Guidebook for Portland
Arts & Culture
Boiler Room bar made out of old boiler room parts, movie theater, restaurant, be sure to walk the halls and see all the art!
538 locals recommend
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd AveBoiler Room bar made out of old boiler room parts, movie theater, restaurant, be sure to walk the halls and see all the art!
Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta StLive music nightly
Guardino Gallery
2939 NE Alberta StGreat Art!
Food Scene
Random Order Pie Bar
1800 NE Alberta StBest Pie in the known universe!
Cha'Ba Thai
3024 NE Alberta StFav Thai on the street
Thai Noon Restaurant
2635 NE Alberta StMore good Thai
All vegetarian upscale rotating locavore spot. Highly rated in restaurant guides. Reservations required
33 locals recommend
Natural Selection
3033 Northeast Alberta StreetAll vegetarian upscale rotating locavore spot. Highly rated in restaurant guides. Reservations required
UCHU Sushi
3940 N Mississippi AveGood Japanese Happy Hour on Mississippi, a good street to check out!
Bella Pizza
2934 NE Alberta StPizza by the slice, back patio in good weather.
La Bonita | Food for the People
2839 NE Alberta StFresh fast Mexican food
La Sirenita
2817 NE Alberta StIntimate setting, highly rated food
Tin Shed Garden Cafe
1438 NE Alberta StLong lines, but outside covered eating
Helser's On Alberta
1538 NE Alberta StJust 2 doors down, lovely breakfast
Pine State Biscuits
2204 NE Alberta StAlmost always a queue, but biscuit heaven!
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta StPopular with the locals, queues are the norm.
DarSalam
2921 NE Alberta StSuch a sweet and delicious Iraqi restaurant. Highly recommend!
Pok Pok Wing
1469 NE Prescott StGets high marks from all quarters...
Old Salt Marketplace
5027 Northeast 42nd AvenueLovely artisan breakfasts
Milo's City Cafe
1325 NE BroadwayGood breakfast, fast service, usually crowded
Beautiful pastries, great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Try the Meurette Benedict! Yum!
385 locals recommend
Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
3420 NE Sandy BlvdBeautiful pastries, great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Try the Meurette Benedict! Yum!
Extracto Coffee Roasters
2921 NE Killingsworth StFolks love their coffee
Caffe Vita Coffee Roasting
2909 NE Alberta StRoasted on the premises
Aviary
1733 NE Alberta StPortland restaurant of the year not so many years ago
Sizzle Pie Central Eastside
624 E Burnside StYum pizza by the slice. 2 locations
Everything Else
Fabulous teas, great local hang out, basement overflow seating
91 locals recommend
Townshend's Alberta Street Teahouse
2223 NE Alberta StFabulous teas, great local hang out, basement overflow seating
Back To Eden Bakery
2215-2217 NE Alberta StVegan Bakery, beautiful pastries
Natural groceries, also my cheap eats pick. Take a metal bowl, fill it as high as you can with veggies, then choose your meat & sauce & they'll fry it up. One price no matter how much you stuff in!
974 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division StNatural groceries, also my cheap eats pick. Take a metal bowl, fill it as high as you can with veggies, then choose your meat & sauce & they'll fry it up. One price no matter how much you stuff in!
Alberta Cooperative Grocery
1500 NE Alberta StLocal Coop just 1 block away!
Angel's Donuts & Ice Cream
2805 NE Alberta StFresh & large donuts! Ice cream too
Sizzle Pie West Portland
949 W Burnside StRight near Powell's city of books
Corn Maze in the fall, fresh produce in the summer, nude beach for the bathers.
181 locals recommend
Sauvies Island
38799 NW Reeder RdCorn Maze in the fall, fresh produce in the summer, nude beach for the bathers.
Time for a day trip? Soak in the natural hot springs, eat vegetarian food, hike a beautiful gorge. Wonderful river!
12 locals recommend
Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference Center
53000 Breitenbush Rd SETime for a day trip? Soak in the natural hot springs, eat vegetarian food, hike a beautiful gorge. Wonderful river!
Drinks & Nightlife
Alberta Street
1036 NE Alberta StLive music
Radio Room
1101 NE Alberta StLate Late night happy hour
Mint
816 N Russell StOne of the original artisan cocktail bars
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch StNatural Foods Market
Shopping
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside StBest bookstore in the galaxy
Sightseeing
Only time for 1 outdoor adventure? See a bunch of waterfalls on this loop. (Note: address is incorrect, map Latourell Falls & drive on to the other falls from there, ending at Multnomah Falls.
236 locals recommend
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Only time for 1 outdoor adventure? See a bunch of waterfalls on this loop. (Note: address is incorrect, map Latourell Falls & drive on to the other falls from there, ending at Multnomah Falls.
Crown Point Highway
Crown Point HighwayGreat view of the Columbia Gorge
Only extinct volcano in the city limits of the lower 48 and my favorite park in Portland. Anchors Hawthorne Blvd, spot for funky shops/etc. If you go to top of Tabor you can see downtown Portland.
420 locals recommend
Mount Tabor
Only extinct volcano in the city limits of the lower 48 and my favorite park in Portland. Anchors Hawthorne Blvd, spot for funky shops/etc. If you go to top of Tabor you can see downtown Portland.
You can walk/run/bikes 11 miles one-way on the Leif Erikson trail. Forest Park is enormous!
940 locals recommend
Forest Park
You can walk/run/bikes 11 miles one-way on the Leif Erikson trail. Forest Park is enormous!
Lewis & Clark College Rose Garden
615 SW Palatine Hill RdLovely roses, fab Mt Hood view on clear day