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Restaurant information | |
Closed | June 23, 2023 |
Owner(s) | Naoko Tamura |
Chef | Naoko Tamura |
Food type | Japanese |
Street address | 1235 Southwest Jefferson Street |
City | Portland |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97201 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°31′00″N 122°41′13″W / 45.5168°N 122.6869°W |
Website | shizukupdx |
Shizuku by Chef Naoko was a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Chef and owner Naoko Tamura opened Chef Naoko in 2007 and rebranded the business to Shizuku by Chef Naoko in 2017. The rebrand accompanied a redesign by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The restaurant earned Tamura a James Beard Foundation Award nomination in the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific category in 2020. Tamura announced the restaurant's permanent closure in 2023.