Guidebook for Portland

Heidi
Guidebook for Portland

Essentials

They've got a great selection of seafood and frozen meats. You can also grab some basics like cheese or wine, there, too!
23 locals recommend
Flying Fish Company LLC
3004 E Burnside St
23 locals recommend
They've got a great selection of seafood and frozen meats. You can also grab some basics like cheese or wine, there, too!
Cheap, fresh, local fruits and veggies.
19 locals recommend
Kruger's Farm Market
2310 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
19 locals recommend
Cheap, fresh, local fruits and veggies.

Food Scene

Good pizza and a great selection of inexpensive wines.
28 locals recommend
HOTLIPS Pizza - Hawthorne
2211 SE Hawthorne Blvd
28 locals recommend
Good pizza and a great selection of inexpensive wines.
Great bakery that serves good coffee - dangerously convenient from the house!
58 locals recommend
Grand Central Bakery - Hawthorne cafe
2230 SE Hawthorne Blvd
58 locals recommend
Great bakery that serves good coffee - dangerously convenient from the house!
Great cocktails & food (which you can take across the street to Apex, too), and one of the best karaoke lists around!
66 locals recommend
Double Dragon
1235 SE Division St
66 locals recommend
Great cocktails & food (which you can take across the street to Apex, too), and one of the best karaoke lists around!
Great coffee, nice spot to people watch or pick up a fancy magazine.
28 locals recommend
Oui Presse
1740 SE Hawthorne Blvd
28 locals recommend
Great coffee, nice spot to people watch or pick up a fancy magazine.
Hands down our favorite restaurant in Portland.
101 locals recommend
Navarre
10 NE 28th Ave
101 locals recommend
Hands down our favorite restaurant in Portland.
Great pastries, solid coffee.
144 locals recommend
Crema Bakery & Cafe
2728 SE Ankeny St
144 locals recommend
Great pastries, solid coffee.
Pricey but really incredible, sushi from sustainable sources.
471 locals recommend
Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Ave
471 locals recommend
Pricey but really incredible, sushi from sustainable sources.
Portland finally has decent bagels! And good lox to boot.
49 locals recommend
Spielman Bagels and Coffee Roasters
2200 NE Broadway
49 locals recommend
Portland finally has decent bagels! And good lox to boot.
Pricey but happy hour is a good deal. Lovely wine selection and seasonal dishes.
62 locals recommend
Bar Avignon
2138 SE Division St
62 locals recommend
Pricey but happy hour is a good deal. Lovely wine selection and seasonal dishes.
Really great Thai food.
16 locals recommend
Chiang Mai
16 locals recommend
Really great Thai food.
Really amazing breakfast sandwiches, even gluten free options!
65 locals recommend
Fried Egg I'm In Love
3549 SE Hawthorne Blvd
65 locals recommend
Really amazing breakfast sandwiches, even gluten free options!
Good spot to grab a coffee or tea and set up to work for a few hours. Usually some interesting art exhibits in the building, too.
34 locals recommend
Ford Food & Drink
2505 SE 11th Ave
34 locals recommend
Good spot to grab a coffee or tea and set up to work for a few hours. Usually some interesting art exhibits in the building, too.
Tasty arepas and a large tequila selection, plus an inventive cocktail menu and a big outdoor patio space.
99 locals recommend
Teote House Cafe
1615 SE 12th Ave
99 locals recommend
Tasty arepas and a large tequila selection, plus an inventive cocktail menu and a big outdoor patio space.
One of the best sandwich shops in Portland with a well-chosen selection of rotating taps.
167 locals recommend
Lardo
1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd
167 locals recommend
One of the best sandwich shops in Portland with a well-chosen selection of rotating taps.
Maybe our favorite sandwich shop in Portland, with gluten free options, too. Grab a sandwich and head over to Beer or Enso for a beverage.
59 locals recommend
Meat Cheese Bread
1406 SE Stark St
59 locals recommend
Maybe our favorite sandwich shop in Portland, with gluten free options, too. Grab a sandwich and head over to Beer or Enso for a beverage.
One of our favorite breakfast places. They have great specials, wonderful staff members, and have managed to avoid the crazy lines that form in many other places.
14 locals recommend
J & M Cafe
537 Southeast Ash Street
14 locals recommend
One of our favorite breakfast places. They have great specials, wonderful staff members, and have managed to avoid the crazy lines that form in many other places.
Pricey normally, but happy hour brings great deals on really tasty food and wine.
70 locals recommend
Luce
2140 E Burnside St
70 locals recommend
Pricey normally, but happy hour brings great deals on really tasty food and wine.
If you've somehow found yourself in this part of town, this is the place to grab some coffee and figure out where you really were trying to go :)
95 locals recommend
Ristretto Roasters Coffee
3808 N Williams Ave
95 locals recommend
If you've somehow found yourself in this part of town, this is the place to grab some coffee and figure out where you really were trying to go :)
Tasty local ice cream makers. They even have gluten free cones!
87 locals recommend
Fifty Licks Ice Cream
2021 SE Clinton St
87 locals recommend
Tasty local ice cream makers. They even have gluten free cones!
Portland Monthly's 2014 Restaurant of the year!
6 SE 28th Ave
6 Southeast 28th Avenue
Portland Monthly's 2014 Restaurant of the year!
Chef Ryan Roadhouse won Portland Monthly's 2014 Rising Chef award - a great dinner option if you're enjoying an evening on Hawthorne.
3735 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Chef Ryan Roadhouse won Portland Monthly's 2014 Rising Chef award - a great dinner option if you're enjoying an evening on Hawthorne.
Simple, fresh, incredible food - grab dinner before a show at Doug Fir or a movie at Laurelhurst.
13 locals recommend
Davenport
2215 E Burnside St
13 locals recommend
Simple, fresh, incredible food - grab dinner before a show at Doug Fir or a movie at Laurelhurst.
Solid Indian food, won Portland Monthly's 2014 Best Sequel - and they had some serious competition!
625 locals recommend
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St
625 locals recommend
Solid Indian food, won Portland Monthly's 2014 Best Sequel - and they had some serious competition!
Pok Pok and chef Andy Richter have won so many accolades there isn't enough space in this box to list them. Thai street food that's worth the line.
460 locals recommend
Pok Pok
3226 SE Division St
460 locals recommend
Pok Pok and chef Andy Richter have won so many accolades there isn't enough space in this box to list them. Thai street food that's worth the line.
Lovely breakfast place and still undiscovered by the Portlanders who like to stand in line for brunch. Tasty gluten-free options (including great rye bread) too!
9 locals recommend
Block's
2032 Southeast Clinton Street
9 locals recommend
Lovely breakfast place and still undiscovered by the Portlanders who like to stand in line for brunch. Tasty gluten-free options (including great rye bread) too!

