Yardy Rum Bar
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| Owners |
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| Chef | Isaiah Martinez |
| Food type | Caribbean |
| Location | 837 Lincoln Street, Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°03′02″N 123°05′50″W / 44.0505°N 123.0971°W |
| Reservations | No |
| Website | yardyrumbar |
Yardy Rum Bar is a Caribbean restaurant and cocktail bar in Eugene, Oregon, United States.[1][2]
Description
The Caribbean restaurant and cocktail bar[3] Yardy Rum Bar operates in Eugene, Oregon.[4][5] The interior has orange walls and "Afro-Caribbean image motifs", according to KLCC.[6] The counter service restaurant does not accept reservations.[6]
Yardy uses seasonal ingredients sourced from the Pacific Northwest.[7] The menu has included a fried chicken sandwich, pholourie (split-pea fritters sauced with mango, peppers, and tamarind), and the Jibarito No. 2, which is griyo pork with Scotch bonnets and Haitian pikliz slaw between twice-fried plantains.[4] The restaurant has also served Creole pork shoulder, doubles, and salads. Among drink options are a daiquiri, a Manhattan, an old fashioned with rum, and punches.[7][8]
History
Isaiah Martinez is the chef; he and Nico Centanni are co-owners. The business launched as a pop-up restaurant in 2020, before operating from a food truck starting in 2021[9] and later moving into a brick and mortar space in a Victorian house near downtown Eugene in January or February 2024.[4][10][11] The restaurant operates in the space that previously housed the crêpe and cocktail bar The Vintage.[11]
Reception
In 2025, Martinez was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific.[10][12] Yardy was included in The New York Times's 2025 list of the fifty best restaurants in the United States.[4][11] Brenna Houck included Yardy in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the best restaurants and food carts in Eugene.[13]
See also
References
- ^ Russell, Michael (2024-02-01). "Yardy, Eugene's great skillet-fried chicken cart, opens new restaurant with Caribbean food, rum cocktails". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Caribbean Soul Meets Pacific Northwest". Eugene Magazine. Archived from the original on 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ Pierotti, Samantha. "6 Oregon spots that should've made USA Today's Bars of the Year list". The Register-Guard. Archived from the original on 2025-07-30. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ a b c d "The Restaurant List 2025". The New York Times. 2025-09-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2025-03-20). "Is Yardy Rum Bar the best new Caribbean restaurant in the Northwest? (review)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ a b Shrestha, Sajina (2025-03-24). "Eugene chef dedicates his Best Chef nomination to his heritage". KLCC | NPR for Oregonians. Archived from the original on 2025-04-20. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ a b Pierotti, Samantha. "Rum only: Yardy Rum Bar in Eugene sticks to its guns". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "How to Have a Wine-Soaked Weekend in Eugene". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ Khan, Faheem (2024-04-11). "Hyper-Local, Market Driven and Caribbean". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ a b Ziegler, Zac (2025-09-10). "Eugene's Yardy Rum Bar named one of New York Times' 50 best restaurants in the US". KLCC | NPR for Oregonians. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ a b c Salvia, Vanessa (2025-09-10). "Yardy Rum Bar in Eugene makes New York Times list of top 50 restaurants". Lookout Eugene-Springfield. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Morsels — Tasty Bits of Food News". Eugene Weekly. 2025-02-20. Archived from the original on 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ Houck, Brenna (2017-06-15). "The Best Eugene Restaurants to Try Right Now". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2025-08-23. Retrieved 2025-09-11.