Salty & Clever
Le Pigeon
Nightly tasting-menu dinner with reservations recommended; no a la carte path is offered.
Restaurant case file
A practical, best-effort guide to planning the meal. Unknowns remain visible rather than being converted into assumptions.
Operating intelligence
Read the service constraints before the plate.
Direct-confirmation checklist
- Is the service format I am booking (dining room, lounge, tasting, patio) the one I intend?
- What is the current deposit, cancellation window, and maximum party size for this seating?
- Can this kitchen accommodate the specific dietary restriction without converting an unknown into a guarantee?
- What is the step-free route, entrance, and restroom configuration for this party?
- What is the expected all-in cost after service charge, pairings, and supplements?
- Do the published hours and last seating still match the reservation time?
- What room, capacity, and minimums apply for this party size or private seating request?
- Are wine pairings, corkage, or tasting-menu beverage packages required or optional tonight?
- Which of the remaining unknowns materially affect this occasion, and who will confirm them before arrival?
These questions are generated from published evidence and unknowns. They are not a substitute for speaking with the restaurant.
Contact and booking
Address
738 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Phone
(503) 546-8796
Plan the visit
- Hours
- Le Pigeon is open nightly for dinner.
- Reservations
- Reservations are recommended for dining-room tables and the chef counter. The official site presents booking from the main page.
- Typical meal length
- Plan for a full tasting-menu evening.
- Dress guidance
- No formal dress code was stated on the reviewed first-party pages.
Occasion, room, and group fit
Good fit for: Special-occasion dinner; chef-counter experience; tasting-menu date; destination dining.
Groups: Best suited to small parties and chef-counter dining rather than flexible large-group meals.
Atmosphere: Compact, chef-driven Portland dining room with a close view of the kitchen and a deliberately focused tasting-menu format.
Dietary and access notes
Dietary information: Separate omnivore and vegetarian tasting menus are published. Other dietary modifications, allergy feasibility, and cross-contact controls require direct confirmation.
Physical access: Physical access details were not stated in the reviewed first-party pages.
Before you go
There is no a la carte path. Choose between the omnivore and vegetarian tasting menus and confirm dietary feasibility before booking.
Parking and transit: Parking and transit details were not published on the reviewed first-party pages; confirm access for your arrival window.
What we could not confirm
Tasting-menu price; live availability; accessibility; dietary beyond vegetarian menu
Sources and currency
Last reviewed: 2026-08-05
Next review: 2026-08-12
Source basis: Official restaurant website / first-party page
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Deep Dish
The same restaurant, with the decision made out loud.
This page is the case file: what Le Pigeon publishes, when it was read, and what is still unknown. Deep Dish takes the same record and answers the question you actually walked in with — whether this place fits the night you are planning, what you give up by choosing it, and what has changed since the last read.
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