Guidebook for Portland
Essentials
Closest grocery store! Just a 5 minute walk from my place. They also have a pharmacy.
9 locals recommend
QFC Pharmacy
5544 E Burnside StClosest grocery store! Just a 5 minute walk from my place. They also have a pharmacy.
Fred Meyer
3805 SE Hawthorne BlvdLarger grocery store. Also has a pharmacy. Owned by the Kroger chain.
Drinks & Nightlife
Pub with good beers and burgers. Try the fish and chips - they are very good!
99 locals recommend
Tabor Tavern
5325 E Burnside StPub with good beers and burgers. Try the fish and chips - they are very good!
It is conveniently located just a minute away on foot. You can have some drinks and walk back to my place easily. :)
Element Lounge
5827 E Burnside StIt is conveniently located just a minute away on foot. You can have some drinks and walk back to my place easily. :)
Great beer selection, yummy food (scotch egg!), and totally unpretentious. Also a terrific place to play cards, board games, or darts!
82 locals recommend
Horse Brass Pub
4534 SE Belmont StGreat beer selection, yummy food (scotch egg!), and totally unpretentious. Also a terrific place to play cards, board games, or darts!
Tasty beers, cool atmosphere, great and knowledgeable bar staff in the inner SE. Great outdoor patio with firepits to keep you warm. Try the Smore Stout which comes with a delicious toasted marshmallow! There are 2 food trucks parked right outside and they have menus in the bar to order from them. Place is a great time and great for big groups.
68 locals recommend
Base Camp Brewing Company
930 SE Oak StTasty beers, cool atmosphere, great and knowledgeable bar staff in the inner SE. Great outdoor patio with firepits to keep you warm. Try the Smore Stout which comes with a delicious toasted marshmallow! There are 2 food trucks parked right outside and they have menus in the bar to order from them. Place is a great time and great for big groups.
Local brewpub only a short block away! They have 100% certified kosher beer. They are open Wednesday through Sunday. Salvi PDX is on their property for your food needs!
Leikam Brewery
5812 E Burnside StLocal brewpub only a short block away! They have 100% certified kosher beer. They are open Wednesday through Sunday. Salvi PDX is on their property for your food needs!
Food Scene
Wonderful local coffee place. Friendly baristas, relaxing atmosphere. Have one of their yummy bagels! An easy 5 minute walk or drive and park in their lot in the back. Enough said!
56 locals recommend
Seven Virtues Coffee Roasters on Glisan
5936 NE Glisan StWonderful local coffee place. Friendly baristas, relaxing atmosphere. Have one of their yummy bagels! An easy 5 minute walk or drive and park in their lot in the back. Enough said!
Great food, very popular. Expect a wait for dinner and breakfast on the weekend. Breakfast on weekdays usually has no wait. Not to be missed! You can now make reservations!
379 locals recommend
Screen Door
2337 E Burnside StGreat food, very popular. Expect a wait for dinner and breakfast on the weekend. Breakfast on weekdays usually has no wait. Not to be missed! You can now make reservations!
This is a much easier location to get into. Shorter lines than downtown and they have free parking! I recommend the Oreo cookie doughnut, the maple bacon doughnut and peanut butter doughnut. Stay away from the Pepto Bismol doughnut - GROSS.
125 locals recommend
Voodoo Doughnut - Davis
1501 NE Davis StThis is a much easier location to get into. Shorter lines than downtown and they have free parking! I recommend the Oreo cookie doughnut, the maple bacon doughnut and peanut butter doughnut. Stay away from the Pepto Bismol doughnut - GROSS.
Pizza restaurant a short walk from my home. They sell slices or whole pizzas. Have an outdoor deck or indoor dining. They are yummy!
6 locals recommend
Oly's Pizza
5425 E Burnside StPizza restaurant a short walk from my home. They sell slices or whole pizzas. Have an outdoor deck or indoor dining. They are yummy!
Delicious food! Nice atmosphere, good service. Been a favorite for years!
108 locals recommend
Mother's Bistro & Bar
121 SW 3rd AveDelicious food! Nice atmosphere, good service. Been a favorite for years!
Just 2 minutes walk from my house. On the Leikam Brewery property. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
Salvi PDX
2030 Southeast 7th AvenueJust 2 minutes walk from my house. On the Leikam Brewery property. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
La Buca
40 NE 28th AveGood local Italian restaurant.
City State Diner
128 NE 28th AveGreat for breakfast or brunch!
Inexpensive Mexican food. Cash only. The ambience is terrible but the food is very good!
19 locals recommend
Olé Olé
2137 E Burnside StInexpensive Mexican food. Cash only. The ambience is terrible but the food is very good!
Bag O' Crab
Seafood restaurant. Your food is delivered by a robot!
