Bijou Cafe

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The lunch counter at Bijou Cafe in 2014
Bijou Cafe
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City Portland
State Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′18″N122°40′25″W / 45.5217°N 122.6735°W / 45.5217; -122.6735

Bijou Cafe was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown, in the United States. [1] [2] [3] The restaurant closed in 2020.

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Description

Bijou Cafe was a French-inspired [4] restaurant serving American [5] cuisine in downtown Portland's Old Town Chinatown. Fodor's described the cafe as a "spacious, sunny" space with high ceilings and live music. [6]

History

Bijou began serving dinner in January 2017. [7]

The restaurant closed in 2020. [8]

Reception

Kristi Turnquist and Michael Russell of The Oregonian included Bijou in a 2019 "ultimate guide to Portland's 40 best brunches". [4] Donald Olson of Frommer's rated the cafe 1 out of 3 starts and wrote, "It's a good spot for breakfast and lunch (dinner is only served Fridays, but then its accompanied by live jazz). This downtown fixture has remained in business because of its fresh organic food, and because it offers some specialties that you won't find elsewhere else in Portland... It's a nice, non-scenester Portland place to know about." [9] Thrillist has called the lunch and dinner menus "great" but said "the real highlight is the brunch specials". [10]

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References

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  3. Brewer, Karen Gaudette (4 November 2014). Seafood Lover's Pacific Northwest: Restaurants, Markets, Recipes & Traditions. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781493015269. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 Russell, Michael (2019-04-11). "The ultimate guide to Portland's 40 best brunches". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  5. Brooks, Caryn B. (2001-10-16). "Restaurant Guide 2001-- Welcome". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  6. "Bijou Cafe Review - Portland Oregon - Restaurant | Fodor's Travel". www.fodors.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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  8. Russell, Michael (2021-07-07). "One of Portland's oldest and best breakfast restaurants has closed for good". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  9. "Bijou Café in Portland OR - Restaurant | Frommer's". www.frommers.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  10. "Bijou Cafe". Thrillist. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2021-07-08.