Yardy Rum Bar
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- Nico Centanni
- Isaiah Martinez
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| Chef | Isaiah Martinez |
| Food type | Caribbean |
| Location | 837 Lincoln Street, Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°03′02″N 123°05′50″W / 44.0505°N 123.0971°W |
| Reservations | No |
| Website | yardyrumbar |
Yardy Rum Bar is a Caribbean restaurant and cocktail bar in Eugene, Oregon, United States.[1][2]
The Caribbean restaurant and cocktail bar[3] Yardy Rum Bar operates in Eugene, Oregon.[4][5] The interior has orange walls and "Afro-Caribbean image motifs", according to KLCC.[6] The counter service restaurant does not accept reservations.[6]
Yardy uses seasonal ingredients sourced from the Pacific Northwest.[7] The menu has included a fried chicken sandwich, pholourie (split-pea fritters sauced with mango, peppers, and tamarind), and the Jibarito No. 2, which is griyo pork with Scotch bonnets and Haitian pikliz slaw between twice-fried plantains.[4] The restaurant has also served Creole pork shoulder, doubles, and salads. Among drink options are a daiquiri, a Manhattan, an old fashioned with rum, and punches.[7][8]
History
Isaiah Martinez is the chef; he and Nico Centanni are co-owners. The business launched as a pop-up restaurant in 2020, before operating from a food truck starting in 2021[9] and later moving into a brick and mortar space in a Victorian house near downtown Eugene in January or February 2024.[4][10][11] The restaurant operates in the space that previously housed the crêpe and cocktail bar The Vintage.[11]
Reception
In 2025, Martinez was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific.[10][12] Yardy was included in The New York Times's 2025 list of the fifty best restaurants in the United States.[4][11] Brenna Houck included Yardy in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the best restaurants and food carts in Eugene.[13]
