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Beast vs Le Pigeon
Beast and Le Pigeon are both recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Le Pigeon is the choice of most writers compared to Beast. Le Pigeon comes in at 93 with praise from 13 reviewers including Fodor's, Frommer's and Travel + Leisure.
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5425 NE 30th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
From $23 /night
Fodor's
"There might be chicken and duck-liver mousse, wine- and truffle-braised beef, foie-gras bon bons, or steak tartare with quail-egg toast."
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Travel + Leisure
"Pomeroy and her talented staff prepare exquisite meals using sustainable, farm-fresh ingredients: recent choices included lamb loin chop with nectarine salsa."
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Zagat
"Diners sit an "elbow away" from each other at communal tables for pricey twice-nightly prix fixe platings of "phenomenal" French- and Pacific NW–inspired cuisine."
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Gayot
13.0
"Dine at Beast to immerse yourself in chef Naomi Pomeroy's view of cuisine; thereâs a poster hanging in her kitchen saying "Praise the Lard"."
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Oregonian
"Beast is gutsy, staking its reputation on a fixed-price French bistro menu boldly punctuated by meat."
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Le Pigeon
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738 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
From $21 /night
Concierge
"Young, old, hipsters, politicos, and business execs all flock to Le Pigeon (via bike, skateboard, or BMW) to tuck into the seriously satisfying, soul-reviving, lick-your-plate-clean food."
Fodor's
"Specializing in adventurous meat dishes of extraordinary quality, this cozy French restaurant is one of the best in Portland."
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Travel + Leisure
"The small and celebrated Lower Burnside space is half civilized bistro and half culinary crack den, where your darkest desires (foie gras torchon with buttermilk pancakes?"
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Gayot
14.0
"Chef Gabriel Rucker lends his creative stamp to every dish at Le Pigeon, a tiny storefront restaurant in a gentrifying area of busy East Burnside Avenue."
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Rough Guide
Star
"Locals argue constantly about whether this is Portland’s – or the Northwest’s – best eatery."
