Classic Late-Night Cajun Restaurant Le Bistro Montage to Close Permanently After 27 Years

The restaurant had posted it was “in the process of getting ready to reopen” just last week.

Montage's tinfoil wrappings for leftovers were a signature feature.
By Andrew Jankowski

Pour another one out for Old Portland.

Le Bistro Montage, the classic late-night Cajun restaurant, will close permanently after 27 years in business in the Central Eastside.

"We depart with the special feeling that most Portlanders have a memorable Montage story," read a post announcing the closure on the restaurant's Facebook page, "whether it was a first date or the last stop after a night on the town."

The post did not say whether the closure was related to COVID-19. Last week, the restaurant posted it was "in the process of getting ready to reopen."

Montage was a longtime local favorite—a cozy, intimately lit and perpetually buzzing after-hours spot. Diners could order Southern comfort foods like mac and cheese and fried alligator bites, with leftovers wrapped in unique tinfoil sculptures—a signature feature.

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