Guidebook for Portland

Scott
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Decor is simple and gorgeous, pastries are bar-none. Get there early and get the corncakes – you won't regret either.
240 localnici recomandă
Sweedeedee
5202 N Albina Ave
240 localnici recomandă
Decor is simple and gorgeous, pastries are bar-none. Get there early and get the corncakes – you won't regret either.
Greasy and affordable breakfast. One of the last unpretentious spots in inner SE Portland.
43 localnici recomandă
Junior's Cafe
1742 SE 12th Ave
43 localnici recomandă
Greasy and affordable breakfast. One of the last unpretentious spots in inner SE Portland.
If you know, you know.
170 localnici recomandă
Heart Coffee Roasters
2211 E Burnside St
170 localnici recomandă
If you know, you know.
When the banh mis are as good as the cocktails, you've arrived.
66 localnici recomandă
Double Dragon
1235 SE Division St
66 localnici recomandă
When the banh mis are as good as the cocktails, you've arrived.

Drinks & Nightlife

Make it to their happy hour for killer daiquiris (my fave is the Mulata) and croquetas.
19 localnici recomandă
Palomar
959 SE Division St
19 localnici recomandă
Make it to their happy hour for killer daiquiris (my fave is the Mulata) and croquetas.
One of the best Tiki bars on the West Coast. The poké isn't bad, either.
75 localnici recomandă
Hale Pele
2733 NE Broadway
75 localnici recomandă
One of the best Tiki bars on the West Coast. The poké isn't bad, either.
Two Reed grads started this brewery with experimental IPAs and other PNW goodness.
55 localnici recomandă
Gigantic Brewing
5224 SE 26th Ave
55 localnici recomandă
Two Reed grads started this brewery with experimental IPAs and other PNW goodness.
Styled after a 1920s airplane hangar. Avoid the Grasshopper and go classic – order a Hanky Panky or Boulevardier.
46 localnici recomandă
Pépé le Moko
407 SW 10th Ave
46 localnici recomandă
Styled after a 1920s airplane hangar. Avoid the Grasshopper and go classic – order a Hanky Panky or Boulevardier.
They're pretty unique lots of Belgian and Flemish ales. Food's incredible, too.
28 localnici recomandă
Little Beast Brewing Beer Garden
3412 SE Division St
28 localnici recomandă
They're pretty unique lots of Belgian and Flemish ales. Food's incredible, too.
Well, not quite a winery but a bar featuring many natural wines and ciders. Run by Dana Frank, local somm-lebrity and co-owner of Bow + Arrow (check out their Gamay!).
20 localnici recomandă
Bar Norman
2615 Southeast Clinton Street
20 localnici recomandă
Well, not quite a winery but a bar featuring many natural wines and ciders. Run by Dana Frank, local somm-lebrity and co-owner of Bow + Arrow (check out their Gamay!).
Pre-Prohibition themed speakeasy with killer cocktails. (Just be prepared to drop close to $20 per drink.)
58 localnici recomandă
Bible Club PDX
6716 SE 16th Ave
58 localnici recomandă
Pre-Prohibition themed speakeasy with killer cocktails. (Just be prepared to drop close to $20 per drink.)
The little wine bar sister to established Italian eatery Nostrana (next door), Enoteca has a solid selection of wines, plus a rotating menu of craft Negronis.
7 localnici recomandă
Enoteca Nostrana
1401 SE Morrison St
7 localnici recomandă
The little wine bar sister to established Italian eatery Nostrana (next door), Enoteca has a solid selection of wines, plus a rotating menu of craft Negronis.

Parks & Nature

One of the largest forested areas inside city limits in the US. Take a trail run on Wildwood or stroll around Lower Macleay – one trail leads all the way to Pittock Mansion.
940 localnici recomandă
Parcul Forestier
940 localnici recomandă
One of the largest forested areas inside city limits in the US. Take a trail run on Wildwood or stroll around Lower Macleay – one trail leads all the way to Pittock Mansion.
Great views and an old-growth fir grove at the top. What more could you want?
405 localnici recomandă
Mt Tabor Dog Park
2219 SE Lincoln St
405 localnici recomandă
Great views and an old-growth fir grove at the top. What more could you want?
Great running trails and access to the Springwater Corridor, a 21-5-mile bike and running path that leads all the way to Boring, Oregon.
111 localnici recomandă
Refugiul de Faună Oaks Bottom
10830 Southeast Oaks Park Way
111 localnici recomandă
Great running trails and access to the Springwater Corridor, a 21-5-mile bike and running path that leads all the way to Boring, Oregon.

Arts & Culture

Self-explanatory.
785 localnici recomandă
Muzeul de Artă din Portland
1219 SW Park Ave
785 localnici recomandă
Self-explanatory.
Oregon's finest "science and industry" museum. Expect kids, but be prepared for impressive-to-adults exhibits as well.
646 localnici recomandă
OMSI
1945 SE Water Ave
646 localnici recomandă
Oregon's finest "science and industry" museum. Expect kids, but be prepared for impressive-to-adults exhibits as well.
Keep Portland weird, amiright??
10 localnici recomandă
Portland Puppet Museum
906 SE Umatilla St
10 localnici recomandă
Keep Portland weird, amiright??

Entertainment & Activities

Best art house cinema in town. Check it out on Mondays and Tuesdays for half-price tix.
136 localnici recomandă
Living Room Theater
341 SW 10th Ave
136 localnici recomandă
Best art house cinema in town. Check it out on Mondays and Tuesdays for half-price tix.

Essentials

95 localnici recomandă
Target
939 SW Morrison St
95 localnici recomandă
"The Friendliest Store in Town" isn't too friendly on the wallet, but don't worry – you'll feel contented and morally superior instead.
974 localnici recomandă
New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division St
974 localnici recomandă
"The Friendliest Store in Town" isn't too friendly on the wallet, but don't worry – you'll feel contented and morally superior instead.
Best selection of (bottled/canned) beer in Portland. They have taps for onsite imbibing, too, but last I visited you weren't allowed to fill growlers.
34 localnici recomandă
John's Marketplace Multnomah
3535 SW Multnomah Blvd
34 localnici recomandă
Best selection of (bottled/canned) beer in Portland. They have taps for onsite imbibing, too, but last I visited you weren't allowed to fill growlers.

Shopping

Well designed and handmade goods, mostly from Japan and Europe.
44 localnici recomandă
Canoe
1233 SW 10th Ave
44 localnici recomandă
Well designed and handmade goods, mostly from Japan and Europe.
Very, very Portland boutique. Handmade items like ceramics, rugs, furniture. Overpriced planters, etc.
40 localnici recomandă
Beam & Anchor
2710 N Interstate Ave
40 localnici recomandă
Very, very Portland boutique. Handmade items like ceramics, rugs, furniture. Overpriced planters, etc.
Gorgeous heirloom pieces, hand-selected from across the country or forged here in PDX.
19 localnici recomandă
Schoolhouse
2181 NW Nicolai St
19 localnici recomandă
Gorgeous heirloom pieces, hand-selected from across the country or forged here in PDX.
Skip the Powell's visit and hit up this philosophy- and literary theory-focused used bookshop.
8 localnici recomandă
Mother Foucault's Bookshop
523 SE Morrison St
8 localnici recomandă
Skip the Powell's visit and hit up this philosophy- and literary theory-focused used bookshop.