Guidebook for Portland

Deborah
Guidebook for Portland

Drinks & Nightlife

Great, homey pub with country music and a tiny dance floor. Nice outdoor space as well!
91 locals recommend
Landmark Saloon
4847 SE Division St
91 locals recommend
Great, homey pub with country music and a tiny dance floor. Nice outdoor space as well!
Sexy bar and restaurant with tables and couches, open late, good for intimate dates.
161 locals recommend
Sapphire Hotel Bar
5008 SE Hawthorne Blvd
161 locals recommend
Sexy bar and restaurant with tables and couches, open late, good for intimate dates.
Here, you can wait for a table at Pok Pok while sampling some of the food and drinks. They'll call you when your table's ready.
90 locals recommend
Whiskey Soda Lounge
3131 SE Division St
90 locals recommend
Here, you can wait for a table at Pok Pok while sampling some of the food and drinks. They'll call you when your table's ready.
Great cocktails, beer, and very good food. Back patio.
69 locals recommend
The Richmond Bar
3203 SE Division St
69 locals recommend
Great cocktails, beer, and very good food. Back patio.
Gastro-pub. Good food and grub.
27 locals recommend
Sunshine Tavern
3111 Southeast Division Street
27 locals recommend
Gastro-pub. Good food and grub.
Cool industrial-chic wine bar with dozens of wine ON TAP. Delcious food, too. Bring your bikes inside.
22 locals recommend
Coopers Hall
404 SE 6th Ave
22 locals recommend
Cool industrial-chic wine bar with dozens of wine ON TAP. Delcious food, too. Bring your bikes inside.

