Bluefin Tuna and Sushi is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The business was established as Bluefin Tuna in Seoul in 2011.
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_-_105.jpg) Exterior of the restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Irvington neighborhood in 2022 | |
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| Established | 2011 in Seoul, South Korea |
| Street address | 1337 Northeast Broadway |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97232 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°32′07″N 122°39′06″W / 45.5352°N 122.6516°W |
| Website | bluefintunaandsushi |
Bluefin Tuna and Sushi has garnered a positive reception and ranked number 75 in Yelp's 2024 list of the top 100 sushi restaurants in the U.S.
Description
editThe Japanese restaurant Bluefin Tuna and Sushi operates on Broadway in northeast Portland's Irvington neighborhood.[1] Specialties include bluefin, chutoro, otoro, and toro, and the restaurant has also offers crab, prawns, salmon, and sea urchin. Drink options include beer, sake, and wine.[2]
History
editThe restaurant was established as Bluefin Tuna in Seoul in 2011,[1] and expanded to Portland in 2020.[3]
Reception
editPortland Monthly included Bluefin in a 2023 list of the city's twelve best sushi restaurants. The magazine's Katherine Chew Hamilton opined, "The fish here tastes vibrant and fatty, and the nigiri offers a compact, appealing way for the fish to shine." She also recommended the emari nigiri set, the miso soup, and the salad with tuna poke.[4] Nathan Williams included Bluefin in Eater Portland's 2023 list of fourteen "delightful" restaurants on Northeast Broadway.[2] In 2024, the website's Seiji Nanbu and Janey Wong included Bluefin in an overview of "knockout" sushi restaurants in the metropolitan area, and Brooke Jackson-Glidden and Maya MacEvoy recommended the business in a list of "jaw-dropping" happy hours in the city.[5] Bluefin ranked number 75 in Yelp's 2024 list of the top 100 sushi restaurants in the U.S.[1][6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Bourgeois, Michaela (June 11, 2024). "3 Portland-area sushi restaurants among best in the US, according to Yelp". KOIN. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Williams, Nathan (2022-07-27). "14 Delightful Spots to Eat and Drink on Northeast Broadway". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Nanbu, Seiji (2019-08-26). "Knockout Sushi Restaurants in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Our 12 Favorite Portland Sushi Spots". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2017-12-22). "Jaw-Dropping Happy Hours Spotted Across Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Copeland, Mims; Russell, Michael (2024-06-12). "Portland has one of the top 10 sushi spots in the country". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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