Guidebook for Portland
Drinks & Nightlife
Great, homey pub with country music and a tiny dance floor. Nice outdoor space as well!
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Landmark Saloon
4847 SE Division StGreat, homey pub with country music and a tiny dance floor. Nice outdoor space as well!
Sexy bar and restaurant with tables and couches, open late, good for intimate dates.
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Sapphire Hotel Bar
5008 SE Hawthorne BlvdSexy bar and restaurant with tables and couches, open late, good for intimate dates.
Here, you can wait for a table at Pok Pok while sampling some of the food and drinks. They'll call you when your table's ready.
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Whiskey Soda Lounge
3131 SE Division StHere, you can wait for a table at Pok Pok while sampling some of the food and drinks. They'll call you when your table's ready.
The Richmond Bar
3203 SE Division StGreat cocktails, beer, and very good food. Back patio.
Sunshine Tavern
3111 Southeast Division StreetGastro-pub. Good food and grub.
Cool industrial-chic wine bar with dozens of wine ON TAP. Delcious food, too. Bring your bikes inside.
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Coopers Hall
404 SE 6th AveCool industrial-chic wine bar with dozens of wine ON TAP. Delcious food, too. Bring your bikes inside.
Food Scene
French restaurant with great breakfast/brunch featuring house made french pastries and a full menu.
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Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
3420 NE Sandy BlvdFrench restaurant with great breakfast/brunch featuring house made french pastries and a full menu.
Stylish cafe owned by the nicest pair of brothers, Nick and Sam.
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Good Coffee
4747 SE Division StStylish cafe owned by the nicest pair of brothers, Nick and Sam.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
4525 SE Division StA Portland classic cafe.
Renowned restaurant by Duane Sorenson of Stumptown fame. Great weekend brunch as well.
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The Woodsman Tavern
4537 SE Division StRenowned restaurant by Duane Sorenson of Stumptown fame. Great weekend brunch as well.
Pies, biscuits and breakfast. Great, small spot. Also has a pie cart at PSU farmers market.
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Lauretta Jean's
3402 SE Division StPies, biscuits and breakfast. Great, small spot. Also has a pie cart at PSU farmers market.
Xico
3715 SE Division StStylish and tasty high-end Mexican. Great happy hour menu!
Renowned authentic regional Thai by chef Andy Ricker. The wings alone are worth a visit, but lots of the dishes and cocktails are memorable. Wait at the Whiskey Soda lounge across the street!
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Pok Pok
3226 SE Division StRenowned authentic regional Thai by chef Andy Ricker. The wings alone are worth a visit, but lots of the dishes and cocktails are memorable. Wait at the Whiskey Soda lounge across the street!
One of my favorite Portland restaurants. The owner couple traveled the US and Canada looking for regional comfort foods and the food is very delicious. Large communal tables, friendly service.
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The American Local
3003 Southeast Division StreetOne of my favorite Portland restaurants. The owner couple traveled the US and Canada looking for regional comfort foods and the food is very delicious. Large communal tables, friendly service.
"Indian street food". Two locations, one up on Alberta. Uniformly awesome food. Get the Kati roll (paneer)! Probably unlike any Indian food you've had previously.
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Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St"Indian street food". Two locations, one up on Alberta. Uniformly awesome food. Get the Kati roll (paneer)! Probably unlike any Indian food you've had previously.
Bar Avignon
2138 SE Division StFrench bistro fare. Very respected.
Upscale Mexican, great drinks, food, and atmosphere. Usually a wait on weekends.
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Nuestra Cocina
2135 SE Division StUpscale Mexican, great drinks, food, and atmosphere. Usually a wait on weekends.
Pizza!!! Homemade Italian bread and pastries and sandwiches. Communal tables. Cool!
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Holiday
Pizza!!! Homemade Italian bread and pastries and sandwiches. Communal tables. Cool!
Cibo
3539 SE Division StItalian... great pizza, pasta dishes, stylish and tasty.
Very delicious and authentic French pastry, sandwiches and desserts.
