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Le Pigeon

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Le Pigeon
The restaurant's exterior, 2022
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Restaurant information
Established2006 (2006)
Street address738 East Burnside Street[1]
CityPortland
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′22″N 122°39′28″W / 45.52282°N 122.65783°W / 45.52282; -122.65783
Websitelepigeon.com

Le Pigeon is a French bistro in Portland, Oregon's Buckman neighborhood, in the United States.

History

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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

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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] He also ranked Le Pigeon number 17 in the newspaper's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Portland, Oregon". Travel Channel. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Yentch, Katrina (March 31, 2025). "The Best Restaurants to Eat and Drink Around the Buckman Neighborhood". Eater Portland. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  7. ^ Roland, Rebecca (October 28, 2016). "Portland's 11 Best Restaurants for Dessert". Eater Portland. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Food Winners". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  10. ^ "2024 Best of Portland Readers' Poll: Food". Willamette Week. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  11. ^ Russell, Michael (September 18, 2024). "These are Southeast Portland's 21 best restaurants right now". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  12. ^ Russell, Michael (February 26, 2024). "Portland's 40 best restaurants for 2025". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
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