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Le Pigeon Details

  • Dining Style: Fine Dining
  • Website: http://www.lepigeon.com/
  • Email: info@lepigeon.com
  • Phone: (503) 546-8796
  • Hours of Operation: Dinner: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Every Night
  • Payment Options: AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: French, Contemporary American
  • Executive Chef: Gabriel Rucker
  • Dress Code: Casual Dress
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Bar Dining, Beer, Counter Seating, Farm to Table, Gluten-free Menu, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Wheelchair Access, Wine

Getting there

  • Cross Street: 8th Avenue
  • Public Transit: #12 and #20 buses.
  • Parking: Street Parking
A word from Le Pigeon
Le Pigeon serves adventurous French-inspired food, along with a varied selection of wines in an intimate dining room on Portland’s East Burnside Street. We take reservations at our communal tables, and offer our chef's counter for walk-ins.
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
  • Diners' Choice WinnerBest Overall
  • Diners' Choice WinnerBest Ambiance
  • Diners' Choice WinnerBest Food
Diner Reviews
  • "The waiter did not ask us if any of us have any allegy for food or anything we can't eat but he asked the party who came after us sat next to us. I hate raw fish. 2 of the courses had raw fish. overall, I felt like all the servers were not friendly did not give us satisfied service. Is it because we were minority?"
    Dined on 4/13/2014
  • "When I go out to eat, I hope to find places that can make me something I typically would/could not make myself. Le Pigeon did exactly that. Their food was unique, fresh, and impeccably prepared with the best sauces I've ever had. Actually, I think the meal was the best I've ever had and the service was outstanding as well. My only critique, which isn't a big enough deal to dock them a star, is that I couldn't drink my wine pairings fast enough before they brought out the next course. Overall, though, a really great experience."
    Dined on 4/11/2014
  • "At the recommendation of our adult children, we ate at the bar. What a wonderfully interactive experience it was! We watched as the chefs prepared entrees and appetizers right in front of us, talked to them when they had a moment between tasks, and were constantly enthralled by their skills and multi-tasking abilities. Oh yes, the food was outta-sight great and the wines deserved (and held) our attention. Summary: a fine-dining experience with a friendly and comfortable neighborhood attitude."
    Dined on 4/8/2014
  • "This was one of my two favorite meals in Portland and I can't recommend it highly enough. I won't describe every dish, I'll just say whatever is recommended by your server will be amazing. Plus, I love that the atmosphere is relaxed and charming but the food is so elevated. Wonderful place, I will be back!"
    Dined on 4/7/2014
  • "Got the 7 course tasting menu -- got an extra course Asked for foie gras -- had in 2 courses. Did wine pairing with tasting menu -- fun, delicious wines Amazing place. Will come again...and may be opt for 5 courses. 7 almost too much BUT oh so delicious"
    Dined on 4/4/2014
  • "Unsurpassed best food I have had anywhere in the world, and I have had some fabulous meals in Paris that broke the bank. The pairings are very good as well for the price."
    Dined on 3/30/2014
  • "IMO-this is the best restaurant in the world. Rated best French in US, but it's better than just that. This my 20th visit and every time is a totally new food experience."
    Dined on 4/6/2014
  • "The food was amazing!! The waitstaff was incrediblaly knowledgeable! The seating arrangement is a little snug, and makes for a bit of uncomfortable conversations. Great wine list. The foie gras profiteroles as dessert was amazing!!!"
    Dined on 4/4/2014
  • "The food was fantastic, I just can't say how exquisite the food was. The flavors just flowed so seamlessly into each other, it was simply amazing. Just FYI, they do use communal tables and it can get fairly loud, so if you can go at 5 it is much more cozy. Also, the wine pairings are superb, unless you are great with wine or only like certain types, I would strongly suggest using the wine pairings. I have found such wonderful wines which I would never would have selected otherwise."
    Dined on 4/4/2014
  • "We were lucky enough to snag a reso to this popular Portland restaurant after several recommendations from friends in Vancouver BC. The two of us shared a long table with 4 others but it was comfortable and not intrusive. Cozy space. Fois gras appetizer, pork and duck confit mains, fois gras profiteroles dessert. Appy was amazing and bursting with a wonderful assortment of balanced flavours. Pork was melt in your mouth tender. Duck confit was succulent but not overly rich which was perfect. If anything, I thought the profiteroles were a bit disappointing. I would have liked them to be lighter. The creampuff was quite firm since it was still cold and the inside cream was more like a fois gras ice cream texture. Interesting though!"