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St. Honoré Bakery SE Division
3333 SE Division StVery delicious and authentic French pastry, sandwiches and desserts.
Off the beaten path, one of my favorite, intimate restaurants. Open for all meals, I believe. Food is great!
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Songbird Cafe
Off the beaten path, one of my favorite, intimate restaurants. Open for all meals, I believe. Food is great!
Renowned Neopolitan-style pizza. Have to confess I haven't tried it, but it is very, very popular. Now open for weekend brunch.
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Apizza Scholls
4741 SE Hawthorne BlvdRenowned Neopolitan-style pizza. Have to confess I haven't tried it, but it is very, very popular. Now open for weekend brunch.
Kure Juice Bar
4380 SE Hawthorne BlvdFave natural juice and smoothie bar. Just go!
Hippie food. Good hippie food. Bowls of rice, beans and toppings.
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The Whole Bowl
4526 SE Hawthorne BlvdHippie food. Good hippie food. Bowls of rice, beans and toppings.
Fave breakfast spot. Try the tiny pistachio rolls and the hash browns are to die for.
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Trinket
2035 SE Cesar Estrada Chavez BlvdFave breakfast spot. Try the tiny pistachio rolls and the hash browns are to die for.
Broder Café
2508 SE Clinton StStylish German food. A perennial favorite.
Very, very good baked goods, coffee, and sandwiches.
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Little T American Baker
2600 SE Division StVery, very good baked goods, coffee, and sandwiches.
It's a teahouse... housemade kombucha, too. No coffee.
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Townshend's Division Street Teahouse
3531 SE Division StIt's a teahouse... housemade kombucha, too. No coffee.
Tea, not coffee! One of my fave exotic-casual places for tea... really good tea, and delicious vegetarian snacks and small meals. Like being in a Hobbit hole.
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The Tao of Tea
3430 SE Belmont StTea, not coffee! One of my fave exotic-casual places for tea... really good tea, and delicious vegetarian snacks and small meals. Like being in a Hobbit hole.
FOOD CART - my fave food cart! Open Thurs thru Sunday, 12-8pm (or until they sell out). Very worth a visit.
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Carte Blanche
3207 Southeast Hawthorne BoulevardFOOD CART - my fave food cart! Open Thurs thru Sunday, 12-8pm (or until they sell out). Very worth a visit.
Korean ramen place that is super mod and fun. Order the caramelized fennel ramen with a side of pork belly on top. The cauliflower and brussels sprouts salad is also to die for.
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Boke Bowl
1028 SE Water AveKorean ramen place that is super mod and fun. Order the caramelized fennel ramen with a side of pork belly on top. The cauliflower and brussels sprouts salad is also to die for.
Russian... great food. Won Restaurant of the Year for 2014 in Willamette Week. A fun, tasty, and unusual experience.
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Kachka
960 SE 11th AveRussian... great food. Won Restaurant of the Year for 2014 in Willamette Week. A fun, tasty, and unusual experience.
Everything Else
Famed ice cream with inventive flavors, often by guest chefs or others. Always a line but a fun way to spend a warm evening.
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Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta StFamed ice cream with inventive flavors, often by guest chefs or others. Always a line but a fun way to spend a warm evening.
Shopping
ARTIFACT: CREATIVE RECYCLE
3630 SE Division StFave vintage. Worth a visit.
Adorn
3130 SE Division StWomen's boutique. Beautiful and sophisticated yet accessible clothes.
Powell's outpost on Hawthorne is great and has an adjacent cafe.
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Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne BlvdPowell's outpost on Hawthorne is great and has an adjacent cafe.
Essentials
Great natural foods grocery with good prepared foods. I'm there about every day. :)
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New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd AveGreat natural foods grocery with good prepared foods. I'm there about every day. :)
Arts & Culture
One of Portland many theaters you can eat in. First run movies and other events in an ornate, gorgeous old theatre.
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McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 SE Hawthorne BlvdOne of Portland many theaters you can eat in. First run movies and other events in an ornate, gorgeous old theatre.
Funky neighborhood theatre on one of Portland's cutest streets.
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Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton StFunky neighborhood theatre on one of Portland's cutest streets.