Food Scene

French restaurant with great breakfast/brunch featuring house made french pastries and a full menu.
385 locals recommend
Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
3420 NE Sandy Blvd
385 locals recommend
French restaurant with great breakfast/brunch featuring house made french pastries and a full menu.
Stylish cafe owned by the nicest pair of brothers, Nick and Sam.
117 locals recommend
Good Coffee
4747 SE Division St
117 locals recommend
Stylish cafe owned by the nicest pair of brothers, Nick and Sam.
A Portland classic cafe.
347 locals recommend
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
4525 SE Division St
347 locals recommend
A Portland classic cafe.
Renowned restaurant by Duane Sorenson of Stumptown fame. Great weekend brunch as well.
126 locals recommend
The Woodsman Tavern
4537 SE Division St
126 locals recommend
Renowned restaurant by Duane Sorenson of Stumptown fame. Great weekend brunch as well.
Pies, biscuits and breakfast. Great, small spot. Also has a pie cart at PSU farmers market.
124 locals recommend
Lauretta Jean's
3402 SE Division St
124 locals recommend
Pies, biscuits and breakfast. Great, small spot. Also has a pie cart at PSU farmers market.
Stylish and tasty high-end Mexican. Great happy hour menu!
76 locals recommend
Xico
3715 SE Division St
76 locals recommend
Stylish and tasty high-end Mexican. Great happy hour menu!
Renowned authentic regional Thai by chef Andy Ricker. The wings alone are worth a visit, but lots of the dishes and cocktails are memorable. Wait at the Whiskey Soda lounge across the street!
460 locals recommend
Pok Pok
3226 SE Division St
460 locals recommend
Renowned authentic regional Thai by chef Andy Ricker. The wings alone are worth a visit, but lots of the dishes and cocktails are memorable. Wait at the Whiskey Soda lounge across the street!
One of my favorite Portland restaurants. The owner couple traveled the US and Canada looking for regional comfort foods and the food is very delicious. Large communal tables, friendly service.
22 locals recommend
The American Local
3003 Southeast Division Street
22 locals recommend
One of my favorite Portland restaurants. The owner couple traveled the US and Canada looking for regional comfort foods and the food is very delicious. Large communal tables, friendly service.
"Indian street food". Two locations, one up on Alberta. Uniformly awesome food. Get the Kati roll (paneer)! Probably unlike any Indian food you've had previously.
625 locals recommend
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St
625 locals recommend
"Indian street food". Two locations, one up on Alberta. Uniformly awesome food. Get the Kati roll (paneer)! Probably unlike any Indian food you've had previously.
French bistro fare. Very respected.
62 locals recommend
Bar Avignon
2138 SE Division St
62 locals recommend
French bistro fare. Very respected.
Upscale Mexican, great drinks, food, and atmosphere. Usually a wait on weekends.
101 locals recommend
Nuestra Cocina
2135 SE Division St
101 locals recommend
Upscale Mexican, great drinks, food, and atmosphere. Usually a wait on weekends.
Pizza!!! Homemade Italian bread and pastries and sandwiches. Communal tables. Cool!
76 locals recommend
Holiday
76 locals recommend
Pizza!!! Homemade Italian bread and pastries and sandwiches. Communal tables. Cool!
Italian... great pizza, pasta dishes, stylish and tasty.
91 locals recommend
Cibo
3539 SE Division St
91 locals recommend
Italian... great pizza, pasta dishes, stylish and tasty.
Very delicious and authentic French pastry, sandwiches and desserts.
104 locals recommend
St. Honoré Bakery SE Division
3333 SE Division St
104 locals recommend
Very delicious and authentic French pastry, sandwiches and desserts.
Off the beaten path, one of my favorite, intimate restaurants. Open for all meals, I believe. Food is great!
8 locals recommend
Songbird Cafe
8 locals recommend
Off the beaten path, one of my favorite, intimate restaurants. Open for all meals, I believe. Food is great!
Renowned Neopolitan-style pizza. Have to confess I haven't tried it, but it is very, very popular. Now open for weekend brunch.
221 locals recommend
Apizza Scholls
4741 SE Hawthorne Blvd
221 locals recommend
Renowned Neopolitan-style pizza. Have to confess I haven't tried it, but it is very, very popular. Now open for weekend brunch.
Fave natural juice and smoothie bar. Just go!
60 locals recommend
Kure Juice Bar
4380 SE Hawthorne Blvd
60 locals recommend
Fave natural juice and smoothie bar. Just go!
Hippie food. Good hippie food. Bowls of rice, beans and toppings.
64 locals recommend
The Whole Bowl
4526 SE Hawthorne Blvd
64 locals recommend
Hippie food. Good hippie food. Bowls of rice, beans and toppings.
Fave breakfast spot. Try the tiny pistachio rolls and the hash browns are to die for.
39 locals recommend
Trinket
2035 SE Cesar Estrada Chavez Blvd
39 locals recommend
Fave breakfast spot. Try the tiny pistachio rolls and the hash browns are to die for.
Stylish German food. A perennial favorite.
156 locals recommend
Broder Café
2508 SE Clinton St
156 locals recommend
Stylish German food. A perennial favorite.
Very, very good baked goods, coffee, and sandwiches.
122 locals recommend
Little T American Baker
2600 SE Division St
122 locals recommend
Very, very good baked goods, coffee, and sandwiches.
It's a teahouse... housemade kombucha, too. No coffee.
27 locals recommend
Townshend's Division Street Teahouse
3531 SE Division St
27 locals recommend
It's a teahouse... housemade kombucha, too. No coffee.
Tea, not coffee! One of my fave exotic-casual places for tea... really good tea, and delicious vegetarian snacks and small meals. Like being in a Hobbit hole.
48 locals recommend
The Tao of Tea
3430 SE Belmont St
48 locals recommend
Tea, not coffee! One of my fave exotic-casual places for tea... really good tea, and delicious vegetarian snacks and small meals. Like being in a Hobbit hole.
FOOD CART - my fave food cart! Open Thurs thru Sunday, 12-8pm (or until they sell out). Very worth a visit.
6 locals recommend
Carte Blanche
3207 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
6 locals recommend
FOOD CART - my fave food cart! Open Thurs thru Sunday, 12-8pm (or until they sell out). Very worth a visit.
Korean ramen place that is super mod and fun. Order the caramelized fennel ramen with a side of pork belly on top. The cauliflower and brussels sprouts salad is also to die for.
40 locals recommend
Boke Bowl
1028 SE Water Ave
40 locals recommend
Korean ramen place that is super mod and fun. Order the caramelized fennel ramen with a side of pork belly on top. The cauliflower and brussels sprouts salad is also to die for.
Russian... great food. Won Restaurant of the Year for 2014 in Willamette Week. A fun, tasty, and unusual experience.
119 locals recommend
Kachka
960 SE 11th Ave
119 locals recommend
Russian... great food. Won Restaurant of the Year for 2014 in Willamette Week. A fun, tasty, and unusual experience.

Everything Else

Famed ice cream with inventive flavors, often by guest chefs or others. Always a line but a fun way to spend a warm evening.
1078 locals recommend
Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta St
1078 locals recommend
Famed ice cream with inventive flavors, often by guest chefs or others. Always a line but a fun way to spend a warm evening.

Shopping

Fave vintage. Worth a visit.
52 locals recommend
ARTIFACT: CREATIVE RECYCLE
3630 SE Division St
52 locals recommend
Fave vintage. Worth a visit.
Women's boutique. Beautiful and sophisticated yet accessible clothes.
30 locals recommend
Adorn
3130 SE Division St
30 locals recommend
Women's boutique. Beautiful and sophisticated yet accessible clothes.
Powell's outpost on Hawthorne is great and has an adjacent cafe.
230 locals recommend
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd
230 locals recommend
Powell's outpost on Hawthorne is great and has an adjacent cafe.

Essentials

Great natural foods grocery with good prepared foods. I'm there about every day. :)
1022 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
1022 locals recommend
Great natural foods grocery with good prepared foods. I'm there about every day. :)

Arts & Culture

One of Portland many theaters you can eat in. First run movies and other events in an ornate, gorgeous old theatre.
351 locals recommend
McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd
351 locals recommend
One of Portland many theaters you can eat in. First run movies and other events in an ornate, gorgeous old theatre.
Funky neighborhood theatre on one of Portland's cutest streets.
61 locals recommend
Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
61 locals recommend
Funky neighborhood theatre on one of Portland's cutest streets.