Brasserie Montmartre

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Brasserie Montmartre
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The restaurant's exterior in May 2013
Brasserie Montmartre
Restaurant information
Established1978 (1978); 2009 (2009); May 2012 (2012-05)
Closed2006 (2006); 2011 (2011); April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30)
Food type
Street address626 SW Park Avenue
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97205
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′11″N122°40′49″W / 45.51981°N 122.68031°W / 45.51981; -122.68031

Brasserie Montmartre was a French, and later Mediterranean, restaurant and jazz club in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

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Description and history

The restaurant's interior, 2013 Brasserie Montmartre (interior), Portland, Oregon (2013) - 2.JPG
The restaurant's interior, 2013

Brasserie Montmartre was a restaurant and jazz club that operated three different times in Portland, Oregon. [1] The original restaurant, which featured French cuisine, opened in 1978 and was described by The Oregonian as having "customer-drawn crayon art on the walls, black-and-white checkered floors, nightly jazz and a solid food menu". [2] It closed in 2006. [1] [2]

New owners Matt and Sara Maletis, who were longtime Portland residents, [1] re-opened the French restaurant in 2009. The couple signed a twenty-year lease and spent nearly $1 million renovating its interior. However, Brasserie was closed a year and a half later, in 2011. [1] [2]

Carl Coffman, the building owner, and chefs Pascal Chureau and Michael Hanaghan re-opened the restaurant for a third time in May 2012. Coffman and Chureau had purchased the restaurant in the spring of 2011. [1] According to The Oregonian, the most recent iteration of Brasserie served "accessible French food with a relaxed vibe". [2] In 2012, Chureau sold his share of the business and the restaurant's menu began offering more Mediterranean cuisine options. [1] [2] It closed for the third time on April 30, 2015. [1] [2]

Reception

Brasserie was known for featuring roving musicians. [1] [2] According to Eater's Danielle Centoni, Chureau's iteration of Brasserie received "good marks for solid, classic, French brasserie fare, including flights of frites fried in a range of fats". [1] The third and final iteration of the restaurant received mostly positive reviews. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Centoni, Danielle (April 23, 2015). "Brasserie Montmartre to Shutter April 30". Eater. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bakall, Samantha (April 23, 2015). "Downtown Portland's Brasserie Montmarte closing April 30". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.