Bluefin Tuna and Sushi

Last updated
Bluefin Tuna and Sushi
Bluefin Tuna and Sushi logo.png
Portland, Oregon (August 27, 2022) - 105.jpg
Exterior of the restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Irvington neighborhood in 2022
Bluefin Tuna and Sushi
Restaurant information
Established2011 (2011) in Seoul, South Korea
Street address1337 Northeast Broadway
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97232
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°32′07″N122°39′06″W / 45.5352°N 122.6516°W / 45.5352; -122.6516
Website bluefintunaandsushi.com

Bluefin Tuna and Sushi is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The business was established as Bluefin Tuna in Seoul in 2011.

Contents

Bluefin Tuna and Sushi has garnered a positive reception and ranked number 75 in Yelp's 2024 list of the top 100 sushi restaurants in the U.S.

Description

The Japanese restaurant Bluefin Tuna and Sushi operates on Broadway in northeast Portland's Irvington neighborhood. [1] Specialties include bluefin, chutoro, otoro, and toro, and the restaurant has also offers crab, prawns, salmon, and sea urchin. Drink options include beer, sake, and wine. [2]

History

The restaurant was established as Bluefin Tuna in Seoul in 2011, [1] and expanded to Portland in 2020. [3]

Reception

Portland Monthly included Bluefin in a 2023 list of the city's twelve best sushi restaurants. The magazine's Katherine Chew Hamilton opined, "The fish here tastes vibrant and fatty, and the nigiri offers a compact, appealing way for the fish to shine." She also recommended the emari nigiri set, the miso soup, and the salad with tuna poke. [4] Nathan Williams included Bluefin in Eater Portland 's 2023 list of fourteen "delightful" restaurants on Northeast Broadway. [2] In 2024, the website's Seiji Nanbu and Janey Wong included Bluefin in an overview of "knockout" sushi restaurants in the metropolitan area, and Brooke Jackson-Glidden and Maya MacEvoy recommended the business in a list of "jaw-dropping" happy hours in the city. [5] Bluefin ranked number 75 in Yelp's 2024 list of the top 100 sushi restaurants in the U.S. [1] [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chin's Kitchen</span> Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Chin's Kitchen is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Behind the Museum Café</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Behind the Museum Café is a cafe with two locations in Portland, Oregon.

Marukin Ramen is a Tokyo-based chain of ramen restaurants.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HK Cafe</span> Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

HK Cafe is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gado Gado (restaurant)</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Gado Gado is an Asian restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Nimblefish is a sushi restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bing Mi</span> Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Bing Mi is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The original food cart specialized in the Chinese street food jianbing. The brick and mortar Bing Mi Dumpling and Noodle Bar opened in 2022 and focuses on Northern Chinese noodles and dumplings. The food cart closed in December 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taqueria Los Puñales</span> Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Taqueria Los Puñales is a queer-owned and operated Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Opened by Brian Aster and David Madrigal in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant has garnered a generally positive reception.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nob Hill Food Carts</span> Food cart pod in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Nob Hill Food Carts is a food cart pod in Portland, Oregon. The pod opened in northwest Portland's Northwest District in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">JinJu Patisserie</span> Bakery in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

JinJu Patisserie is a bakery in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2019, the business operates in the north Portland part of the Boise neighborhood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Twisted Croissant</span> Bakery in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Twisted Croissant is a bakery with two locations in Portland, Oregon. Owner Kurt Goddard began selling pastries at farmers' markets in the Portland metropolitan area before opening the first brick and mortar bakery in northeast Portland's Irvington neighborhood in 2019. A second bakery opened in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tierra del Sol (restaurant)</span> Oaxacan restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Tierra del Sol is a Oaxacan restaurant with two locations in Portland, Oregon. Chef-owner Amalia Sierra began operating the business from a food cart at Portland Mercado in 2015. A second location opened in the Montavilla neighborhood in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hapa PDX</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Hapa PDX is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramen Ryoma</span> Chain of Japanese restaurants

Ramen Ryoma is a Japanese restaurant chain with locations in the United States and Chile. In the U.S., the restaurant operates in the Portland metropolitan area and in San Diego, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Excellent Cuisine</span> Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Excellent Cuisine is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Established in late 2020, the restaurant operates in a strip mall in the southeast Portland part of the Montavilla neighborhood, in the space that previously housed Wong's King. Excellent Cuisine serves dim sum and other Chinese cuisine such as har gow, rice noodle rolls, and shumai, egg tarts, pineapple buns, and sesame balls. The restaurant has received a positive reception.

Kaede is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Established in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood in January 2023, the restaurant is operated by sushi chef Shinji and Izumi Uehara, who is also a chef and the only server. Kaede specializes in sushi but also served small plates such as agedashi dōfu, chawanmushi, and soba with duck in dashi. The restaurant has garnered a positive reception.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yoshi's Sushi</span> Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Yoshi's Sushi is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Chef and owner Yoshimasa "Yoshi" Ikeda started the business from a food cart in southwest Portland's Multnomah Village neighborhood in 2019. Yoshi's has garnered a positive reception, ranking fourth in The Oregonian's list of Portland's best new food carts of 2019 and seventh in Yelp's 2024 list of the one hundred best sushi restaurants in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sushi Ichiban</span> Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Sushi Ichiban is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Murata (restaurant)</span> Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Murata is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zilla Sake</span> Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Zilla Sake is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bourgeois, Michaela (June 11, 2024). "3 Portland-area sushi restaurants among best in the US, according to Yelp". KOIN. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Williams, Nathan (2022-07-27). "14 Delightful Spots to Eat and Drink on Northeast Broadway". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  3. Nanbu, Seiji (2019-08-26). "Knockout Sushi Restaurants in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  4. "Our 12 Favorite Portland Sushi Spots". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  5. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2017-12-22). "Jaw-Dropping Happy Hours Spotted Across Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  6. Copeland, Mims; Russell, Michael (2024-06-12). "Portland has one of the top 10 sushi spots in the country". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-09-04.