Guidebook for Portland
Essentials
Safeway
1030 SW Jefferson StNearby grocery store
Market of Choice - Terwilliger
Grocery store with lots of local options
Everything Else
Riversgate Church
7634 SW Capitol HwyOur church - welcoming to all!
Food Scene
Village Coffee
7781 SW Capitol HwyGreat local coffee shop
Great gyros, hummus and baba ganoush. Located in a strip-mall it's an unexpected great find!
Grab a Gyro
9055 SW Barbur BlvdGreat gyros, hummus and baba ganoush. Located in a strip-mall it's an unexpected great find!
they have great coffee, friendly service, and a play area in the back for kids!
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Maplewood Coffee & Tea
5206 SW Custer Stthey have great coffee, friendly service, and a play area in the back for kids!
Has a great happy hour every day of the week. If you go during happy hour you can try almost everything on the menu on the cheap! The food tastes great, and there's a full bar for drinks. Be warned, this can be a popular spot at certain times and during those times they encourage you to leave as soon as you're done eating.
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Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen
835 SW 2nd AveHas a great happy hour every day of the week. If you go during happy hour you can try almost everything on the menu on the cheap! The food tastes great, and there's a full bar for drinks. Be warned, this can be a popular spot at certain times and during those times they encourage you to leave as soon as you're done eating.
This is our go-to place for Sunday brunch, but it also has great lunch and dinner, a coffee bar and a full bar. It's decorated with umbrellas on the ceiling and has a true Portland feel to it.
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Marco’s Café and Espresso Bar
7910 SW 35th AveThis is our go-to place for Sunday brunch, but it also has great lunch and dinner, a coffee bar and a full bar. It's decorated with umbrellas on the ceiling and has a true Portland feel to it.
Several options in one location, it provides a truly Portland experience.
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Pine Street Market
126 SW 2nd AveSeveral options in one location, it provides a truly Portland experience.
Green Bridge Coffee
650 NE Holladay StExcellent coffee on the east side. Plus it's owned by our brother-in-law.
Parks & Nature
Washington Park has both the zoo, which can be fun for both kids and adults, and the Rose Test Garden which has more roses than I've ever seen in one place, and the summer is the best time to go! The Garden can also offer be some amazing views of the city on non-cloudy days.
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Washington Park
4033 SW Canyon RdWashington Park has both the zoo, which can be fun for both kids and adults, and the Rose Test Garden which has more roses than I've ever seen in one place, and the summer is the best time to go! The Garden can also offer be some amazing views of the city on non-cloudy days.
Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston AveBeautiful scenery, views, and peaceful atmosphere
Forest Park is one of the US's largest urban forests and has many great trails of various distances for hiking, including a hike up to Pittock Mansion. Beautiful scenery right inside the city.
Forest Park Conservancy
833 SW 11th AveForest Park is one of the US's largest urban forests and has many great trails of various distances for hiking, including a hike up to Pittock Mansion. Beautiful scenery right inside the city.
Getting Around
This is where you can catch bus #12 into downtown Portland. During the day it comes about every 15 minutes and is a 1/2 mile walk from our house
SW Barbur & Capitol Hill
This is where you can catch bus #12 into downtown Portland. During the day it comes about every 15 minutes and is a 1/2 mile walk from our house
Entertainment & Activities
OMSI is Oregon's Science Museum which includes several exhibits, a planetarium, an IMAX theater and a submarine you can tour
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OMSI
1945 SE Water AveOMSI is Oregon's Science Museum which includes several exhibits, a planetarium, an IMAX theater and a submarine you can tour
Arts & Culture
Pittock Mansion is 46-room estate originally built in 1909 that has now been turned into a small museum. There are great views outside when it's not too cloudy. You can drive directly to Pittock Mansion, or get there by taking a hike through Forrest Park
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Pittock Mansion
3229 NW Pittock DrPittock Mansion is 46-room estate originally built in 1909 that has now been turned into a small museum. There are great views outside when it's not too cloudy. You can drive directly to Pittock Mansion, or get there by taking a hike through Forrest Park