Le Pigeon
Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Le Pigeon is a French bistro in Portland, Oregon's Buckman neighborhood, in the United States.
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| Established | 2006 |
| Location | 738 East Burnside Street[1], Portland, Oregon, 97214, United States |
| Coordinates | 45.52282°N 122.65783°W |
| Website | lepigeon |
History
Le Pigeon was previously known as Colleen's Bistro. Head chef Gabriel Rucker invested in the restaurant and became a partner by 2007, renaming it to Le Pigeon.[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] Katrina Yentch included Le Pigeon in the website's 2025 overview of the best restaurants in Buckman.[6] Rebecca Roland included the fois gras profiteroles in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's eleven best restaurants for desserts.[7]
The business was also included in The Infatuation's 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants.[8] 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.[9][10] Michael Russell included the business in The Oregonian's 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland.[11] He also ranked Le Pigeon number 17 in the newspaper's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants.[12] Hannah Wallace included the business in Condé Nast Traveler's 2025 list of Portland's 23 best restaurants.[13] The business was included in Portland Monthly's 2025 list of 25 restaurants "that made Portland".[14] Writers for Portland Monthly included the foie gras profiteroles in a 2025 list of the city's "most iconic" dishes.[15]
