Bluefin Tuna and Sushi
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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 is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The business was established as Bluefin Tuna in Seoul in 2011.
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
[edit]The 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
[edit]The restaurant was established as Bluefin Tuna in Seoul in 2011,[1] and expanded to Portland in 2020.[3]
Reception
[edit]Portland 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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- History of Japanese Americans in Portland, Oregon
- Japanese influence on Korean culture
- Korean influence on Japanese culture
- List of Japanese restaurants
- List of sushi restaurants
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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