Guidebook for Portland
Drinks & Nightlife
This attitude-filled izakaya (sake bar + great food) isn't for the faint of heart, but it is amazing. Thurs-Sat evenings.
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Tanuki
This attitude-filled izakaya (sake bar + great food) isn't for the faint of heart, but it is amazing. Thurs-Sat evenings.
Utilitarian atmosphere with one of the best beer lists in town. Features pool tables and a solid burger, especially if you cajunize it. One of many bars+restaurants on Stark between 78th & 81st.
85 abantu bendawo batusa
Roscoe's
8105 SE Stark StUtilitarian atmosphere with one of the best beer lists in town. Features pool tables and a solid burger, especially if you cajunize it. One of many bars+restaurants on Stark between 78th & 81st.
Entertainment & Activities
The heart of the Stark cultural center (the old terminus of the Mt. Tabor Village street car), this refurbished art deco theater has $4 tickets, pizza, and great beers on tap. 2-for-1 tix on Tuesdays.
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Academy Theater
7818 SE Stark StThe heart of the Stark cultural center (the old terminus of the Mt. Tabor Village street car), this refurbished art deco theater has $4 tickets, pizza, and great beers on tap. 2-for-1 tix on Tuesdays.
Food Scene
Solid neighborhood coffee shop that's served as a lynchpin for bustling Stark St. Defensible claim to having the best pie in town.
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Bipartisan Cafe
7901 SE Stark StSolid neighborhood coffee shop that's served as a lynchpin for bustling Stark St. Defensible claim to having the best pie in town.
Solid Vietnamese food - some of the best in town. The atmosphere isn't much to speak of, but the staff is friendly. Great sesame buns.
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Hanoi Kitchen
7925 NE Glisan StSolid Vietnamese food - some of the best in town. The atmosphere isn't much to speak of, but the staff is friendly. Great sesame buns.
Outstanding midscale American dining. Great value and ambiance. I recommend the chicken fried chicken or the trout salad.
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The Observatory
8115 SE Stark StOutstanding midscale American dining. Great value and ambiance. I recommend the chicken fried chicken or the trout salad.
Great farmer's market. Open 10-2pm on Sundays between June to October, plus some occasional winter stock-up markets.
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Montavilla Farmers Market
7700 SE Stark StGreat farmer's market. Open 10-2pm on Sundays between June to October, plus some occasional winter stock-up markets.
This is a bold claim, but this may be the best weekend brunch in Portland. Try "the Cure". Dinner is solid too.
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Tabor Tavern
5325 E Burnside StThis is a bold claim, but this may be the best weekend brunch in Portland. Try "the Cure". Dinner is solid too.
Probably the best coffee shop within walking distance (and it's just a couple blocks away). Modern aesthetic, great music selection, fantastic staff, and great pizza, beer, and joe.
32 abantu bendawo batusa
Fillmore
7201 NE Glisan StProbably the best coffee shop within walking distance (and it's just a couple blocks away). Modern aesthetic, great music selection, fantastic staff, and great pizza, beer, and joe.
Great taqueria tucked into an unassuming tienda. 82nd Avenue is terrible, but the pastor tacos make it worth crossing.
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Santa Cruz Bakery & Taqueria
24 SE 82nd AveGreat taqueria tucked into an unassuming tienda. 82nd Avenue is terrible, but the pastor tacos make it worth crossing.
The Oregonian's 2016 Restaurant of the Year. Simply wonderful. Upscale (by Portland's laid-back standards). Right next to Mt. Tabor park.
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Coquine
6839 SE Belmont StThe Oregonian's 2016 Restaurant of the Year. Simply wonderful. Upscale (by Portland's laid-back standards). Right next to Mt. Tabor park.
No-frills Somali restaurant right around the corner. As delicious as it is modestly appointed. Try the sambusas.
Amir's Motherland Dish
7100 NE Glisan StNo-frills Somali restaurant right around the corner. As delicious as it is modestly appointed. Try the sambusas.
Essentials
Fred Meyer
3805 SE Hawthorne BlvdBiggest nearby grocery/department store.
Everything Else
A wooded urban peak/park/paradise. Pleasant hike with excellent views from the top and the western flank.
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Mount Tabor
A wooded urban peak/park/paradise. Pleasant hike with excellent views from the top and the western flank.
Yoga Refuge
7831 SE Stark StGreat little yoga studio. Class schedule available online.
If you want a solid haircut and/or always-entertaining conversation, swing by Johnny's legitimately old-school shop.
Johnny's Original Montavilla Barber Shop
7828 SE Stark StIf you want a solid haircut and/or always-entertaining conversation, swing by Johnny's legitimately old-school shop.
Shopping
Hong Phat Food Center
101 SE 82nd AveExtensive Vietnamese supermarket.