Le Pigeon is a French bistro in

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's Buckman neighborhood, in the United States.

History

Le Pigeon was previously known as Colleen's Bistro. Head chef

Gabriel Rucker Gabriel Rucker is an American chef and owner of the restaurants Le Pigeon, Canard (restaurant), Canard, and previously Little Bird Bistro, in Portland, Oregon. He has received two James Beard Foundation Award, James Beard Foundation Awards. Early ...

invested in the restaurant and became a partner by 2007, renaming it to Le Pigeon. Andrew Fortgang is a co-owner. American chef

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visited for an episode of the

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series '' The Zimmern List''.

Reception

Brooke Jackson-Glidden Brooke Jackson-Glidden is a food writer and the editor of '' Eater Portland''. In 2023, she received the Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award from the James Beard Foundation in part for her essay about Either/Or. Jackson-Glidden has been the editor o ...

included the foie gras profiteroles in ''

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'' 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes. Katrina Yentch included Le Pigeon in the website's 2025 overview of the best restaurants in Buckman. Rebecca Roland included the fois gras profiteroles in ''

'' 2025 overview of the city's eleven best restaurants for desserts. The business was also included in

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2024 list of Portland's best restaurants. Le Pigeon ranked second and won in the Best French Restaurant category of ''

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'' annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2022 and 2024, respectively. Michael Russell included the business in ''

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'' 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland.

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* * * * * 2006 establishments in Oregon Restaurants in Buckman, Portland, Oregon French restaurants in Portland, Oregon Restaurants established in 2006 {{US-restaurant-stub

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