After almost a decade of operating Bergerac in SE Portland, husband and wife team Gisella and Joris Barbaray have opened a new fungi-focused French restaurant. Chantrel debuted in West Linn in mid-July with a menu of bistro classics made with locally farmed and foraged produce.
The Barbarays acquired the lease on the building that now hosts Chantrel in January 2024, when it was still operating as a restaurant called Allium. For the first few months, they continued operations as the original restaurant while trying to figure out whether they would open a second Bergerac location in the space or try something new.
The concept for Chantrel was
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