Jacqueline

"Jacqueline is a Southeast Asian-inspired seafood restaurant that has relocated to a new location at 2500 SE Clinton Street. It originally struggled during the pandemic but has found new life and space thanks to the support of friends." - Paolo Bicchieri

"This Portland restaurant offers a fervent commitment to fresh seafood in a Wes Anderson-inspired bistro setting. The $1 oyster happy hour draws in newcomers, but the inventive crudos and Dungeness crab toast  — with generous hunks of crab, hollandaise, and chiles — will convert more than a few into regulars. The $90, family-style tasting menu is fairly priced, considering the range and execution of the dishes served. A full bar offers lively cocktails, a seafood-friendly wine list, and Rainier tall boys." - Dianne de Guzman

"When Jacqueline opened on Southeast Clinton, it slowly became known as a Pacific Northwestern seafood restaurant, a place for $1 oysters and Dungeness crab toast. Both are still available at Jacqueline today — the former during happy hour, the latter on the dinner menu. However, this restaurant is far more than its blockbusters. Begin with a flurry of raw dishes, like hamachi crudo, matched with the caramelized char of grilled pickled pineapple and the salty funk of mam nem. From there, lean heavily into vegetables, whether it’s the marinated asparagus and morels paired with a gooey burrata or the blistered, sweet snap peas providing contrast to soft nettle-ricotta gnocchi. The restaurant’s family-style tasting menu, at $90 per person, is worth every cent." - Eater Staff

"This homey and loosely nautical-themed Clinton seafood restaurant is anchored by oysters on the half shell and chef Derek Hanson’s well-executed seafood dishes, like squid ink udon with chanterelles and the Dungeness crab toast with hollandaise and Calabrian chiles. The $75 per person family-style tasting menu is a fun option for special occasion dinner, though for a first date, a round of $1 oysters at happy hour (5 p.m. to 6 p.m.) is a less intense vibe." - Katrina Yentch, Thom Hilton, Brooke Jackson-Glidden

"A seafood-focused restaurant and oyster bar that now has a new home on Southeast Clinton Street." - Harry Cheadle