Brasserie Montmartre
| Brasserie Montmartre | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1978; 2009; May 2012 |
| Closed | 2006; 2011; April 30, 2015 |
| Food type | |
| Street address | 626 SW Park Avenue |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97205 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′11″N 122°40′49″W / 45.51981°N 122.68031°W |
Brasserie Montmartre was a French, and later Mediterranean, restaurant and jazz club in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.
Description and history[edit]
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Brasserie Montmartre was a restaurant and jazz club that operated three different times in Portland, Oregon.[1] The original restaurant, which featured French cuisine, opened in 1978 and was described by The Oregonian as having "customer-drawn crayon art on the walls, black-and-white checkered floors, nightly jazz and a solid food menu".[2] It closed in 2006.[1][2]
New owners Matt and Sara Maletis, who were longtime Portland residents,[1] re-opened the French restaurant in 2009. The couple signed a twenty-year lease and spent nearly $1 million renovating its interior. However, Brasserie was closed a year and a half later, in 2011.[1][2]
Carl Coffman, the building owner, and chefs Pascal Chureau and Michael Hanaghan re-opened the restaurant for a third time in May 2012. Coffman and Chureau had purchased the restaurant in the spring of 2011.[1] According to The Oregonian, the most recent iteration of Brasserie served "accessible French food with a relaxed vibe".[2] In 2012, Chureau sold his share of the business and the restaurant's menu began offering more Mediterranean cuisine options.[1][2] It closed for the third time on April 30, 2015.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
Brasserie was known for featuring roving musicians.[1][2] According to Eater's Danielle Centoni, Chureau's iteration of Brasserie received "good marks for solid, classic, French brasserie fare, including flights of frites fried in a range of fats".[1] The third and final iteration of the restaurant received mostly positive reviews.[2]
See also[edit]
- List of defunct restaurants of the United States
- List of French restaurants
- List of jazz venues in the United States
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Centoni, Danielle (April 23, 2015). "Brasserie Montmartre to Shutter April 30". Eater. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bakall, Samantha (April 23, 2015). "Downtown Portland's Brasserie Montmarte closing April 30". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
External links[edit]
- 1978 establishments in Oregon
- 2006 disestablishments in Oregon
- 2009 establishments in Oregon
- 2011 disestablishments in Oregon
- 2012 establishments in Oregon
- 2015 disestablishments in Oregon
- Defunct French restaurants in Portland, Oregon
- Defunct jazz clubs in the United States
- Defunct Mediterranean restaurants
- Defunct music venues in Portland, Oregon
- Jazz clubs in Oregon
- Mediterranean restaurants in Oregon
- Restaurants disestablished in 2006
- Restaurants disestablished in 2011
- Restaurants disestablished in 2015
- Restaurants established in 1978
- Restaurants established in 2011
- Restaurants established in 2012
- Southwest Portland, Oregon