieces of each short eat: rolls, patties, cutlets, & vade Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
- Deviled Wings: Six plant based wings served with carrots & curry leaf ranch Available at: dinner, lunch
Signature Dishes
- Kukul Mas Mirisata: Spicy chick'n curry made with roasted spices Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Alkaline, AIP, Macrobiotic, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Meatball Curry: Medium heat with Impossible meatball curry Available at: dinner, lunch
- Wambattu Moju: Pickled eggplant curry Dietary tags: Keto, Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, Low-Cholesterol, GERD-Friendly, Zone, Volumetrics, Alkaline, Slow-Carb Available at: dinner, lunch
- Black "Pork" Curry: Spicy, aromatic curry made with dark roasted spices Dietary tags: Whole30, Paleo Available at: dinner, lunch
- Ala Kiri Hodi: Coconut curry with potatoes Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Alkaline Available at: dinner, lunch
- Parippu: Creamy dahl or lentil curry Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Pol Sambol: Grated coconut salad with onions, chilies, and lime juice Dietary tags: Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Alkaline, Juice-Cleanse Available at: breakfast, dinner, lunch
- Seeni Sambal: Caramelized onion chutney with tamarind, chilies, and sugar
- Mallum: A mixture of grated coconut with a lightly cooked vegetable Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Alkaline, AIP, Macrobiotic, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Achcharu: Pickled green papaya, carrots, onions, mustard, and chilies Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Alkaline Available at: dinner, lunch
- Tropical Fruit Salad: Tropical fruit dressed with kithul treacle and lime juice Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Juice-Cleanse Available at: breakfast, brunch
- Mango Chutney: A chunky, sweet and spicy jam made from fresh mango, sugar, vinegar, and chilies
- Kochchi Sambol: Spicy coconut salad with birdseye chilies, lime juice, black pepper, curry leaves Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Alkaline, Juice-Cleanse Available at: dinner, lunch
- Jaggery "Beef" Curry: Tender Impossible steak with roasted spices, lemongrass, and palm sugar Available at: dinner, lunch
- Polos: Young jackfruit curry made with onion, chilies, coconut milk, spices Dietary tags: Dairy-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Garlic Curry: Whole cloves of garlic simmered in a coconut gravy with onions, tomatoes, green chilies Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Alkaline Available at: dinner, lunch
Lankan-Chinese
- Deviled Chick'n: Breaded and fried plant-based chick'n stir-fried in our famous sweet & spicy deviled sauce Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based Available at: dinner, lunch
- Deviled "Pork": Breaded and fried soy curls stir-fried in our famous sweet & spicy deviled sauce Available at: dinner, lunch
- Hot Butter Prawns: Breaded and fried plant-based prawns stir-fried in a spicy butter sauce Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
Roti
- Roast Paan: Leavened coconut bread, fluffy inside and crunchy outside Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Macrobiotic Available at: breakfast, dinner, lunch
- Pol Roti: Thick flatbread with grated coconut Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Macrobiotic Available at: breakfast, dinner, lunch
- Hot Chili Pol Roti: Pol roti with onions, chilies, & curry leaves Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Plant-Based Available at: breakfast, lunch
- Kurukkan Roti: Made from coconut & finger-millet flour Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Macrobiotic Available at: breakfast, dinner, lunch
- Vegetable Roti: Medium-spicy filling of potatoes, onions, leeks, carrots, cabbage, & spices Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based Available at: dinner, lunch
- Cheese Roti: Housemade cashew cheese Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Egg Roti: Just Egg, onions, & curry leaves Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, High-Fiber, GERD-Friendly, Volumetrics, TLC, Renal Available at: breakfast, brunch, lunch
- Chick'n & Cheese Roti: Chick'n curry with cashew cheese Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Black Pork and Cheese Roti: Black pork curry with cashew cheese Available at: dinner, lunch
- Meatball and Cheese Roti: Impossible meatball curry with cashew cheese Available at: dinner, lunch
- Polos and Cheese Roti: Young jackfruit curry with cashew cheese Available at: dinner, lunch
- Jaggery Beef and Cheese Roti: Made with Impossible steak with cashew cheese Available at: dinner, lunch
Rice & Hoppers
- Yellow Rice: Basmati rice cooked with turmeric, rampe, cardamom, and coconut oil Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Vegetable Fried Rice: Yellow rice stir-fried with onions, leeks, carrots, cabbage, curry leaves, and black pepper Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Kiribath (4): Four pieces of sticky coconut milk rice Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Macrobiotic Available at: breakfast, brunch