    Dined on 3/20/2014
  • "Great food every time. This restaurant's ability to deliver interesting, new, inspiring and delicious food every time is reason enough to come. Not, to mention the outstanding service and hospitality. Thank you Le Pigeon again, for another great meal."
    Dined on 4/1/2014
  • "none of us were impressed tho we were 4 years ago when first went. food was too complicated and confusing. with low light, hard to pick out the elements. bit like a blind tasting. and our waitress effectively ruined the dinner. so officious and clueless when we were trying to plan our menu."
    Dined on 3/31/2014
  • "Having had another wonderful meal at Le Pigeon has again convinced my wife and I that it is one of Portland's best. The changing creative meal is fit for foodies. the communal seating is less formal, but adds a extra level to the meal."
    Dined on 3/30/2014
  • "We had to return after eating here 3 years ago. This time we brought 2 friends, one of whom declared that this was the best restaurant he'd ever been to. It's certainly up there on my list too. My girlfriend had been talking about the pot roast (beef cheeks?) all this time, so she had it again and was just as thrilled this time. The highlight for me was the foie gras ice cream, salted caramel profiterole that was unlike any dessert I have ever had: unexpected flavors and really delicious. The service was terrific too. It's a small place, a real gem, so make reservations early."
    Dined on 3/28/2014
  • "Great tasting food and exceptional service but I think that it is still very pricey for what you get."
    Dined on 3/29/2014
  • "Our dinner was an experience in discreet flavors in each dish. The method of combining the ingredients permitted their retaining their individual qualities."
    Dined on 3/27/2014
  • "Great food, great service! Not a show stopper but seating is a bit cramped and would like to see more 2 and 4 top tables rather than the two large tables for a bit more privacy."
    Dined on 3/25/2014
  • "the food was delicious! Service was great too. I do not mind the commuter table but do feel back for anyone sitting at the end. The ladies had to get up two times to let someone. It is a bit disrupted for her I think."
    Dined on 3/24/2014
  • "Beef cheeks, sheperd's pie, venison, foie gras - something for everyone! Pot of almond cream delicious"
    Dined on 3/24/2014
  • "Preparation and presentation of food was quite special.....subtle and unusual seasoning and artfully placed before us. Scallops and pork were our entrees. Though space is small, we were able to have a conversation(and hear one another) in our location. Good value for quality and will return."
    Dined on 3/9/2014
  • "Definitely the best meal I had visiting Portland, and one of the best meals I can remember in recent years. We ordered the chef tasting menu for 2- 5 courses with a 2 part dessert, and literally everything was amazing. The flavors and attention to detail of every single dish was so complex and flavorful. Sitting at the elevated seats right in front of the chefs was a treat as we were able to see our food made and all the other dishes on the menu also."
    Dined on 3/23/2014
  • "Le Pigeon is small ... very small. The noise level is high, higher than I care for. Having said that, the good exceeded my expectations by a wide margin. If you go to Le Pigeon, be aware of the tiny dining room and expect a lot of noise, but also expect a great meal. My wife had the duck and said it was the best she'd ever had. I had the Beef Cheek Bourguignon, and it was superb, one of the richest beef dishes I have ever had. I would like to see more local (Oregon and Washington) wines on their wine list. I checked it before we went and ended up bringing my own bottle of a good Oregon Pinot. So, great food, great desserts, high noise level, and not enough local wines. I will definitely go back with these expectations."
    Dined on 3/23/2014
  • "I can't say enough about the food at Le Pigeon. Everything was amazing. I highly recommend the Chef's menu with the wine pairing. We tried quite a few dishes we wouldn't have otherwise and were thrilled that we did."
    Dined on 3/22/2014
  • "I have not been to a restaurant for a long time where a party of four food savvy adults all ordered different appetizers, entrees and deserts, swapped tastes, and everyone was happy! This was truly a fun with food outing."
    Dined on 3/22/2014
  • "Very exciting & unique food with marvelous presentation & service. Most fun I've had eating dinner in years; couldn't believe that I spent almost 2 hours eating a meal. Wonderful experience!!"
    Dined on 3/21/2014
  • "Food was very good, very labor intensive, lost on non foodies, but nothing outstanding; very good but not outstanding. The tasting menu gives a good idea about the range of the food. Service was friendly, educational but a little disjointed. We ordered the 5 course tasting menu with the reserve level wine pairings which at $75 for each meal and $55 for the pairing is pricey. With tip, over $300 for 2. The reserve wine pairings were excellent and generally were well matched with each course. (The table next to us ordered the 5 course tasting menu with the standard pairings. Their first course was accompanied by Spanish Cava; our identical first course was accompanied by French Champagne.) 8/10 for food. 6/10 for service. 6/10 for value."