Arts & Culture

Local 2nd run theatre with a liquor license and friendly staff.
64 locals recommend
Cinemagic
2021 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
64 locals recommend
Local 2nd run theatre with a liquor license and friendly staff.
Local 2nd run theatre with a liquor license and pizza, too.
329 locals recommend
Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside St
329 locals recommend
Local 2nd run theatre with a liquor license and pizza, too.
More important than the restaurant is the music venue in the basement - lots of great shows to be seen here.
249 locals recommend
Doug Fir Lounge
301 E Burnside St
249 locals recommend
More important than the restaurant is the music venue in the basement - lots of great shows to be seen here.
One of the oldest continuously running movie theaters in the country, this place is a gem with a well-curated selection of new and old films coming through all of the time.
61 locals recommend
Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
61 locals recommend
One of the oldest continuously running movie theaters in the country, this place is a gem with a well-curated selection of new and old films coming through all of the time.

Drinks & Nightlife

Tons of beers on tap, and you can bring your own food in to enjoy with the beer.
115 locals recommend
APEX
1216 SE Division St
115 locals recommend
Tons of beers on tap, and you can bring your own food in to enjoy with the beer.
Lots of beers on tap and for purchase.
43 locals recommend
The BeerMongers
2415 SE Division St
43 locals recommend
Lots of beers on tap and for purchase.
Cute little spot for a snack or drink.
Prettyman's General
2637 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Cute little spot for a snack or drink.
Great beer selection, lots of Belgian options, and way better-than-usual grub for a beer bar.
16 locals recommend
Thirsty Monk Portland
16 locals recommend
Great beer selection, lots of Belgian options, and way better-than-usual grub for a beer bar.
Huge beer selection, and you can bring a sandwich or salad over from Meat Cheese Bread to enjoy, too.
19 locals recommend
Beer
1410 SE Stark St
19 locals recommend
Huge beer selection, and you can bring a sandwich or salad over from Meat Cheese Bread to enjoy, too.
One of our local wineries - they have lots of their own wines and selections from other folks, too. A nice atmosphere, and you can grab a cheese plate or bring in food from next door.
48 locals recommend
ENSO Winery
1416 SE Stark St
48 locals recommend
One of our local wineries - they have lots of their own wines and selections from other folks, too. A nice atmosphere, and you can grab a cheese plate or bring in food from next door.
Cheap and tasty breakfast and an all around great bar with fantastic staff.
47 locals recommend
Beulahland
118 NE 28th Ave
47 locals recommend
Cheap and tasty breakfast and an all around great bar with fantastic staff.
All the cider!
11 locals recommend
Bushwhacker Cider - Brooklyn
1212-D Southeast Powell Boulevard
11 locals recommend
All the cider!
From our favorite restaurant folks (who brought us Navarre and Luce) - great cocktails and food.
83 locals recommend
Angel Face
14 NE 28th Ave
83 locals recommend
From our favorite restaurant folks (who brought us Navarre and Luce) - great cocktails and food.

Shopping

Fun vintage shop with some gems!
32 locals recommend
Vintage Pink
2500 SE Hawthorne Blvd
32 locals recommend
Fun vintage shop with some gems!
Into comics? Friendly staff and a great selection.
Excalibur Comics
2444 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Into comics? Friendly staff and a great selection.
Well-curated yarn selection and a little lounge to hang out and meet fellow knitters.
Happy Knits
1620 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Well-curated yarn selection and a little lounge to hang out and meet fellow knitters.
Rad vintage clothing shops. Lots of other up in this area, too - just look across the street!
Rock n' Rose
616 E Burnside St
Rad vintage clothing shops. Lots of other up in this area, too - just look across the street!

Everything Else

If you're looking to splurge on some pampering, this is the place to do it. Foot rubs and scrubs to melt away stress.
The Barefoot Sage
1844 SE Hawthorne Blvd
If you're looking to splurge on some pampering, this is the place to do it. Foot rubs and scrubs to melt away stress.