Guidebook for Portland

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Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Great Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizza and nice friendly neighborhood spot.
59 localnici recomandă
Pizzeria Otto
6708 NE Sandy Blvd
59 localnici recomandă
Great Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizza and nice friendly neighborhood spot.
Brew-pub with good Chinese food and very interesting and unique beers.
12 localnici recomandă
BTU Brasserie
5846 Northeast Sandy Boulevard
12 localnici recomandă
Brew-pub with good Chinese food and very interesting and unique beers.
Up and coming Thai restaurant with unique flavors and kind of a newer style(and great cocktails).
44 localnici recomandă
Bang Bang
4727 NE Fremont St
44 localnici recomandă
Up and coming Thai restaurant with unique flavors and kind of a newer style(and great cocktails).
Fried-to-order mini-doughnuts and great chai--a very popular local place for breakfast.
219 localnici recomandă
Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai
4759 NE Fremont St
219 localnici recomandă
Fried-to-order mini-doughnuts and great chai--a very popular local place for breakfast.
The name is misleading as they mostly serve Szechuan cuisine, but this is one of the best bargains for authentic Chinese food on 82nd.
Macau Chinese Seafood Restaurant
The name is misleading as they mostly serve Szechuan cuisine, but this is one of the best bargains for authentic Chinese food on 82nd.
Best BBQ in Portland and a great underrated brunch. Texas-style brisket along with other BBQ classics, and the brunch is like something you'd get in Austin or San Antonio.
264 localnici recomandă
Podnah's BBQ
1625 NE Killingsworth St
264 localnici recomandă
Best BBQ in Portland and a great underrated brunch. Texas-style brisket along with other BBQ classics, and the brunch is like something you'd get in Austin or San Antonio.
Just a classic donut shop--the family that runs it makes some of the best old school donuts anywhere.
25 localnici recomandă
Annie's Donut Shop
3449 NE 72nd Ave
25 localnici recomandă
Just a classic donut shop--the family that runs it makes some of the best old school donuts anywhere.
If you like sushi and ramen along with other Japanese fare this is one of the best places in Portland. The sushi chef is Japanese and only serves the best and freshest fish--very traditional place that's like eating out in Tokyo.
34 localnici recomandă
Mirakutei Sushi & Ramen
536 E Burnside St
34 localnici recomandă
If you like sushi and ramen along with other Japanese fare this is one of the best places in Portland. The sushi chef is Japanese and only serves the best and freshest fish--very traditional place that's like eating out in Tokyo.
Friendly market that serves good gyros and other deli fare. Good for a quick bite to eat.
13 localnici recomandă
Samo's Bistro
7215 NE Prescott St
13 localnici recomandă
Friendly market that serves good gyros and other deli fare. Good for a quick bite to eat.
Kind of new school Japanese/Asian--the sushi is high quality, but they serve a mix of other Asian styles--eclectic but nothing too weird in terms of fusion cuisine. Good happy hour until 6 too.
Pono Farm Soul Kitchen
4118 Northeast Sandy Boulevard
Kind of new school Japanese/Asian--the sushi is high quality, but they serve a mix of other Asian styles--eclectic but nothing too weird in terms of fusion cuisine. Good happy hour until 6 too.
Don't be scared by the strip mall location--once you're inside you're eating some of the best Dim Sum in Portland in a huge space mostly filled with Chinese families. Great for weekend Dim Sum brunch, but it can get crowded.
46 localnici recomandă
HK Cafe
4410 SE 82nd Ave
46 localnici recomandă
Don't be scared by the strip mall location--once you're inside you're eating some of the best Dim Sum in Portland in a huge space mostly filled with Chinese families. Great for weekend Dim Sum brunch, but it can get crowded.
Cambodian-Vietnamese restaurant--everything is good including Vietnamese noodle staples like pho or bun bo hue--though the Cambodian soups are worth the price of admission as it is.
17 localnici recomandă
Phở MeKha Restaurant
6846 NE Sandy Blvd
17 localnici recomandă
Cambodian-Vietnamese restaurant--everything is good including Vietnamese noodle staples like pho or bun bo hue--though the Cambodian soups are worth the price of admission as it is.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bottle-shop and beer bar with great BBQ pulled pork--excellent venue for watching a Portland Timbers game.
29 localnici recomandă
Bottles
5015 NE Fremont St
29 localnici recomandă
Bottle-shop and beer bar with great BBQ pulled pork--excellent venue for watching a Portland Timbers game.
Friendly neighborhood dive bar with good beer on tap that's great for watching sports
21 localnici recomandă
Peter's Bar and Grill
5701 NE Fremont St
21 localnici recomandă
Friendly neighborhood dive bar with good beer on tap that's great for watching sports
One of the only jazz clubs in Portland but Tuesday through Thursday the great Mel Brown(former Motown drummer and Portland jazz legend) and three different groups hold court playing classic hard-bop and soul jazz. Weekends has touring acts that range from jazz to soul--the Greek food on the menu is pretty good too.
29 localnici recomandă
Jimmy Mak's
29 localnici recomandă
One of the only jazz clubs in Portland but Tuesday through Thursday the great Mel Brown(former Motown drummer and Portland jazz legend) and three different groups hold court playing classic hard-bop and soul jazz. Weekends has touring acts that range from jazz to soul--the Greek food on the menu is pretty good too.

Entertainment & Activities

Old school single screen movie theater showing first-run blockbusters--an affordable night out at the movies and a nice part of the neighborhood.
58 localnici recomandă
Roseway Theater
7229 NE Sandy Blvd
58 localnici recomandă
Old school single screen movie theater showing first-run blockbusters--an affordable night out at the movies and a nice part of the neighborhood.
The best classic movie theater in Portland, the Spanish-Moorish facade alone is worth a look. Usually shows a mix of art films, restored classics, or more offbeat fare--you can get pizza and beer in the lobby and there's even a lounge upstairs.
231 localnici recomandă
Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
231 localnici recomandă
The best classic movie theater in Portland, the Spanish-Moorish facade alone is worth a look. Usually shows a mix of art films, restored classics, or more offbeat fare--you can get pizza and beer in the lobby and there's even a lounge upstairs.

Sightseeing

Catholic shrine and sanctuary with a Virgin Mary carved into the side of a rock cliff. Viewing the shrine is free, but for paid admission one can tour the clifftop gardens above. Pretty unique.
138 localnici recomandă
Grota
8840 NE Skidmore St
138 localnici recomandă
Catholic shrine and sanctuary with a Virgin Mary carved into the side of a rock cliff. Viewing the shrine is free, but for paid admission one can tour the clifftop gardens above. Pretty unique.

Parks & Nature

The highest view in this part of town--on a clear day you can see much of the Cascades and most of Portland. A good drive-to-spot for a photo opportunity.
105 localnici recomandă
Aria Naturală Rocky Butte
3102 NE Rocky Butte Rd
105 localnici recomandă
The highest view in this part of town--on a clear day you can see much of the Cascades and most of Portland. A good drive-to-spot for a photo opportunity.
It's a nice public golf course, but it also serves as a great place for a jog or walk. A very nice place to stroll, especially around Sacramento Street on the bluff above it(great place for a run).
34 localnici recomandă
Rose City Golf Course
2200 NE 71st Ave
34 localnici recomandă
It's a nice public golf course, but it also serves as a great place for a jog or walk. A very nice place to stroll, especially around Sacramento Street on the bluff above it(great place for a run).