St. Jack
Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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St. Jack is a "Northwest French" restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1]
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 The restaurant's exterior in 2022 | |
 Interactive map of St. Jack | |
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| Food type | French |
| Location | 1610 Northwest 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97210 |
| Coordinates | 45°32′3.5″N 122°41′55.2″W |
| Website | stjackpdx |
Description
St. Jack serves French cuisine.[2] The menu includes chicken liver mousse, roasted bone marrow, and steak frites.[3]
History
The original St. Jack restaurant opened on Clinton Street in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood in 2010.[4][5] The location on Northwest 23rd Avenue opened in 2014,[6] slightly later than the previously planned December 2013 opening.[7] The restaurant was briefly known as St. Jack NW to avoid confusion with the original location,[8] which closed in early 2014.[4]
St. Jack launched a happy hour menu in April 2014; options included duck confit poutine, the Lyonnaise cheese spread cervelle de canut, and the St. Jack burger.[9] The restaurant launched a late night happy hour in 2015.[10] Chef Aaron Barnett opened the "spinoff" restaurant La Moule in mid 2015.[11][12][13]
Jacob Harth became St. Jack's chef de cuisine in 2016.[14] The restaurant stopped using plastic straws in 2018,[15] and launched a brunch menu in 2019.[1]
Plans to open a restaurant in Lake Oswego, Oregon, were confirmed in 2019.[2] The restaurant Lac St. Jack closed in 2022.[16]
The business participated in Portland Dining Month in 2026.[17]
Reception
In 2021, Alex Frane and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included St. Jack in Eater Portland's list of "11 Charming French Restaurants in Portland".[3] Additionally, Frane and Maya MacEvoy included St. Jack in a list of "16 Quintessential Restaurants and Bars in Slabtown",[18] and Jackson-Glidden included St. Jack in a list of "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland".[19]
In 2023, chef John Denison was one of 18 Portland industry professionals deemed "rising stars" by the restaurant resource and trade publication StarChefs.[20][21] Michael Russell ranked St. Jack number 15 in The Oregonian's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants.[22]