    Dined on 3/20/2014
  • "A small restaurant but very cozy. A home cooking feel. Service was warm, attentive but unobtrusive. Communal table is creative idea to utilize the small space. Since we dined at 530pm, the communal table was only half full and we were all seated with generous amount of space. Food was flavorful and delicious. You can choose to do a prix fixe multi-course tasting menu or like what we did, ala carte. My GF and I each had 3 courses and we were very satisfied and full at the end. Portions are generous. Price was very reasonable for the quality that we received. Overall, highly recommended."
    Dined on 3/17/2014
  • "Went here for a work dinner. The layout of the space (small and community tables) didn't prove conducive to discussing work but the food was fantastic. Highly recommend the escargot raviolis. An amazing mix of zest, creme and texture"
    Dined on 3/17/2014
  • "I, and my table-mates, found the food to be a little over-wrought, and a little confused. The kitchen piles on too many flavors, too many disparate elements, and, at least in our dishes, those elements didn't really come together. That said, the quality of ingredients is impeccable, and the level of the cooking itself often quite high. The "Foie Gras Profiteroles" do live up to their reputation -- they are a wonderfully decedent dessert. On the other hand, the "Foie Gras and smoked sable" appetizer was just weird, as was the halibut entree, and the "Pork and Clams." The duck confit was the simplest entree we tried, and the best, but even there, fewer elements would have been better. To my tastes, at least, the food lacked focus."
    Dined on 3/18/2014
  • "I am a cook and aspiring Chef visiting Portland and I did my research and knew Le Pigeon was a must! My expectations were very high as I have read and even own the Le Pigeon cookbook and I know that Chef Rucker is a James Beard Award Winner. I got the 7 course tasting menu and was absolutely blow away, high expectations and all! There is also a unique experience watching the cooks cook and construct your dinner. Le Pigeon is a Le Must if in Portland or even a couple hours away. Make the journey and you will not be disappointed."
    Dined on 3/17/2014
  • "I made a reservation about three weeks in advance, still didn't get the table I want. We ended up at the bar. Food is great, can't complain about food. I love the Escargot, and the Pork and clams. Very rich and delicious. It is a small place on E. Burnside, tables are communal. If you love French, this is the place. I'm just not too impressed with the service, that is all."
    Dined on 3/16/2014
  • "We enjoyed the 7 course tasting menu with wine. It couldn't have gotten any better!"
    Dined on 3/14/2014
  • "The food was "novel," but not particularly tasty. Scallops were cooked properly, but the dish was not particularly tasty. The Seis Leches cake was dry........"
    Dined on 3/12/2014
  • "Very cozy well run restaurant. Staff worked in perfect unison like an orchestra to create a wonderful dining experience. The food was extremely well presented. The layers of flavors in the food made you want to experience more. I would recommend to anyone who loves experiencing a well run and satisfying good dining adventure."
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "Inspired creative cuisine. Impeccable service. No wonder this is a top PDX spot and the reason we lead as a foodie destination."
    Dined on 3/5/2014
  • "It's difficult to get a reservation here – and it was already getting busy by 5:30pm, when we managed to grab one. It has a nice French bistro feel, and we sat up at the bar which was a great experience. We had the five-course tasting menu, which had a great start (beef carpaccio followed by smoked foie gras – both were incredible and full of flavour). The third dish, scallops with fried rice, was great. The main was venison, and both of us found it too sweet. However, the desserts made up for it. Firstly there was a foie gras ice-cream profiterole with salted caramel. That was mind-blowing. There was a light Japanese-style cheesecake, too, which we loved. Service was prompt and friendly. Would definitely go again!"
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "I've been to LP many times, and they never cease to hit on all levels of food, wine, and service...Something that we don't often see in PDX. I always find the apps to be playful, while also retaining a sense of elegance. Texture and seasoning are never missed, and flavor combinations are unique, and spot on. Love this place."
    Dined on 3/3/2014
  • "Great Place! Highly recommend it if you like quality food. We did the 5 course tasting menu and it was phenomenal."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Restaurants like this are unique in the world. Portland is prfoundly lucky to have it."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "Gabriel is an artist. Remains my favorite restaurant since they opened despite so much competition - nowhere more exciting and inventive!"
    Dined on 2/27/2014
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