Guidebook for Portland

Tom & Crystal
Tom & Crystal
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Great for lunch
56 locals recommend
Old Salt Marketplace
5027 Northeast 42nd Avenue
56 locals recommend
Great for lunch
Amazing place for a romantic dinner
68 locals recommend
Aviary
1733 NE Alberta St
68 locals recommend
Amazing place for a romantic dinner
One of the best places for coffee in Portland.
301 locals recommend
Barista
1725 NE Alberta St
301 locals recommend
One of the best places for coffee in Portland.
Simple and delicious.
26 locals recommend
Pollo Norte
5427 Northeast 42nd Avenue
26 locals recommend
Simple and delicious.
Killer burritos. Especially the bacon breakfast burritos.
74 locals recommend
La Bonita | Food for the People
2839 NE Alberta St
74 locals recommend
Killer burritos. Especially the bacon breakfast burritos.
Great Indian Street Food.
625 locals recommend
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St
625 locals recommend
Great Indian Street Food.
Solid thin crust pizza.
44 locals recommend
HOTLIPS Pizza - Killingsworth
5440 NE 33rd Ave
44 locals recommend
Solid thin crust pizza.
Internationally recognized fine dining.
133 locals recommend
Beast
5425 NE 30th Ave
133 locals recommend
Internationally recognized fine dining.
Delicious breakfast food.
290 locals recommend
Pine State Biscuits
2204 NE Alberta St
290 locals recommend
Delicious breakfast food.
French fare.
385 locals recommend
Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
3420 NE Sandy Blvd
385 locals recommend
French fare.
Mongo sandwiches!
34 locals recommend
Bunk Alberta
2017 NE Alberta St
34 locals recommend
Mongo sandwiches!
Fine Dining Italian.
69 locals recommend
DOC food + wine
5519 NE 30th Ave
69 locals recommend
Fine Dining Italian.
Upscale Mexican
61 locals recommend
Autentica Mexican Cuisine
5507 NE 30th Ave
61 locals recommend
Upscale Mexican
Killer burger.
107 locals recommend
Yakuza Izakaya Restaurant
5515 NE 30th Ave
107 locals recommend
Killer burger.
Best Texas style BBQ in Portland.
264 locals recommend
Podnah's BBQ
1625 NE Killingsworth St
264 locals recommend
Best Texas style BBQ in Portland.
Amazing tamales and killer Moriscos Burrito. Everything on the menu is amazing.
72 locals recommend
Tamale Boy Russell
668 N Russell St
72 locals recommend
Amazing tamales and killer Moriscos Burrito. Everything on the menu is amazing.
Great happy hour and good sushi.
471 locals recommend
Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Ave
471 locals recommend
Great happy hour and good sushi.
Best Chirashi bowl in Portland.
32 locals recommend
Miyamoto
422 SE 81st Ave
32 locals recommend
Best Chirashi bowl in Portland.
Ike's Fish Wings are addictive..
201 locals recommend
Pok Pok Wing
1469 NE Prescott St
201 locals recommend
Ike's Fish Wings are addictive..
Great deals on solid American food.
142 locals recommend
Grain & Gristle
1473 NE Prescott St
142 locals recommend
Great deals on solid American food.
Delicious!
37 locals recommend
Cedo's Falafel and Gyros
3901 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
37 locals recommend
Delicious!
Best Ethiopian outside of LA.
26 locals recommend
Queen of Sheba Restaurant
2413 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
26 locals recommend
Best Ethiopian outside of LA.
Best Pho in Portland... not in Portland. :)
Pho' Lavang | Vietnamese Restaurant
16120 Boones Ferry Rd
Best Pho in Portland... not in Portland. :)
Solid Breakfast choice.
359 locals recommend
Tin Shed Garden Cafe
1438 NE Alberta St
359 locals recommend
Solid Breakfast choice.
Old Portland - remember Coffee People!
48 locals recommend
Jim & Patty's Coffee People
4951 NE Fremont St
48 locals recommend
Old Portland - remember Coffee People!
Killer Chinese - get the potstickers!
33 locals recommend
Shandong Restaurant
3724 NE Broadway
33 locals recommend
Killer Chinese - get the potstickers!
Best Fine Dining Thai in Portland. Make your reservations now! They book up months in advance.
32 locals recommend
Langbaan
1818 SE 28th Ave
32 locals recommend
Best Fine Dining Thai in Portland. Make your reservations now! They book up months in advance.
Stunning French Food.
77 locals recommend
St. Jack
1610 NW 23rd Ave
77 locals recommend
Stunning French Food.
Joel Gunderson runs the best wine focused restaurant in Portland. It doesn't hurt that they also have the best burger in Portland.
22 locals recommend
Coopers Hall
404 SE 6th Ave
22 locals recommend
Joel Gunderson runs the best wine focused restaurant in Portland. It doesn't hurt that they also have the best burger in Portland.
Wood fired deliciousness.
92 locals recommend
Ned Ludd
3925 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
92 locals recommend
Wood fired deliciousness.
Hearty Food in a gorgeous space.
192 locals recommend
OX Restaurant
2225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
192 locals recommend
Hearty Food in a gorgeous space.
Small selection of great wines.
7 locals recommend
Viola Wine Cellars
2901 NE Alberta St
7 locals recommend
Small selection of great wines.
30 locals recommend
Blackbird Wine and Atomic Cheese
4323 NE Fremont St
30 locals recommend

