Le Pigeon

Le Pigeon
The restaurant's exterior, 2022
Restaurant information
Established	2006 (2006)
Street address	738 East Burnside Street [1]
City	Portland
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code	97214
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°31′22″N122°39′28″W / 45.52282°N 122.65783°W / 45.52282; -122.65783
Website	lepigeon.com

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

History

Chef Gabriel Rucker opened the restaurant in 2006, at the age of 25. ^[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

Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the foie gras profiteroles in Eater Portland 's 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes. ^[5] Le Pigeon was included in The Infatuation 's 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants. ^[6]

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. ^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Food portal
• Oregon portal

• Canard (restaurant)
• James Beard Foundation Award: 2010s
• List of French restaurants

References

1. Brooks, Karen; Hamilton, Katherine. "Portland's Top 50 Restaurants". Portland Monthly. SagaCity Media. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
2. "Le Pigeon Review". Bon Appétit. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
3. "Portland restaurateur says wine tariffs under Trump would be 'punch in the gut'". KOIN.com. 2025-01-14. Archived from the original on 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
4. "Portland, Oregon". Travel Channel. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
5. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2015-01-29). "Iconic Portland Dishes That Are Actually Worth Eating". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
6. "The 21 Best Restaurants In Portland, Oregon 2025 - Portland, OR". The Infatuation. 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
7. "Food Winners". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
8. "2024 Best of Portland Readers' Poll: Food". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

External links

• 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 .