Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
Jade Teahouse
7912 SE 13th AveReally tasty! Nice Vibe!
Homemade Ice Cream! Funky Flavors! Best Damn Coffee Ice Cream In The Universe!
58 locals recommend
Cloud City Ice Cream
4525 SE Woodstock BlvdHomemade Ice Cream! Funky Flavors! Best Damn Coffee Ice Cream In The Universe!
Starbucks
6080 S Macadam AvePredictable product. Wi-fi.
Ugly Mug Coffeehouse
8017 SE 13th AveQuite the hang-out. People watching. Wi-fi.
Maybe not as hip as the Ugly Mug, but probably better coffee.
31 locals recommend
Blue Kangaroo Coffee Roasters
7901 SE 13th AveMaybe not as hip as the Ugly Mug, but probably better coffee.
Absolutely the best coffee ANYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE! This is probably also true of the other locations, but this is the one I end up at. Cappuccino!!!!
347 locals recommend
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
4525 SE Division StAbsolutely the best coffee ANYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE! This is probably also true of the other locations, but this is the one I end up at. Cappuccino!!!!
Ya Hala Lebanese Cuisine
8005 SE Stark StReally, really good. Really.
Delicious Lebanese! I just adore this place! Cheap! Tasty! Late nights! Best cross-section of low-budget Portland hipsters. People watching!!! Vegetarian and vegan and also plenty of meat!
125 locals recommend
Nicholas Restaurant Lebanese and Mediterranean Cuisine
3223 NE BroadwayDelicious Lebanese! I just adore this place! Cheap! Tasty! Late nights! Best cross-section of low-budget Portland hipsters. People watching!!! Vegetarian and vegan and also plenty of meat!
Essentials
Great groceries, deli, produce, supplements and housewares. Locally owned and high quality. The nicest employes also. Happy Place. Order a sandwich and go look at the card selection while you wait
974 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division StGreat groceries, deli, produce, supplements and housewares. Locally owned and high quality. The nicest employes also. Happy Place. Order a sandwich and go look at the card selection while you wait
A perfectly ordinary grocery store, but hey, it's only a block and a half away and it's open LATE. Very decent seafood and a good wine selection.
118 locals recommend
QFC
6411 SE Milwaukie AveA perfectly ordinary grocery store, but hey, it's only a block and a half away and it's open LATE. Very decent seafood and a good wine selection.
Lebanese Deli! Great stuff you might not find anywhere else. Yum Yum Yum!
51 locals recommend
Barbur World Foods
9845 SW Barbur BlvdLebanese Deli! Great stuff you might not find anywhere else. Yum Yum Yum!
We LOVE THIS PLACE! Poke salad from the deli, mochi, strange candy that explodes in your mouth, every imaginable flavor of soba noodles, and MORE! Kinokuya bookstore too!
19 locals recommend
Uwajimaya Beaverton
10500 SW Beaverton Hillsdale HwyWe LOVE THIS PLACE! Poke salad from the deli, mochi, strange candy that explodes in your mouth, every imaginable flavor of soba noodles, and MORE! Kinokuya bookstore too!
Shopping
The nicest people on earth selling bulk herbs, teas, and what-not. A farmer's market on Sundays noon to four.
Stone Cottage Herbs & Spices
8609 SE 17th AveThe nicest people on earth selling bulk herbs, teas, and what-not. A farmer's market on Sundays noon to four.
Debbie Hamada (owner) has fantastic taste! Local artists, remarkable jewelry, odds and ends for the mod-at-heart. My tastes run to the archaic but I still manage to spend WAY too much money in here!
17 locals recommend
Tilde
7919 SE 13th AveDebbie Hamada (owner) has fantastic taste! Local artists, remarkable jewelry, odds and ends for the mod-at-heart. My tastes run to the archaic but I still manage to spend WAY too much money in here!
Cloud Cap Games
1226 SE Lexington StApollo and I LOVE this place. Games! More Game! Lotsa Games!
If you love surplus stores, you will adore this place. Where else can you get a vintage NATO cap, a handbook on home made incendiaries, camo netting and trip-wire? Damn nice employees too!
9 locals recommend
Andy and Bax Outdoor Store
324 SE Grand AveIf you love surplus stores, you will adore this place. Where else can you get a vintage NATO cap, a handbook on home made incendiaries, camo netting and trip-wire? Damn nice employees too!
On a rainy day, this is a wonderful place to wander...strange and beautiful things from all over the world. Consider it sensory therapy. More fantastic employees!
31 locals recommend
Cargo
81 SE Yamhill StOn a rainy day, this is a wonderful place to wander...strange and beautiful things from all over the world. Consider it sensory therapy. More fantastic employees!
Powell's NW Warehouse
Books. Lotsa books!
Another great place to wander on a rainy day. Antique and salvaged fixtures, as well as new repro stuff for those of us in old houses.! Dusty,quirky, interesting! More fabulous employees!
10 locals recommend
Hippo Hardware & Trading Co
1040 E Burnside StAnother great place to wander on a rainy day. Antique and salvaged fixtures, as well as new repro stuff for those of us in old houses.! Dusty,quirky, interesting! More fabulous employees!