Guidebook for Portland
Drinks & Nightlife
Good vegan and vegetarian comfort food. AND Good non-vegan and vegetarian comfort food. Good desserts. Something for everyone here if your have special dietary needs in your party. Owned also by the same chef of the best restaurant in town (next door, Natural Selection). Happy hour all day on Wednesdays - Woohoo!
85 locals recommend
Vita Cafe
3023 Northeast Alberta StreetGood vegan and vegetarian comfort food. AND Good non-vegan and vegetarian comfort food. Good desserts. Something for everyone here if your have special dietary needs in your party. Owned also by the same chef of the best restaurant in town (next door, Natural Selection). Happy hour all day on Wednesdays - Woohoo!
Vegan bar. Fun drinks. Kewlest all-around-bar-around. Our personal favorite in the city. Their sister bar, 'The Hereafter,' on Belmont St. is a close second.
266 locals recommend
Bye and Bye
1011 NE Alberta StVegan bar. Fun drinks. Kewlest all-around-bar-around. Our personal favorite in the city. Their sister bar, 'The Hereafter,' on Belmont St. is a close second.
Expatriate
5424 NE 30th AveGREAT!
Essentials
Great local source of organic staples, produce, beer and goodies. Our go-to one stop shopping only six blocks away!
195 locals recommend
Alberta Cooperative Grocery
1500 NE Alberta StGreat local source of organic staples, produce, beer and goodies. Our go-to one stop shopping only six blocks away!
Great little place to pick up a few groceries or have weekend brunch. Reviewed recently by the NYT travel section. Walkable and fun!
162 locals recommend
P's & Q's Market
1301 NE Dekum StGreat little place to pick up a few groceries or have weekend brunch. Reviewed recently by the NYT travel section. Walkable and fun!
The best grocery store in PDX. FANTASTIC selection of everything with beautiful produce section, deli and more ...
1022 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd AveThe best grocery store in PDX. FANTASTIC selection of everything with beautiful produce section, deli and more ...
Food Scene
Excellent wood-fired pizza. Creative Italian food. Lovely garden.
131 locals recommend
Firehouse Restaurant
711 NE Dekum StExcellent wood-fired pizza. Creative Italian food. Lovely garden.
FUN outdoor dining area. Good tamales and veggie sides. Very kid friendly. Local family hang out.
72 locals recommend
Tamale Boy Russell
668 N Russell StFUN outdoor dining area. Good tamales and veggie sides. Very kid friendly. Local family hang out.
FABULOUS food and drinks. Try the seasonal margaritas (like prickly pear). Casual atmosphere. Wonderful staff. Our favorite Mexican restaurant in the entire city of Portland. Closed Sundays.
26 locals recommend
La Cocina Restaurant
3901 N Williams AveFABULOUS food and drinks. Try the seasonal margaritas (like prickly pear). Casual atmosphere. Wonderful staff. Our favorite Mexican restaurant in the entire city of Portland. Closed Sundays.
Lines out the door and around the corner of the block must mean something. The loaded biscuits are bigger than your head. VERY TASTY Southern inspired meals. Plan on a wait on the the week-ends.
290 locals recommend
Pine State Biscuits
2204 NE Alberta StLines out the door and around the corner of the block must mean something. The loaded biscuits are bigger than your head. VERY TASTY Southern inspired meals. Plan on a wait on the the week-ends.
HIGHLY reviewed destination restaurant. Celebrated menu with a Beard Award winning chef. Sunday brunch raved about by our guests who managed to get a reservation.
133 locals recommend
Beast
5425 NE 30th AveHIGHLY reviewed destination restaurant. Celebrated menu with a Beard Award winning chef. Sunday brunch raved about by our guests who managed to get a reservation.
Highly reviewed restaurant. Inventive unusual creations. Bar menu is the best deal around from a restaurant with a Beard Award winning chef.
68 locals recommend
Aviary
1733 NE Alberta StHighly reviewed restaurant. Inventive unusual creations. Bar menu is the best deal around from a restaurant with a Beard Award winning chef.
Pork vindaloo is raved about far and wide. Very good appetizers, indian inspired small dishes and tasty drinks. Recently expanded their Alberta location so more room, less wait time. Win-win.
625 locals recommend
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta StPork vindaloo is raved about far and wide. Very good appetizers, indian inspired small dishes and tasty drinks. Recently expanded their Alberta location so more room, less wait time. Win-win.
A wait for your table on Saturday and Sunday tell the brunch story here. Fantastic specials and excellent everyday menu. Not open for dinner.
78 locals recommend
Helser's On Alberta
1538 NE Alberta StA wait for your table on Saturday and Sunday tell the brunch story here. Fantastic specials and excellent everyday menu. Not open for dinner.
VERY popular local restaurant and local brewery serving pub grub and great beer, including seasonals. Local hang out with lots of outdoor seating and bike parking. A favorite go-to for summer fun.
278 locals recommend
Breakside Brewery - DEKUM
820 NE Dekum StVERY popular local restaurant and local brewery serving pub grub and great beer, including seasonals. Local hang out with lots of outdoor seating and bike parking. A favorite go-to for summer fun.