- String Hoppers (8): Eight rice noodle nests (aka idiyappam) Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Macrobiotic Available at: breakfast, dinner, lunch
Sweets
- Pineapple Upside Down Butter Cake: Lankan-style butter cake with a pineapple twist Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian
- Watalappan: Cardamom flan-like custard made with cashews, coconut milk, and kithul jaggery Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian
- Vaipan: Sri Lankan banana and coconut fritters served with chocolate sauce Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian
Beverages
- Mangosteen Queen - $10: Mangosteen cordial, Flor de Caña rum, saffron-lime bitters, soda Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian
- Making It Awkward: Smith & Cross London rum, coconut fat-washed Aperol, Giffard pineapple liqueur, lime juice Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Juice-Cleanse, Lectin-Free
- Uncle Jack: Jackfruit puree, coconut cream, Flor de Caña rum, amaro, cardamom Dietary tags: High-Protein, Dairy-Free, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, Lectin-Free
- Mirissa Mule: House ginger beer, New Deal Portland 90 vodka, lime juice, lemongrass-curry leaf bitters Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Juice-Cleanse
- Hill Country: Strawberry cider shrub, Clear Creek Oregon apple brandy, Ceylon black tea Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Lectin-Free
- Bitter Melon: Watermelon juice, New Deal Portland 90 vodka, pomelo & bitter melon bitters Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Juice-Cleanse, Lectin-Free
- Lankan Old Fashioned: Burnside Oregon Oaked Bourbon, kithul palm treacle, cardamom-clove bitters, rambutan Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian
- Beachside Coffee: Sri Lankan iced coffee, Aimsir Portland Cold Brew bourbon, bitters, coconut whipped cream Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based
- Bloody Miris: Devil-spiced tomato juice, chili-infused New Deal vodka, roasted curry spice bitters, achcharu Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Juice-Cleanse
- Cola Colombo: Lankan-spiced scratch-made cola Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Alkaline, AIP, Macrobiotic, Lectin-Free
- Tastes Like Kandy: Jackfruit puree, lime juice, soda, cardamom-clove bitters Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Juice-Cleanse
- Passionfruit in Payagala: Passionfruit puree, kithul palm treacle, pineapple-pandan shrub Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian
- Tamarind in Trincomalee: House ginger beer, tamarind puree, lime juice, passionfruit puree Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Juice-Cleanse
- Sri Lankan Iced Coffee: Fair Trade coffee, cardamom, clove, sweetened-condensed coconut milk, chocolate syrup Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free, Pescatarian
- Mango Iced Tea: Unsweetened Ceylon black tea brewed with mango Dietary tags: Keto, Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, GERD-Friendly, Carnivore, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC, Alkaline, AIP, Renal, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free
- Housemade Lime Soda: Sweetened lime juice and soda with a dash of salt Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Juice-Cleanse
- Housemade Ginger Beer: Lankan-style ginger beer made with fresh ginger and lime Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based
- Polar Seltzer: Mango-Limeade flavor Dietary tags: Keto, Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Atkins, South-Beach, Carnivore, Zone, Volumetrics, Alkaline, AIP, Renal, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free
- Alpine Water: Liquid Death still water in a can Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Alkaline, AIP, Macrobiotic, Lectin-Free
- Hot Ceylon Black Tea: High-grown Orange Pekoe, Fair Trade & Organic Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Alkaline, AIP, Macrobiotic, Lectin-Free
- Passionfruit Mimosa: Brunch cocktail Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Lectin-Free
Brunch
- Plain Hoppers: Rice flour and coconut milk crepes Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian Available at: breakfast, brunch
- Just Egg Hoppers: Hoppers with vegan egg Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Macrobiotic Available at: breakfast, brunch
- Sri Lankan Pancakes: Crepes filled with cardamom, coconut, and jaggery Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, TLC Available at: breakfast, brunch
Restaurants near Mirisata
- Ken's Artisan Pizza — Italian
- Baby Doll Pizza — Italian
- Puff Coffee — American
- El Cubo de Cuba — Mexican
- Bamboo Sushi — Japanese
- Castagna — Italian
- Mai Thai Restaurant — Thai
- Crema — Mexican
- Devil's Dill — American
- Maruti Indian Restaurant — Indian
- Gift — Japanese
- PaaDee — Thai
