Bijou

Bijou is a French word meaning jewel. It may also refer to:

Buildings

• Bijou Palace, also known as the Al-Gawhara Palace, a palace in Cairo, Egypt
• Bijou Theatre (Manhattan), two former Broadway theaters in New York City
• Bijou Theatre (Boston), Boston, Massachusetts
• Bijou Theatre (Knoxville), Knoxville, Tennessee
• Bijou Theatre, in Cleveland, Ohio; now known as the Agora Theatre and Ballroom
• Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
• Bijou Theatre Building, Marinette, Wisconsin
• Bijou Theater (Chicago), Illinois
• 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
• 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
• Matinee at the Bijou, an American television series on PBS

Music

• Bijou (album), a 1975 live album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp
• "Bijou" (Queen song), song by Queen from the 1991 album Innuendo

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

• Bijou Funnies, an underground comic edited by Jay Lynch

People

• Bijou Phillips (born 1980), American actress, model and singer
• Bijou (footballer) (born 1986), from Cape Verde
• Sidney W. Bijou (born 1908), American child psychologist

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)