Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
Cartopia
1207 SE Hawthorne BlvdThe original foodcart pod. Featured in the New York Times!
HOTLIPS Pizza - Hawthorne
2211 SE Hawthorne BlvdCool portland pizza plus locally made soda!
Awesome cakes! Interesting salads.
Great tea!
Great place to stop while exploring Ladd's Addition
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Palio Dessert and Espresso
1996 SE Ladd AveAwesome cakes! Interesting salads.
Great tea!
Great place to stop while exploring Ladd's Addition
Our favorite local coffee roaster!! They started the most recent wave of amazing coffee in Portland and are now getting famous. They are in a cool warehouse space, shared with a bamboo furniture store.
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Extracto Coffee Roasters
2921 NE Killingsworth StOur favorite local coffee roaster!! They started the most recent wave of amazing coffee in Portland and are now getting famous. They are in a cool warehouse space, shared with a bamboo furniture store.
A piece of history right a few blocks away! This is the first ever McMenamin's location. Great Grateful Dead theme decor!
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McMenamins Barley Mill Pub
1629 SE Hawthorne BlvdA piece of history right a few blocks away! This is the first ever McMenamin's location. Great Grateful Dead theme decor!
Our favorite restaurant. Authentic japanese food, without the sushi. We love the skewers and the miso soups.
Ask for the ochazuke even if its not on the menu anymore.
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Biwa
215 Southeast 9th AvenueOur favorite restaurant. Authentic japanese food, without the sushi. We love the skewers and the miso soups.
Ask for the ochazuke even if its not on the menu anymore.
Interesting flavors, but without the huge line at Salt&Straw. For the grownups: ice cream cocktails !!!
Also try the Cubano Affogato to share.
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Fifty Licks Ice Cream
2021 SE Clinton StInteresting flavors, but without the huge line at Salt&Straw. For the grownups: ice cream cocktails !!!
Also try the Cubano Affogato to share.
The original kind of Portland coffeeshop back from before Portland was as cool as it is now!
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Tiny's Coffee South East
1412 SE 12th AveThe original kind of Portland coffeeshop back from before Portland was as cool as it is now!
Lardo is our go to place! We especially recommend the Pho'Rench Dip, the double burger and the fries are to die for!
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Lardo
1212 SE Hawthorne BlvdLardo is our go to place! We especially recommend the Pho'Rench Dip, the double burger and the fries are to die for!
You can get really good and interesting bowls with raw fish, veggies and rice. Vegan options available as well. Nice outdoor seating on sunny days.
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Poke Mon
1485 SE Hawthorne BlvdYou can get really good and interesting bowls with raw fish, veggies and rice. Vegan options available as well. Nice outdoor seating on sunny days.
Thai Touch
1334 SE Hawthorne BlvdIt's really close, it's quick, affordable and its good comfort thai food.
It's a neighborhood restaurant with classic lebanese food and it has been here for ever and survived the assault of the hipster restaurants. It can get really busy around lunch so go a bit early or late
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Riyadh's Lebanese Restaurant
1318 SE Hawthorne BlvdIt's a neighborhood restaurant with classic lebanese food and it has been here for ever and survived the assault of the hipster restaurants. It can get really busy around lunch so go a bit early or late
It's a classic Portland breakfast place with long lines on weekend mornings. Go for the complementary scones and the specials on the blackboard. We like the baked salmon for lunch, the eggs benedict and the scrambles.
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Zell's Cafe
1300 Southeast Morrison StreetIt's a classic Portland breakfast place with long lines on weekend mornings. Go for the complementary scones and the specials on the blackboard. We like the baked salmon for lunch, the eggs benedict and the scrambles.
Amazing crepes and milkshakes for everyone, Some favorites are the lemon and sugar, nutella banana and the ham and gruyere.
Perierra Crêperie
1209 SE Hawthorne BlvdAmazing crepes and milkshakes for everyone, Some favorites are the lemon and sugar, nutella banana and the ham and gruyere.
Only portland restaurant on the best restaurants in the country list. The ideal place to experience authentic Russian cuisine, weird foods like beef tongue and caviar and a giant drink list with crazy stuff like horseradish vodka.
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Kachka
960 SE 11th AveOnly portland restaurant on the best restaurants in the country list. The ideal place to experience authentic Russian cuisine, weird foods like beef tongue and caviar and a giant drink list with crazy stuff like horseradish vodka.
Sightseeing
4 different rose gardens, a thrill for the senses!
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Ladd Circle Park & Rose Gardens
1988 Southeast Mulberry Avenue4 different rose gardens, a thrill for the senses!
It's a great way to see downtown from across the river and to do people watching. You can start at the base of the Hawthorne bridge, go north and cross over to downtown on the steel bridge.
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Eastbank Esplanade
Eastbank EsplanadeIt's a great way to see downtown from across the river and to do people watching. You can start at the base of the Hawthorne bridge, go north and cross over to downtown on the steel bridge.
There are beautiful old houses and huge elm trees and 4 different rose gardens. Plus it's really easy and fun to get lost as it's more like a labyrinth than a regular neighborhood.
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Ladd's Addition
There are beautiful old houses and huge elm trees and 4 different rose gardens. Plus it's really easy and fun to get lost as it's more like a labyrinth than a regular neighborhood.
Drinks & Nightlife
Sour Beer! Our favorite brewery and most likely the most interesting beer you will find in Portland. People come from far away to try it!
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Cascade Brewing Barrel House
939 SE Belmont StSour Beer! Our favorite brewery and most likely the most interesting beer you will find in Portland. People come from far away to try it!
Play Ping Pong in a bar! What could be better? Lots of ping pong tables and good beer and food!
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Pips & Bounce
833 SE Belmont StPlay Ping Pong in a bar! What could be better? Lots of ping pong tables and good beer and food!
Great Portlandia atmosphere! Great decor, free pool, awesome outdoor patio with open fire pit. Affordable food and drinks! Meet the locals here!
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Roadside Attraction
1000 SE 12th AveGreat Portlandia atmosphere! Great decor, free pool, awesome outdoor patio with open fire pit. Affordable food and drinks! Meet the locals here!
Huge selection of beers on tap and lots of outside seating for the summer in a great location. You can also eat the mexican food from next door while you drink your beer.
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APEX
1216 SE Division StHuge selection of beers on tap and lots of outside seating for the summer in a great location. You can also eat the mexican food from next door while you drink your beer.
Essentials
Our nearest and largest health food store in our neighborhood featuring lots of organic and yummy groceries and prepared food.
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New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division StOur nearest and largest health food store in our neighborhood featuring lots of organic and yummy groceries and prepared food.
Parks & Nature
It's an amazing old park with huge trees, a pond, nice trails and picnic tables. You can book a picnic area for your own event. In the summer there are movies on the grass. Around the park you can see some of the most stunning houses in Portland.
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Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark StIt's an amazing old park with huge trees, a pond, nice trails and picnic tables. You can book a picnic area for your own event. In the summer there are movies on the grass. Around the park you can see some of the most stunning houses in Portland.
Arts & Culture
It's a brand new gallery in a beautiful airy space. You can sip kombucha and do some art while hanging out in the gallery.
Nucleus Portland
2916 Northeast Alberta StreetIt's a brand new gallery in a beautiful airy space. You can sip kombucha and do some art while hanging out in the gallery.