Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
This is a local ice cream shop that serves amazingly creative ice cream with ingredients from many local artisans. You'll probably have to wait at least 30 minutes but that's part of the fun!
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Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta StThis is a local ice cream shop that serves amazingly creative ice cream with ingredients from many local artisans. You'll probably have to wait at least 30 minutes but that's part of the fun!
My favorite coffee shop! Great coffee, good food options, good service and very relaxed ambience with good music and good vibes. A popular neighborhood spot. Unpretentious.
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Common Grounds Coffeehouse
4321 SE Hawthorne BlvdMy favorite coffee shop! Great coffee, good food options, good service and very relaxed ambience with good music and good vibes. A popular neighborhood spot. Unpretentious.
Excellent sushi and small plates - great options for all, meat, fish, vegetarian, vegan. Fun and interesting ambience. Good service.
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Yataimura Maru
3810 SE Division StExcellent sushi and small plates - great options for all, meat, fish, vegetarian, vegan. Fun and interesting ambience. Good service.
One of our newer bakeries, with a huge wood-fired oven that makes bread from flour ground on the premises. Unusual and delicious breads and pastries.
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Tabor Bread
4438 SE Hawthorne BlvdOne of our newer bakeries, with a huge wood-fired oven that makes bread from flour ground on the premises. Unusual and delicious breads and pastries.
Excellent moles, unusual choices for burritos, tacos and more. Fresh tortillas and chips made on the premises, as are salsas and creative cocktails. Lots of tequila choices.
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Mi Mero Mole
32 NW 5th AveExcellent moles, unusual choices for burritos, tacos and more. Fresh tortillas and chips made on the premises, as are salsas and creative cocktails. Lots of tequila choices.
A favorite Thai restaurant with an American chef who researched Thai cooking and turned it into an art form in his restaurants - this is his first of several now in Portland.
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Pok Pok
3226 SE Division StA favorite Thai restaurant with an American chef who researched Thai cooking and turned it into an art form in his restaurants - this is his first of several now in Portland.
Wonderful intimate cafe with small plates and a wide selection of teas. Next door you can purchase teas by the ounce or in lovely tins.
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The Tao of Tea
3430 SE Belmont StWonderful intimate cafe with small plates and a wide selection of teas. Next door you can purchase teas by the ounce or in lovely tins.
The new 2nd location is in our neighborhood, right next to the Space Room on Hawthorne/48th. Great breakfast at good prices with good service!
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Genies Cafe
1101 SE Division StThe new 2nd location is in our neighborhood, right next to the Space Room on Hawthorne/48th. Great breakfast at good prices with good service!
Very popular taqueria with excellent food and drink options. There's often a line but it moves quickly. Some outdoor space.
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¿Por Qué No?
4635 Southeast Hawthorne BoulevardVery popular taqueria with excellent food and drink options. There's often a line but it moves quickly. Some outdoor space.
Popular Thai restaurant, good food and good service - a favorite with locals for many years.
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Thanh Thao Restaurant
4005 SE Hawthorne BlvdPopular Thai restaurant, good food and good service - a favorite with locals for many years.
Great breakfast or lunch place with house-made berry crisp and good everything!
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Cup & Saucer Cafe
3566 SE Hawthorne BlvdGreat breakfast or lunch place with house-made berry crisp and good everything!
Very casual, lively restaurant where you order and pay at the counter and a server will bring your meal. Good food that's different from your typical India menu.
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Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta StVery casual, lively restaurant where you order and pay at the counter and a server will bring your meal. Good food that's different from your typical India menu.
Portland's renowned coffee roaster, just a few blocks away on Division St. Excellent coffee and good vibes. Their Belmont location is just over a mile away, and there's one downtown - all good!
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Stumptown Coffee Roasters
4525 SE Division StPortland's renowned coffee roaster, just a few blocks away on Division St. Excellent coffee and good vibes. Their Belmont location is just over a mile away, and there's one downtown - all good!
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park 6 blocks east with three 100-year old reservoirs. Walk to the 2nd reservoir up 98 steps to see views of downtown and a beautiful sunset. Great for walking, running and contemplating.
