Julia's Afro-Global Kitchen Opens in Portland
The Congolese-focused restaurant has launched on the second floor of the Portland Public Market House on Monument Square.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Dining Out
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Julia's Afro-Global Kitchen opened Sunday on the second floor of the Portland Public Market House on Monument Square. The restaurant serves Congolese specialties and other international dishes and joins Bub's Home Kitchen in the market house.
Why it matters
The opening adds an African menu to the Public Market House alongside existing vendors such as Yardie Ting's Jamaican restaurant, widening the range of cuisines available to Portland diners. It also brings a family-rooted recipe tradition from the Republic of the Congo to the city.
The restaurant's Sunday buffet special is priced at $35, and regular hours run Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from noon to 8:30 p.m. The menu spans Congolese dishes such as pondu and makosso soup alongside barbecue goat, shawarma and pasta.
The players
Harly Ngouama
Ngouama is the owner of Julia's Afro-Global Kitchen, named in honor of his late mother who operated a restaurant in the Republic of the Congo.
Yardie Ting
Yardie Ting is a Jamaican restaurant and a first-floor vendor at the Portland Public Market House.
The details
Julia's Afro-Global Kitchen is owned by Harly Ngouama and named for Ngouama's late mother, who ran a restaurant in the Republic of the Congo. The menu features Congolese specialties and international dishes, and the restaurant opened Sunday on the second floor of the Public Market.
Timeline
Julia's Afro-Global Kitchen opened Sunday, November 8, 2026.
The $35 buffet special is offered every Sunday.
Regular hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday through Sunday, noon to 8:30 p.m.
Market Landscape
The opening extends the Public Market House's mix of international vendors, with Yardie Ting's Jamaican restaurant on the first floor and Bub's Home Kitchen already in the building. Adding a Congolese-focused kitchen expands the market's range of cuisines beyond what those existing vendors offer.
Diners in Portland can visit the Public Market House on Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. or Friday through Sunday from noon to 8:30 p.m. Sunday visitors can take advantage of the $35 buffet special.
The takeaway
Diners looking to try a Congolese-influenced menu can find it on the second floor of the Portland Public Market House, where the Sunday buffet is priced at $35. Checking the restaurant's published hours before visiting helps plan around its Tuesday-through-Sunday schedule.
Further reading
Explore more local options in the Dining Out section for other restaurants in Portland.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Portland Press Herald.
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