Everything Else

Ice-cream to die for. The Almond brittle with salted chocolate ganache is amazing.
1078 locals recommend
Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta St
1078 locals recommend
Ice-cream to die for. The Almond brittle with salted chocolate ganache is amazing.
Great boutique for local designers.
30 locals recommend
Frock Boutique
1439 NE Alberta St
30 locals recommend
Great boutique for local designers.
Women's boutique
9 locals recommend
Amelia
2230 NE Alberta St
9 locals recommend
Women's boutique
women's boutique with local and national designs.
18 locals recommend
Tumbleweed
1812 NE Alberta St
18 locals recommend
women's boutique with local and national designs.
Lingerie boutique.
The Pencil Test
1915 NE Alberta St
Lingerie boutique.
general boutique
22 locals recommend
Red Sail
1723 NE Alberta St
22 locals recommend
general boutique
Great place to catch a second-run movie.
538 locals recommend
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Ave
538 locals recommend
Great place to catch a second-run movie.
Amazing Pies.
131 locals recommend
Random Order Pie Bar
1800 NE Alberta St
131 locals recommend
Amazing Pies.
Over the top boutique.
40 locals recommend
Beam & Anchor
2710 N Interstate Ave
40 locals recommend
Over the top boutique.
Cool store for guys.
17 locals recommend
Worn Path
4007 N Mississippi Ave
17 locals recommend
Cool store for guys.

Drinks & Nightlife

Neighborhood bar with great food and great happy hour.
51 locals recommend
The Knock Back
2315 NE Alberta St
51 locals recommend
Neighborhood bar with great food and great happy hour.
Killer live music for punk, rock, and ragged music. Mostly local bands.
19 locals recommend
The Know
3728 Northeast Sandy Boulevard
19 locals recommend
Killer live music for punk, rock, and ragged music. Mostly local bands.
Great bar and occasional live music venue. Shows are intimate and on the folk/indie/mellow side of things.
137 locals recommend
Alberta Street
1036 NE Alberta St
137 locals recommend
Great bar and occasional live music venue. Shows are intimate and on the folk/indie/mellow side of things.
Great happy hour. The Red Rocket is stellar.
99 locals recommend
Cruzroom
2314 NE Alberta St
99 locals recommend
Great happy hour. The Red Rocket is stellar.
Same meat as Podnah's but in a taco.
79 locals recommend
La Taq
1625 NE Killingsworth St
79 locals recommend
Same meat as Podnah's but in a taco.
Great Sake Joint with good sushi.
67 locals recommend
Zilla Sake
1806 NE Alberta St
67 locals recommend
Great Sake Joint with good sushi.
Tiki Bar!
75 locals recommend
Hale Pele
2733 NE Broadway
75 locals recommend
Tiki Bar!
Great bottle shop & Wisconsin inspired menu.
97 locals recommend
Saraveza
1004 N Killingsworth St
97 locals recommend
Great bottle shop & Wisconsin inspired menu.
High End wine shop with large selection.
E&R Wine Shop Inc.
6141 S Macadam Ave
High End wine shop with large selection.
Eccentric shop for unusual selections.
Portland Wine Merchants
1430 SE 35th Ave
Eccentric shop for unusual selections.
Liner & Elsen
2222 NW Quimby St
Great selection of Oregon Wines.
Oregon Wines on Broadway
515 SW Broadway
Great selection of Oregon Wines.
Great Wine Buys
1515 NE Broadway
19 locals recommend
Vino
137 SE 28th Ave
19 locals recommend

