Guidebook for Portland

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Guidebook for Portland

Breakfast: 10-15 min walks

Great Australian hip brunch in a modern, friendly setting
150 locals recommend
Proud Mary Cafe
2012 NE Alberta St
150 locals recommend
Great Australian hip brunch in a modern, friendly setting
Awesome vegan brunch and lunch place with outdoor seating
Supernova Vegan
2215 Northeast Alberta Street
Awesome vegan brunch and lunch place with outdoor seating
Super popular brunch eats
290 locals recommend
Pine State Biscuits
2204 NE Alberta St
290 locals recommend
Super popular brunch eats
Excellent coffee roaster and just a few blocks away. They also have delicious fresh pastries.
45 locals recommend
Caffe Vita Coffee Roasting
2909 NE Alberta St
45 locals recommend
Excellent coffee roaster and just a few blocks away. They also have delicious fresh pastries.

Lunch: 10-15 min walks

Some of the best Mexican food in PDX. Great food cart pod! Bring food next door to Baerlic’s beer garden!
Mole Mole Mexican Cuisine
2231-2237 Northeast Alberta Street
Some of the best Mexican food in PDX. Great food cart pod! Bring food next door to Baerlic’s beer garden!

Dinner:10-15 min walk

Amazing Spanish tapas in an intimate setting
42 locals recommend
Urdaneta
3033 NE Alberta St
42 locals recommend
Amazing Spanish tapas in an intimate setting
Festive Indian Street food in a fun setting
625 locals recommend
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St
625 locals recommend
Festive Indian Street food in a fun setting
One of Portlands best pasta restaurants
47 locals recommend
Gumba
1733 NE Alberta St
47 locals recommend
One of Portlands best pasta restaurants
Chic and welcoming seasonal food and exceptional wine
52 locals recommend
DAME
2930 NE Killingsworth St
52 locals recommend
Chic and welcoming seasonal food and exceptional wine

Bars: 10-15 min walks

Really cool small, dark, intimate underground wine bar. They added a lovely outdoor space recently
45 locals recommend
Les Caves: a Winery Bar
1719 Northeast Alberta Street
45 locals recommend
Really cool small, dark, intimate underground wine bar. They added a lovely outdoor space recently
Stylish, cozy, hip cocktail bar. Great small food menu!
195 locals recommend
Expatriate
5424 NE 30th Ave
195 locals recommend
Stylish, cozy, hip cocktail bar. Great small food menu!
My favorite local bar (just 2 blocks away). Sit by the fire (in winter), or out on the street during the summer. Great happy hour ($5 pizzas)
49 locals recommend
binks
2715 NE Alberta St
49 locals recommend
My favorite local bar (just 2 blocks away). Sit by the fire (in winter), or out on the street during the summer. Great happy hour ($5 pizzas)
Straightforward, neighborhood bar with great food and outdoor seating. Cocktails are 👌
99 locals recommend
Wilder
5501 NE 30th Ave
99 locals recommend
Straightforward, neighborhood bar with great food and outdoor seating. Cocktails are 👌
Portland hipster vibes and good vegan bar food.
266 locals recommend
Bye and Bye
1011 NE Alberta St
266 locals recommend
Portland hipster vibes and good vegan bar food.

Groceries:10-15 min walk

Local food co-op. Lots of organic foods. Easy to walk to. Buy lunch foods and go have a picnic in Alberta park!
195 locals recommend
Alberta Cooperative Grocery
1500 NE Alberta St
195 locals recommend
Local food co-op. Lots of organic foods. Easy to walk to. Buy lunch foods and go have a picnic in Alberta park!
My favorite local grocery store, other than the co-op of course. Super friendly. Lots of local and organic products. Much more than a grocery store. See it to believe it. They also have a great deli where you can sit down and eat a meal. Also, a nice selection of gifts and cards.
1022 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
1022 locals recommend
My favorite local grocery store, other than the co-op of course. Super friendly. Lots of local and organic products. Much more than a grocery store. See it to believe it. They also have a great deli where you can sit down and eat a meal. Also, a nice selection of gifts and cards.
This is the closest farmer's market to our house (walkable), and it's fantastic. Eat breakfast there and enjoy the live music. It's open on Sundays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, May 3 to November 22nd
38 locals recommend
Portland Farmers Market - King
Northeast 7th Avenue
38 locals recommend
This is the closest farmer's market to our house (walkable), and it's fantastic. Eat breakfast there and enjoy the live music. It's open on Sundays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, May 3 to November 22nd