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Mt Tabor Dog Park
2219 SE Lincoln StBeautiful park 6 blocks east with three 100-year old reservoirs. Walk to the 2nd reservoir up 98 steps to see views of downtown and a beautiful sunset. Great for walking, running and contemplating.
Shopping
Excellent record shop for those looking for hard to find vinyl and CDs.
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Jackpot Records
3574 SE Hawthorne BlvdExcellent record shop for those looking for hard to find vinyl and CDs.
If you don't have time to get to the huge downtown Powell's, be sure to stop here on Hawthorne where you'll find many aisles for hours of browsing.
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Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne BlvdIf you don't have time to get to the huge downtown Powell's, be sure to stop here on Hawthorne where you'll find many aisles for hours of browsing.
A fun shop with excellent gifts, fun cards for every occasion, and lots of locally-made items.
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Presents of Mind
3633 SE Hawthorne BlvdA fun shop with excellent gifts, fun cards for every occasion, and lots of locally-made items.
You can find anything you need at Freddie's. They also have a seating area where you can eat food you get from the deli. They have lots of travel-size items in case you forgot something.
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Fred Meyer
3805 SE Hawthorne BlvdYou can find anything you need at Freddie's. They also have a seating area where you can eat food you get from the deli. They have lots of travel-size items in case you forgot something.
This is about 2 miles from our house, but is an easy walk on a nice day, and comparable to Powell's Books but for music lovers. You'll find many CDs you'll have to take home.
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Music Millennium
3158 E Burnside StThis is about 2 miles from our house, but is an easy walk on a nice day, and comparable to Powell's Books but for music lovers. You'll find many CDs you'll have to take home.
Women's clothing shop for those of us with eclectic tastes and desire for US-made options. Lots of accessories including locally made leather purses and bags, and jewelry.
Fyberworks Boutique
4300 SE Hawthorne BlvdWomen's clothing shop for those of us with eclectic tastes and desire for US-made options. Lots of accessories including locally made leather purses and bags, and jewelry.
Really good resale shop for women and men - always busy, lots of inventory turnover.
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Buffalo Exchange
1420 SE 37th AveReally good resale shop for women and men - always busy, lots of inventory turnover.
Arts & Culture
If you haven't tried it, you should see what it's like to be sensory deprived for 90 minutes. You float in salt water and wait for your mind to escape to nowhere.
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Float On
4530 SE Hawthorne BlvdIf you haven't tried it, you should see what it's like to be sensory deprived for 90 minutes. You float in salt water and wait for your mind to escape to nowhere.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a good neighborhood bar/cafe with some better than average bar food options, and interesting cocktails. Good beer selection, nice friendly atmosphere.
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Victory Bar
3652 SE Division StThis is a good neighborhood bar/cafe with some better than average bar food options, and interesting cocktails. Good beer selection, nice friendly atmosphere.
Small intimate venue with wine and cocktails and interesting small plate food options. Only a 5-minute walk from our house.
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Sapphire Hotel Bar
5008 SE Hawthorne BlvdSmall intimate venue with wine and cocktails and interesting small plate food options. Only a 5-minute walk from our house.
Everything Else
This is an excellent natural food store with lots of local produce and most things you might want or need. They make soups daily, and offer lots of deli and ready-made items to eat there or at home.
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New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd AveThis is an excellent natural food store with lots of local produce and most things you might want or need. They make soups daily, and offer lots of deli and ready-made items to eat there or at home.
Portland's biggest farmers market is downtown - with incredible choices for produce, flowers, and prepared food. Live music. Saturdays only, 9-2. Bring your bag!
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Portland Farmers Market - Office Location
240 N BroadwayPortland's biggest farmers market is downtown - with incredible choices for produce, flowers, and prepared food. Live music. Saturdays only, 9-2. Bring your bag!
Getting Around
Catch the #14 Hawthorne bus at this location - about a 4 minute walk from the house- to go west to downtown, or to stay in the area but farther than you might want to walk. Buses run every 15 minutes or less until about 10 pm, then every half hour til about 2 am.
SE 50th & Lincoln
Catch the #14 Hawthorne bus at this location - about a 4 minute walk from the house- to go west to downtown, or to stay in the area but farther than you might want to walk. Buses run every 15 minutes or less until about 10 pm, then every half hour til about 2 am.