Jeju (restaurant)
Korean restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Jeju (Korean: 제주도; lit. 'Jeju Island') is a Korean restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1][2]
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| Established | 2023 |
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| Food type | Korean |
| Location | Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45.5136°N 122.6592°W |
| Website | jejupdx |
Description
The Korean[3] restaurant Jeju operates in southeast Portland.[4] It is named for Jeju Island in South Korea, where founder Peter Cho's family is from.[5] It has multiple event spaces,[6] hosts karaoke,[7][8] and plays hip hop and K-pop.[9] The interior features high wooden ceilings.[10] The menu includes Korean barbecue and cocktails.[11][12] Michael Russell of The Oregonian has described Jeju as a "sustainability minded" Korean steakhouse.[13]
History
Reception
Michael Russell ranked Jeju second in The Oregonian's list of Portland's ten best new restaurants of 2023.[17] He also included the fish sauce wings in the newspaper's list of Portland's ten best dishes of 2024,[18] and included Jeju in a 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland.[19] Russell included the French fries in The Oregonian's list of Portland's 25 best dishes of 2025.[20]
Jeju was included in The Infatuation's 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants.[21] Katherine Chew Hamilton and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included Jeju in Eater Portland's 2025 list of the city's best restaurants and food cart pods for large groups.[22]
