Bergerac
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Owned and operated by French-British married couple Joris and Gisella Barbaray, this cozy bistro specializes in hearty French comfort fare like cassoulet, duck confit, and braised lamb.
Woodstock
Cafe Du Berry
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Husband-and-wife team Mike and Lydia Andersen opened this quaint homestyle French-American spot 20 years ago and are still going strong. They’re best known for their French toast, which is soaked in creamy vanilla custard, fried until crisp, and served with tangy lemon curd.
John’s Landing
Canard
Gabriel Rucker and Andy Fortgang’s smash-hit restaurant and wine bar has gained critical acclaim and a loyal following for its playful yet elegant French-inspired dishes, including steam burgers, foie gras dumplings, beef tongue quesadillas, duck gravy-smothered pancakes, and s’mores parfaits.
Buckman, Oregon City
C’est Si Bon
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At this romantic, intimate restaurant and wine bar, luxe dishes like Savoyard cheese bonbons, Muscovy duck confit, and wild fish au beurre blanc are complemented by excellent wine and cocktails—owner John Esbeck is a former sommelier and curated the wine selection himself, so you know it’s solid.
Kerns
Coq Au Vin
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Rose Allred and George Page, the owners of Sea Breeze Farm’s roving artisan butcher “Magic Meat Truck,” run this French country-inspired restaurant, with a menu of meaty luxuries like baguette sandwiches, charcuterie, cassoulet, pasta bolognese, and of course, the titular coq au vin.
Nob Hill
Coquine
This charming James Beard-nominated restaurant serves French-inflected fare from chef Katy Millard, made with sustainable, locally sourced ingredients. Don’t miss their coveted chocolate chip cookies—Suzette Smith writes, “The dark chocolate and almonds of Coquine’s chocolate chip meld perfectly with brown sugar and sea salt…A Coquine cookie is definitely a dessert and meant to sit atop a meal with finality: You are now full.”
Mt. Tabor
La Provence and Petite Provence
The La Provence chainlet has been serving the Portland area for 20 years, offering traditional baked goods as well as classic bistro fare like omelettes and French onion soup.
Various locations
Le Pigeon
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Portland Mercury contributor Andrea Damewood writes, “Chef Gabriel Rucker is still defining Portland’s culinary creative scene. While the famous foie gras profiteroles are always on the menu, the inventiveness happening behind the open chef’s counter is just as tongue-twisting (and pleasing!) as when it opened—if not more so.”
Buckman
Maurice
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Kristen Murray’s “modern pastry luncheonette” takes its cues from Nordic and French cuisine, with seasonal dishes, a fika menu of pastries and treats, and natural wine and cider.
Downtown
Normandie
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Andrea Damewood praises this coastal-inspired bistro, co-owned by Amanda Cannon Winquist and Heather Kintler, for its “addictive blend of textures and flavor.” Don’t miss the Parisienne gnocchi, which gets the Pacific Northwest treatment with the addition of hazelnut oil and Dungeness crab.
Buckman
Pix Pâtisserie
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Pastry chef Cheryl Wakerhauser’s famed French dessert emporium Pix Pâtisserie closed its brick-and-mortar doors in 2022, but its legacy lives on in the form of the 24-hour Pix-O-Matic vending machine, which dispenses everything from macarons to berets to sourdough starter.
Kerns
St. Honoré
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Normandy native and master baker Dominique Geulin’s boulangerie recalls the French countryside with its clay firebrick bread oven and rustic wooden tables. Expect a mix of pastries, exquisite desserts, freshly baked bread made with Shepherd’s Grain whole wheat flour, and crusty baguette sandwiches.
Various locations
St. Jack
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Chef Aaron Barnett pays tribute to the legendary cafes of Lyon with his acclaimed restaurant, serving classics like gougères, steak frites, chicken liver mousse, beef tartare, and roasted bone marrow.
Nob Hill
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