Bars, restaurants, movies, soaking pool and more. Local historically preserved treasure that is a must see if you stay with us. VERY KEWL!
538 locals recommend
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd AveBars, restaurants, movies, soaking pool and more. Local historically preserved treasure that is a must see if you stay with us. VERY KEWL!
Neighborhood cider server with pub grub to eat. In a the coolest new living wall and recycled materials site in town!
16 locals recommend
Bushwhacker Cider - Woodlawn
6800-6808 Northeast Durham AvenueNeighborhood cider server with pub grub to eat. In a the coolest new living wall and recycled materials site in town!
Great baked goods. Great coffee. Inventive breakfast and sandwich creations.
155 locals recommend
Woodlawn Coffee & Pastry
808 NE Dekum StGreat baked goods. Great coffee. Inventive breakfast and sandwich creations.
Food cart with the best falafels around. Four locations throughout the city. Mississippi Ave. is the closest to us.
37 locals recommend
Wolf and Bear's
3925 North Mississippi AvenueFood cart with the best falafels around. Four locations throughout the city. Mississippi Ave. is the closest to us.
French-inspired delicacies of every savory and sweet sort. VERY good panoply of choices! Outside street dining available in the heart of Alberta Street to watch the Portland local and tourist vibe unfold.
385 locals recommend
Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
3420 NE Sandy BlvdFrench-inspired delicacies of every savory and sweet sort. VERY good panoply of choices! Outside street dining available in the heart of Alberta Street to watch the Portland local and tourist vibe unfold.
Everything Else
ICE CREAM!!! SO many unusual flavors to choose from, who knows where to start? Ice dream 'flights' served for the indecisive. Petunias caramel coconut brownie is the best, AND is dairy free.
1078 locals recommend
Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta StICE CREAM!!! SO many unusual flavors to choose from, who knows where to start? Ice dream 'flights' served for the indecisive. Petunias caramel coconut brownie is the best, AND is dairy free.
Fantastic vegan and gluten free bakery. Seriously. Excellent light lunch fare. Great soup and cornbread. Cookies, cupcakes and seasonal soft-serve ice cream are our faves.
87 locals recommend
Back To Eden Bakery
2215-2217 NE Alberta StFantastic vegan and gluten free bakery. Seriously. Excellent light lunch fare. Great soup and cornbread. Cookies, cupcakes and seasonal soft-serve ice cream are our faves.
WOW! Perfect art books and oddities. Very small and wonderful. Go there. That is all.
24 locals recommend
Monograph Bookwerks
5005 NE 27th AveWOW! Perfect art books and oddities. Very small and wonderful. Go there. That is all.
Shopping
Fabulous local knit store with large selection of yarns, patterns and supplies. Helpful and friendly staff. Fun old chairs and sofas on which to sit and knit on a rainy day when you gotta get OUT!
Close Knit
2140 NE Alberta StFabulous local knit store with large selection of yarns, patterns and supplies. Helpful and friendly staff. Fun old chairs and sofas on which to sit and knit on a rainy day when you gotta get OUT!
Lovely garden supplies, eclectic odds and ends, fun furniture and a fabulous staff. Free delicious Nespresso cappucino served!
13 locals recommend
DIGS Inside & Out
8301 SE 13th AveLovely garden supplies, eclectic odds and ends, fun furniture and a fabulous staff. Free delicious Nespresso cappucino served!
Local optical shop with the friendliest fastest staff around. The frame selection is hip and extensive.
Alberta Eye Care
2021 NE Alberta StLocal optical shop with the friendliest fastest staff around. The frame selection is hip and extensive.
Best curated photography and art books around. Fabulous, friendly knowledgeable staff. Monthly art shows. Eclectic mix of art and books. A must see.
26 locals recommend
Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books
2916 NE Alberta StBest curated photography and art books around. Fabulous, friendly knowledgeable staff. Monthly art shows. Eclectic mix of art and books. A must see.
Beautiful local artisan hand made letter press cards and stationary. Adorable screen print offerings. Very nice staff. FUN music always playing.
Redbird Studio
2927 NE Alberta StBeautiful local artisan hand made letter press cards and stationary. Adorable screen print offerings. Very nice staff. FUN music always playing.
Don't miss this very particularly curated emporium. Knives, leather goods, locally made goods, hatchets, ephemera, and more. Carrie, the owner, has an encyclopedic knowledge of her unusual wares.
13 locals recommend
CORD
2916 NE Alberta StDon't miss this very particularly curated emporium. Knives, leather goods, locally made goods, hatchets, ephemera, and more. Carrie, the owner, has an encyclopedic knowledge of her unusual wares.
Arts & Culture
Funky-Kewl old theatre venue with wide-ranging and interesting entertainment bookings from famous musicians to local and traveling variety shows.
136 locals recommend
Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta StFunky-Kewl old theatre venue with wide-ranging and interesting entertainment bookings from famous musicians to local and traveling variety shows.