Parks & Nature
Amazing views, lots of walking trails and wait for it - even an extinct volcano! Definitely worth checking out on your visit!
405 locals recommend
Mt Tabor Dog Park
2219 SE Lincoln StAmazing views, lots of walking trails and wait for it - even an extinct volcano! Definitely worth checking out on your visit!
An awesome city park. Basketball courts, tennis courts, playground & swings for kids. Large open grassy areas and a duck pond in the center!
437 locals recommend
Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark StAn awesome city park. Basketball courts, tennis courts, playground & swings for kids. Large open grassy areas and a duck pond in the center!
Multnomah Falls Recreation Area
Interstate 84Nestled on the side of the Rocky Butte mountainside, the Grotto is a peaceful, outdoor Catholic monastery & nature sanctuary open to the public. There's exquisite views and gardens on upper level.
138 locals recommend
The Grotto
8840 NE Skidmore StNestled on the side of the Rocky Butte mountainside, the Grotto is a peaceful, outdoor Catholic monastery & nature sanctuary open to the public. There's exquisite views and gardens on upper level.
GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS! One of my favorite places in Portland. Whenever I have family or friends visiting, I always take them there. Founded in 1917, it is the oldest continuously operated public rose test garden in the US. There are over 7,000 rose plants of approximately 550 varieties. Season is mid to late spring into the fall. Stunning! Don't miss it!
627 locals recommend
International Rose Test Garden
400 SW Kingston AveGORGEOUS, GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS! One of my favorite places in Portland. Whenever I have family or friends visiting, I always take them there. Founded in 1917, it is the oldest continuously operated public rose test garden in the US. There are over 7,000 rose plants of approximately 550 varieties. Season is mid to late spring into the fall. Stunning! Don't miss it!
Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial
4000 SW Canyon RdHoyt Arboretum
4000 SW Fairview BlvdPortland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston AveGetting Around
You can take the MAX line all the way to the airport. Also, downtown and most parts of the city.
42 locals recommend
NE 60th Avenue station
You can take the MAX line all the way to the airport. Also, downtown and most parts of the city.
Arts & Culture
Make sure you check out the new Modern and Contemporary Building, Print Collection, and Native American Collection. The Museum offers free Museum admission on the first Thursday of every month from 5 – 8 p.m.
785 locals recommend
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park AveMake sure you check out the new Modern and Contemporary Building, Print Collection, and Native American Collection. The Museum offers free Museum admission on the first Thursday of every month from 5 – 8 p.m.
The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style château in the West Hills of Portland,. The mansion was originally built in 1909 as a private home for London-born Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana. It is a 46-room estate built of Tenino Sandstone situated on 46 acres (190,000 m2) that is now owned by the city and is open for touring.
622 locals recommend
Pittock Mansion
3229 NW Pittock DrThe Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style château in the West Hills of Portland,. The mansion was originally built in 1909 as a private home for London-born Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana. It is a 46-room estate built of Tenino Sandstone situated on 46 acres (190,000 m2) that is now owned by the city and is open for touring.
Entertainment & Activities
This charming cinema offers $4 second-run movies. Enjoy some Pizzicato pizza and local beer while you watch good flicks. After the movie, take a stroll down foodie row stretching north and south of East Burnside.
329 locals recommend
Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside StThis charming cinema offers $4 second-run movies. Enjoy some Pizzicato pizza and local beer while you watch good flicks. After the movie, take a stroll down foodie row stretching north and south of East Burnside.
Our zoo is built in a forest, which makes for a great habitat and terrain. Favorites include the polar bear and otters. Make sure to check out the Zoo Lights during Christmas season.
524 locals recommend
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon RdOur zoo is built in a forest, which makes for a great habitat and terrain. Favorites include the polar bear and otters. Make sure to check out the Zoo Lights during Christmas season.
Second run $4 movies in a beautifully restored Art Deco theater. They have fresh pizza and sushi from next door and good microbrews to enjoy at your seat! Tuesdays are two for one... $2!
159 locals recommend
Academy Theater
7818 SE Stark StSecond run $4 movies in a beautifully restored Art Deco theater. They have fresh pizza and sushi from next door and good microbrews to enjoy at your seat! Tuesdays are two for one... $2!
Oaks Park is an old amusement park with stunning views; the oldest skating rink west of the Mississippi with a working Wurlitzer organ! It is a gorgeous bike ride along a paved bike trail. The park sits right on the river, which at sunset and beyond glows with the reflecting lights of Portland.
208 locals recommend
Oaks Amusement Park
7805 SE Oaks Park WayOaks Park is an old amusement park with stunning views; the oldest skating rink west of the Mississippi with a working Wurlitzer organ! It is a gorgeous bike ride along a paved bike trail. The park sits right on the river, which at sunset and beyond glows with the reflecting lights of Portland.
OMSI
1945 SE Water Ave