The Essentials: Coffee, Food, Booze and Nature
Food scene
This place is Southern Thai inspired so it's a lot of good, fried goodness. The fried chicken with sticky rice is awesome!
156 locals recommend
Hat Yai
1605 NE Killingsworth StThis place is Southern Thai inspired so it's a lot of good, fried goodness. The fried chicken with sticky rice is awesome!
Killingsworth Station Food Cart Pod
1331 N Killingsworth StMy wife loves the noodles from Poppyseed.
A fantastic, close spot for delicious BBQ. Make sure you try the brisket and ribs, if they aren't sold out! I'd recommend calling to verify what they still have before you go because they are only open until they sell out of BBQ for the day.
264 locals recommend
Podnah's BBQ
1625 NE Killingsworth StA fantastic, close spot for delicious BBQ. Make sure you try the brisket and ribs, if they aren't sold out! I'd recommend calling to verify what they still have before you go because they are only open until they sell out of BBQ for the day.
Miss Delta Restaurant and Bar
3950 N Mississippi AveJambalaya. Boudin. Gumbo. This place is great!
A Portland staple. If you head down to the Saturday market, you've got to stop by and grab a donut! Beware the line; if you see it short, I'd recommend stopping then!
366 locals recommend
Voodoo Doughnut
8145 SE 82nd AveA Portland staple. If you head down to the Saturday market, you've got to stop by and grab a donut! Beware the line; if you see it short, I'd recommend stopping then!
Neighborhoods
A bustling street filled with food carts, coffee bars, restaurants, and shops. Occasionally on nice weather evenings you can catch fire dancers or jugglers.
205 locals recommend
Alberta Arts District
A bustling street filled with food carts, coffee bars, restaurants, and shops. Occasionally on nice weather evenings you can catch fire dancers or jugglers.
Another great neighborhood, filled with bars/restaurants, great coffee shops, and all sorts of different food trucks.
23 locals recommend
Foster - Powell
Another great neighborhood, filled with bars/restaurants, great coffee shops, and all sorts of different food trucks.
Another great street/neighborhood filled with great, local spots. A great place to spend a Saturday afternoon/evening. Great night life as well. I'd recommend verifying business hours prior to heading over there due to the impacts COVID-19.
217 locals recommend
North Mississippi Avenue
North Mississippi AvenueAnother great street/neighborhood filled with great, local spots. A great place to spend a Saturday afternoon/evening. Great night life as well. I'd recommend verifying business hours prior to heading over there due to the impacts COVID-19.
Coffee Shops
One of the best dirty chai lattes I've had in Portland. If you head west over the big blue snake (Willamette River), you should definitely grab one!
34 locals recommend
The Abbey Bar & Bottle Shop
716 NW 21st AveOne of the best dirty chai lattes I've had in Portland. If you head west over the big blue snake (Willamette River), you should definitely grab one!
Nature
A great little park with several small, wood-chip trails through and around. If the weather is nice, there's a great grass field to throw down a blanket and enjoy the sunshine! Only 5/6 blocks, east of our place on Killingsworth.
139 locals recommend
Alberta Park
1905 NE Killingsworth StA great little park with several small, wood-chip trails through and around. If the weather is nice, there's a great grass field to throw down a blanket and enjoy the sunshine! Only 5/6 blocks, east of our place on Killingsworth.
Info below from Wikipedia:
Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Stretching for more than 8 miles (13 km) on hillsides overlooking the Willamette River, it is one of the country's largest urban forest reserves. The park, a major component of a regional system of parks and trails, covers more than 5,100 acres (2,064 ha) of mostly second-growth forest with a few patches of old growth. About 70 miles (110 km) of recreational trails, including the Wildwood Trail segment of the city's 40-Mile Loop system, crisscross the park.
940 locals recommend
Forest Park
Info below from Wikipedia:
Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Stretching for more than 8 miles (13 km) on hillsides overlooking the Willamette River, it is one of the country's largest urban forest reserves. The park, a major component of a regional system of parks and trails, covers more than 5,100 acres (2,064 ha) of mostly second-growth forest with a few patches of old growth. About 70 miles (110 km) of recreational trails, including the Wildwood Trail segment of the city's 40-Mile Loop system, crisscross the park.
Sightseeing
Info below from Wikipedia:
The Portland Saturday Market is an outdoor arts and crafts market in Portland, Oregon. It is the largest continuously operated outdoor market in the United States. It is held every Saturday and Sunday from the beginning of March through December 24, in Tom McCall Waterfront Park underneath Burnside Bridge and south of the bridge, as well as within an adjacent plaza just across Naito Parkway, extending west to the Skidmore Fountain. The market's hours of operations are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m on Sundays, and admission is free.
425 locals recommend
Portland Saturday Market
2 SW Naito PkwyInfo below from Wikipedia:
The Portland Saturday Market is an outdoor arts and crafts market in Portland, Oregon. It is the largest continuously operated outdoor market in the United States. It is held every Saturday and Sunday from the beginning of March through December 24, in Tom McCall Waterfront Park underneath Burnside Bridge and south of the bridge, as well as within an adjacent plaza just across Naito Parkway, extending west to the Skidmore Fountain. The market's hours of operations are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m on Sundays, and admission is free.