Food Scene

Downtown awesome rooftop dining and style. Mexican! 👌👌👌
16 locals recommend
Tope
15 NW 4th Ave
16 locals recommend
Downtown awesome rooftop dining and style. Mexican! 👌👌👌
Hip, plant-filled hotel bar and restaurant
42 locals recommend
Hey Love
920 E Burnside St
42 locals recommend
Hip, plant-filled hotel bar and restaurant
Uber-stylish Mediterranean. 😍
144 locals recommend
Tusk
2448 E Burnside St
144 locals recommend
Uber-stylish Mediterranean. 😍
Awesome rooftop bar views on repurposed school!
14 locals recommend
Roof Deck at Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St
14 locals recommend
Awesome rooftop bar views on repurposed school!
Hip Argentinean-inspired NW food cooked on a wood-fired grill. You have to order the steak and the incredible clam chowder (not your usual clam chowder!).
192 locals recommend
OX Restaurant
2225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
192 locals recommend
Hip Argentinean-inspired NW food cooked on a wood-fired grill. You have to order the steak and the incredible clam chowder (not your usual clam chowder!).
Most fun tiki bar ever with thunderstorms and smoking drinks
75 locals recommend
Hale Pele
2733 NE Broadway
75 locals recommend
Most fun tiki bar ever with thunderstorms and smoking drinks
Cute, hip, stylish breakfast! Very Portland 😀
240 locals recommend
Sweedeedee
5202 N Albina Ave
240 locals recommend
Cute, hip, stylish breakfast! Very Portland 😀
These donuts are INCREDIBLE... my favorite is the blueberry bourbon basil!&**$&%* Wow! Skip Voodoo and go here!
403 locals recommend
Blue Star Donuts
3325 SE Division St
403 locals recommend
These donuts are INCREDIBLE... my favorite is the blueberry bourbon basil!&**$&%* Wow! Skip Voodoo and go here!
The best ice cream in PDX and YES there will be a line. It will be worth it. Taste a few different kinds. My favorite is the Sea Salt with Caramel ribbon and the Honey Strawberry Balsamic with pepper
1078 locals recommend
Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta St
1078 locals recommend
The best ice cream in PDX and YES there will be a line. It will be worth it. Taste a few different kinds. My favorite is the Sea Salt with Caramel ribbon and the Honey Strawberry Balsamic with pepper
There are a few Stumptown Coffee's in Portland, but this one is my favorite.
347 locals recommend
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
4525 SE Division St
347 locals recommend
There are a few Stumptown Coffee's in Portland, but this one is my favorite.
Order a large margarita with chile salt. The tacos are out of this world. Homemade chips, salsa, and gauc! Go for happy hour for the best prices.
342 locals recommend
¿Por Qué No?
3524 N Mississippi Ave
342 locals recommend
Order a large margarita with chile salt. The tacos are out of this world. Homemade chips, salsa, and gauc! Go for happy hour for the best prices.
Excellent Cuban restaurant. Super colorful! After you eat, go see a movie at the Laurelhurst Theatre or go to the Laurelhurst park for a movie in the park (in the summer... check local listings)
166 locals recommend
Pambiche
2811 NE Glisan St
166 locals recommend
Excellent Cuban restaurant. Super colorful! After you eat, go see a movie at the Laurelhurst Theatre or go to the Laurelhurst park for a movie in the park (in the summer... check local listings)
Huge food cart pod with tons of vendors. Recommendation- Have a beer and some pyro pizza!
63 locals recommend
Cartopia
1207 SE Hawthorne Blvd
63 locals recommend
Huge food cart pod with tons of vendors. Recommendation- Have a beer and some pyro pizza!
The BEST wood fired pizza I have ever had. Soooo delicious. Great salads too. This place is also home to SeaStar bakery (open in the mornings).
52 locals recommend
Handsome Pizza
1603 NE Killingsworth St
52 locals recommend
The BEST wood fired pizza I have ever had. Soooo delicious. Great salads too. This place is also home to SeaStar bakery (open in the mornings).
This is sushi to die for. Ask the chef to make you whatever they recommend. Just tell them how much you want to spend and they will go to it!
471 locals recommend
Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Ave
471 locals recommend
This is sushi to die for. Ask the chef to make you whatever they recommend. Just tell them how much you want to spend and they will go to it!
Modern buzzy Thai restaurant. Super inventive dishes, craft cocktails & sophisticated atmosphere. One of my favorite Thai restaurants in Portland.
110 locals recommend
PaaDee
6 SE 28th Ave
110 locals recommend
Modern buzzy Thai restaurant. Super inventive dishes, craft cocktails & sophisticated atmosphere. One of my favorite Thai restaurants in Portland.

Entertainment & Activities

Bring a bathing suit and sit in the $5 soaking pool while sipping a beer, then dinner/movie (go a bit early to snag a couch), then check out the tiny detention room bar, or go to the basement and play some shuffle board or pool.
538 locals recommend
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Ave
538 locals recommend
Bring a bathing suit and sit in the $5 soaking pool while sipping a beer, then dinner/movie (go a bit early to snag a couch), then check out the tiny detention room bar, or go to the basement and play some shuffle board or pool.
Deluxe movie theater where you can order dinner and a glass of wine while you watch. Super comfortable seats! Go early. If you are a teacher, ask for a discount.
136 locals recommend
Living Room Theater
341 SW 10th Ave
136 locals recommend
Deluxe movie theater where you can order dinner and a glass of wine while you watch. Super comfortable seats! Go early. If you are a teacher, ask for a discount.
This theater has been renovated and it is absolutely stunning. Order dinner and a beer (or cocktail) and enjoy the show! We like to order our tickets online just in case they sell out.
351 locals recommend
McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd
351 locals recommend
This theater has been renovated and it is absolutely stunning. Order dinner and a beer (or cocktail) and enjoy the show! We like to order our tickets online just in case they sell out.
This theater was constructed in 1923 with an Art Deco design. Beer, pizza and popcorn!
329 locals recommend
Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside St
329 locals recommend
This theater was constructed in 1923 with an Art Deco design. Beer, pizza and popcorn!