Bluehour

Bluehour
Logo with the text "Bluehour" in circular fashion
Photograph of a building's exterior
The restaurant's exterior in August 2020, after closing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Map
Restaurant information
EstablishedSeptember 2000 (2000-09)
ClosedJune 2020 (2020-06)
Owner(s)
  • Bruce Carey
  • Kenny Giambalvo
  • Joe Rogers
Chef
  • Kenny Giambalvo
  • Thomas Boyce (2011–2013)
  • Dolan Lane
Food typeMediterranean
Street address250 Northwest 13th Avenue
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97209
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′30″N 122°41′10″W / 45.5248719°N 122.6862279°W / 45.5248719; -122.6862279

Bluehour (sometimes erroneously called Blue Hour)[1] was a Mediterranean restaurant and bar located in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon, United States.[2][3] The business began operating in September 2000. Bruce Carey and Joe Rogers co-owned the business with Kenny Giambalvo, who also served as an executive chef until 2011.

The changing menu included French and Italian cuisine, as well as food with Asian and Latin-American influences. Bluehour garnered a positive reception; Michael J. Rosen described it as "nationally acclaimed". The restaurant was considered a place "to see and be seen", and was recommended in many regional guide books. Bluehour hosted many notable people and was included in CNN's 2015 list of the "best places to eat with celebrities" in the United States. The restaurant closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  1. ^ Al, Catherine (November 21, 2014). "Best restaurants open on Thanksgiving in Portland, Oregon". AXS. Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Singles Bars in Portland". USA Today. Gannett. June 24, 2010. ISSN 0734-7456. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Restaurant Guide 2011: Listing A-Z". Willamette Week. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.