Le Pigeon
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2006 |
| Street address | 738 East Burnside Street[1] |
| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97214 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′22″N 122°39′28″W / 45.52282°N 122.65783°W |
| Website | lepigeon |
Le Pigeon is a French bistro in Portland, Oregon's Buckman neighborhood, in the United States.
History
[edit]Le Pigeon was previously known as Colleen's Bistro. Head chef Gabriel Rucker invested in the restaurant and became a partner by 2007, renaming it to Le Pigeon.[2] Andrew Fortgang is a co-owner.[3]
American chef Andrew Zimmern visited for an episode of the Travel Channel series The Zimmern List.[4]
Reception
[edit]Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the foie gras profiteroles in Eater Portland's 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes.[5] Katrina Yentch included Le Pigeon in the website's 2025 overview of the best restaurants in Buckman.[6] Rebecca Roland included the fois gras profiteroles in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's eleven best restaurants for desserts.[7]
The business was also included in The Infatuation's 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants.[8] Le Pigeon ranked second and won in the Best French Restaurant category of Willamette Week's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2022 and 2024, respectively.[9][10] Michael Russell included the business in The Oregonian's 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland.[11]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Brooks, Karen; Hamilton, Katherine. "Portland's Top 50 Restaurants". Portland Monthly. SagaCity Media. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Gabriel Rucker, iconic Portland chef and owner of Le Pigeon and Canard, will take the TEDxPortland stage". kgw.com. April 26, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "Portland restaurateur says wine tariffs under Trump would be 'punch in the gut'". KOIN.com. January 14, 2025. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ "Portland, Oregon". Travel Channel. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 29, 2015). "Iconic Portland Dishes That Are Actually Worth Eating". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Yentch, Katrina (March 31, 2025). "The Best Restaurants to Eat and Drink Around the Buckman Neighborhood". Eater Portland. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ Roland, Rebecca (October 28, 2016). "Portland's 11 Best Restaurants for Dessert". Eater Portland. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "The 21 Best Restaurants In Portland, Oregon 2025 - Portland, OR". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ "Food Winners". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Best of Portland Readers' Poll: Food". Willamette Week. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ Russell, Michael (September 18, 2024). "These are Southeast Portland's 21 best restaurants right now". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
External links
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Media related to Le Pigeon at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Russell, Michael (June 20, 2014). "Le Pigeon restaurant in SE Portland -- Diner 2014 review". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- Russell, Michael (May 31, 2016). "Le Pigeon review: 2016 best Portland restaurants". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- "Le Pigeon". Tripadvisor.
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