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| Established | July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) |
| Owner(s) | Katy Millard and Ksandek Podbielski |
| Head chef | Katy Millard |
| Food type | French,[1] withJapanese andSouthern influences[2] |
| Dress code | Casual |
| Street address | 6839 Southeast Belmont Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97215 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′1.5″N122°35′32.8″W / 45.517083°N 122.592444°W /45.517083; -122.592444 |
| Seating capacity | ~30 people[3] |
| Reservations | Required |
| Website | www |
Coquine is a restaurant located in theMount Tabor neighborhood ofPortland, Oregon, United States. The restaurant serves French-inspired food made from ingredients purchased from local farms as well asStumptown Coffee.[4][5]
Co-owner Katy Millard was born inRhodesia to an American father and Portuguese mother, but the family left during theuprising when the country becameZimbabwe, settling inMobile, Alabama.[6] As a child, she would make six-hour pasta dishes with her father.[6] Later, Millard worked in restaurants in Mobile and inEast Lansing, Michigan. After finishing college, Millard decided to spend two months backpacking Europe. On the trip, her father took her to theGuy Savoy restaurant, where she had a meal that "changed her life."[6] Millard returned to the restaurant the next day where she met Guy Savoy and gave him her resume.[6] Savoy hired Millard to work at one of hissatellite bistros, where she worked for five years.[6][7] Later, she worked forDaniel Patterson atCoi inSan Francisco and helped him open Plum, his restaurant inOakland, California.[7] Millard's husband and co-owner, Ksandek Podbielski was also born in a small town inWest Germany where his mother was a school teacher and his father was serving in theUnited States Army.[6] He later returned to the United States, eventually moving to Oregon and working at a vineyard, where he managed the winery's hospitality department.[6] Podbielski soon began working in restaurants as well.[6]
In 2012, Millard and Podbielski started apop-up restaurant series called the Coquine Supper Club at Dancing Roots Farm inTroutdale, Oregon, wineries, and special events.[8][6][7] Millard and Podbielski opened Coquine in July 2015 serving only dinner and expecting to operate primarily as a coffee shop.[9][2][10] On August 7, 2015, Coquine began serving counter service lunch and breakfast.[4]
In July 2017, Coquine began serving full service lunch.[10]
In 2015, its opening year, Coquine was named Restaurant of the Year byEater Portland and Katy Millard was nominated for Chef of the Year.[9][11] Coquine was also a finalist in the 2016James Beard Foundation Awards and was named one ofBon Appétit's top fifty "best new restaurants".[9][12][13]The Oregonian named Coquine the 2016 Restaurant of the Year.[9][14][6] In 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, Katy Millard was nominated by the James Beard Foundation for Best Chef: Northwest.[15][16][17][18][19]In October 2021, Coquine was listed in the New York Times' 2021 Restaurant List as one of "50 places in America we're most excited about right now."[20]
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