Essentials

Only a block and a half away.
1022 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
1022 locals recommend
Only a block and a half away.
Great place to hang out and do laundry.
103 locals recommend
Spin Laundry Lounge
750 N Fremont St
103 locals recommend
Great place to hang out and do laundry.
Good cheap place to do laundry while exploring 28th and Burnside/Glisan area.
Sunshine on Glisan Coin Laundry & Cleaners
7914 NE Glisan St
Good cheap place to do laundry while exploring 28th and Burnside/Glisan area.
Best shop for Oregon Wine close by. Marcus is rad and will help you pick out a few great bottles.
Avalon Wine Inc.
3115 NE Sandy Blvd
Best shop for Oregon Wine close by. Marcus is rad and will help you pick out a few great bottles.

Shopping

Vintage clothing shop.
9 locals recommend
Zig Zag Wanderer
1476 NE Alberta St
9 locals recommend
Vintage clothing shop.
Our favorite jewelry designer in Portland. Rachael is amazing!
Demimonde Studio and Shop
2136 NE Alberta St
Our favorite jewelry designer in Portland. Rachael is amazing!
Great collection outdoor gadgets
13 locals recommend
CORD
2916 NE Alberta St
13 locals recommend
Great collection outdoor gadgets
Great selection of unusual gems.
Little Axe Records
4142 NE Sandy Blvd
Great selection of unusual gems.
A Portland Institution.
45 locals recommend
Music Millennium
3158 E Burnside St
45 locals recommend
A Portland Institution.
Interesting Salvage and Junk shop
Metalwood Salvage
4311 NE Prescott St
Interesting Salvage and Junk shop
Great boutique for gifts.
27 locals recommend
Flutter
3948 N Mississippi Ave
27 locals recommend
Great boutique for gifts.
Killer store for vinyl LP's on the electronic, ambient, experimental, noise, avant-garde, side of things. Occasional instore performances.
6 locals recommend
Beacon Sound
2730 SE Grand Ave
6 locals recommend
Killer store for vinyl LP's on the electronic, ambient, experimental, noise, avant-garde, side of things. Occasional instore performances.
Great place to pick up a vintage instrument.
Mothership Music
3611 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Great place to pick up a vintage instrument.
Large selection of vintage and new guitars, drums, bass, and band instruments.
13 locals recommend
Trade Up Music
1834 NE Alberta St
13 locals recommend
Large selection of vintage and new guitars, drums, bass, and band instruments.

Entertainment & Activities

Kid's store.
19 locals recommend
Grasshopper
1816 NE Alberta St
19 locals recommend
Kid's store.

Arts & Culture

Live music venue for intimate shows.
136 locals recommend
Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta St
136 locals recommend
Live music venue for intimate shows.
Great venue.
249 locals recommend
Doug Fir Lounge
301 E Burnside St
249 locals recommend
Great venue.
Killer live music.
436 locals recommend
Mississippi Studios
3939 N Mississippi Ave
436 locals recommend
Killer live music.
124 locals recommend
Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St
124 locals recommend
Budget movie theater where you can get a slice of pie, a beer, and a movie for under $10.
329 locals recommend
Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside St
329 locals recommend
Budget movie theater where you can get a slice of pie, a beer, and a movie for under $10.