Bijou is a French word meaning 'jewel', often loosely applied to buildings to mean small and elegant. It may also refer to:

Buildings

  • Bijou Theatre (Boston), Massachusetts
  • Bijou Palace, also known as the Al-Gawhara Palace, Cairo, Egypt
  • Bijou Theater (Chicago), Illinois
  • Bijou Theater (Hermosa Beach), California
  • Bijou Theatre (Knoxville, Tennessee)
  • Bijou Theatre (Manhattan, 1878), former Broadway theater in New York City
  • Bijou Theatre (Manhattan, 1917), former Broadway theater in New York City
  • Bijou Theatre Building, Marinette, Wisconsin
  • Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
  • Bijou Theatre, Sydney, Australia
  • Royal Bijou Theatre, a former theatre in Paignton, Devon, England

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

  • Bijou, a character in the South Korean manhwa series Ragnarok
  • Andréia Bijou, a character in the Brazilian telenovela Duas Caras
  • Bijou, a character in the American war film Passage to Marseille
  • Bijou, a hamster in the Japanese anime series Hamtaro
  • Bijou, a fish in the American television series FishCenter Live

Film and television

  • Bijou (film), a 1972 American film directed by Wakefield Poole

Music

  • Bijou is the title of the fourth track on the 1960 album The Hottest New Group in Jazz by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
  • Bijou (album), a 1975 live album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp
  • "Bijou" (Queen song), song by Queen from the 1991 album Innuendo

People

  • Bijou Heron (1863–1937), American stage actress
  • Bijou Fernandez (1877–1961), American stage and silent film actress
  • Koseki Bijou, VTuber
  • Bijou Phillips (born 1980), American actress, model, and singer
  • Sidney W. Bijou (1908–2009), American child psychologist
  • Jude Bijou (born 1946), American licensed psychotherapist, lecturer, and multi-award winning author
  • Bijou (footballer) (born 1986), Cape Verdean former footballer
  • Bijou (DJ), American record producer, and DJ
  • Bijou Thaangjam, Indian actor, lyricist, art director, chef, and entrepreneur

Places

  • Bijou, California, a town in South Lake Tahoe
  • Bijou Geyser, in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone
  • Bijou Hills, South Dakota, a census-designated place
  • Bijou Park, California, a town in South Lake Tahoe
  • A main downtown artery in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Other uses

  • Bijou (cocktail), a gin-based cocktail
  • Bijou (jewellery), small pieces of valuable or costume jewellery
  • Citroën Bijou, a coupé car manufactured by Citroën
  • Bijou bottle, a small vial used in laboratories

See also

  • Bijoux (disambiguation)