Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
Favorite pizza (salami), favorite cocktail (pepper smash), great music (Joy Division).
62 abantu bendawo batusa
Oven and Shaker
1134 NW Everett StFavorite pizza (salami), favorite cocktail (pepper smash), great music (Joy Division).
Even if you have total cupcake fatigue, the menu has sandwiches, ice cream, and a smoked alderwood chocolate chip cookie.
18 abantu bendawo batusa
Masu Sushi
406 SW 13th AveEven if you have total cupcake fatigue, the menu has sandwiches, ice cream, and a smoked alderwood chocolate chip cookie.
You will find expensive brunch here, but they serve my favorite Bloody Mary.
38 abantu bendawo batusa
Irving Street Kitchen
701 NW 13th AveYou will find expensive brunch here, but they serve my favorite Bloody Mary.
I love the Breakfast Euro Board (a bunch of salty and savory things to eat)
82 abantu bendawo batusa
Olympia Provisions
107 SE Washington StI love the Breakfast Euro Board (a bunch of salty and savory things to eat)
Ping Restaurant
From the owners of Pok Pok, but it's a block away and has a shorter wait.
428 SW 12th Ave
428 Southwest 12th AvenueOne of the few places to get soft serve ice cream
The New York Times called their breakfast sandwich the most perfect breakfast sandwich they ever tasted.
7 abantu bendawo batusa
Bunk Sandwiches
The New York Times called their breakfast sandwich the most perfect breakfast sandwich they ever tasted.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Quintessential Portland.
347 abantu bendawo batusa
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
4525 SE Division StStumptown Coffee Roasters: Quintessential Portland.
Too much of a coffee snob for Stumptown? Barista proudly brews Intelligentsia Coffee.
301 abantu bendawo batusa
Barista
1725 NE Alberta StToo much of a coffee snob for Stumptown? Barista proudly brews Intelligentsia Coffee.
Too much of a coffee snob for Stumptown? Barista proudly brews Intelligentsia Coffee.
301 abantu bendawo batusa
Barista
1725 NE Alberta StToo much of a coffee snob for Stumptown? Barista proudly brews Intelligentsia Coffee.
Boke Bowl
1028 SE Water AveMiso soft serve ice cream and incredible rice bowls and ramen.
My favorite ramen in Portland. After 11pm they have a secret burger at the bar.
52 abantu bendawo batusa
Biwa
215 Southeast 9th AvenueMy favorite ramen in Portland. After 11pm they have a secret burger at the bar.
The cheese board is incredible, and you have to get the Asado Argentino. Adjacent to The Whey Bar, a cute bar.
192 abantu bendawo batusa
OX Restaurant
2225 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdThe cheese board is incredible, and you have to get the Asado Argentino. Adjacent to The Whey Bar, a cute bar.
Extracto Coffee Roasters
2921 NE Killingsworth StToo much of a snob for Stumptown? Try Coava.
Incredible charcuterie. Always empty for brunch. I love the Breakfast Euro Board (a bunch of salty and savory things to eat)
82 abantu bendawo batusa
Olympia Provisions
107 SE Washington StIncredible charcuterie. Always empty for brunch. I love the Breakfast Euro Board (a bunch of salty and savory things to eat)
Packed on the weekends, but they do weekday brunch and it's not as bad. I love the breakfast board and the Tasty Jerk (it's a Bloody Mary with beef jerky!)
482 abantu bendawo batusa
Tasty n Daughters
4537 SE Division StPacked on the weekends, but they do weekday brunch and it's not as bad. I love the breakfast board and the Tasty Jerk (it's a Bloody Mary with beef jerky!)
Sightseeing
Take SW Market Drive all the way up to SW Vista Ave, walk/drive across it. This is the best view you could walk to in 20 minutes from my apartment. SW Vista Avenue turns into 23rd Ave above Burnside.
Southwest Vista Avenue
Southwest Vista AvenueTake SW Market Drive all the way up to SW Vista Ave, walk/drive across it. This is the best view you could walk to in 20 minutes from my apartment. SW Vista Avenue turns into 23rd Ave above Burnside.
Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett StThe Chinese Gardens.
Everything Else
Interesting little city park with a not-neutral Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanner_Springs_Park
17 abantu bendawo batusa
Tanner Springs Park
Interesting little city park with a not-neutral Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanner_Springs_Park
Friendly staff, great bagels (try the kimchi cream cheese!). Also has a small selection of hyper-local only-in-Portland goods.
7 abantu bendawo batusa
Bowery Bagels
310 NW BroadwayFriendly staff, great bagels (try the kimchi cream cheese!). Also has a small selection of hyper-local only-in-Portland goods.
Entertainment & Activities
Essentially *the* place to get ice cream in Portland. Lovely atmosphere, every aspect of the experience, including the ice cream is executed beautifully.
1078 abantu bendawo batusa
Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta StEssentially *the* place to get ice cream in Portland. Lovely atmosphere, every aspect of the experience, including the ice cream is executed beautifully.
The Voodoo Doughnuts is open 24/7 making it the perfect midnight snack destination, and it's so close you can actually walk there in your pajamas.
366 abantu bendawo batusa
Voodoo Doughnut
8145 SE 82nd AveThe Voodoo Doughnuts is open 24/7 making it the perfect midnight snack destination, and it's so close you can actually walk there in your pajamas.
Shopping
Knit Purl
1101 SW Alder StThe closets yarn shop.
Josephine's Dry Goods
2609 SE Clinton StThe closest fabric shop.
The Playful Needle
1103 SW Alder StThe closest embroidery shop.
Powell's NW Warehouse
It's Powells!
Isifunda sasePowell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside StFor nerds: Powell's Technical Books.
Canoe
1233 SW 10th AveTchotchkes.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch StIt's our local Whole Foods!
If you forgot some toiletries, the Rite Aid is a good place to pick up some travel items.
70 abantu bendawo batusa
Rite Aid
2440 SE Cesar Estrada Chavez BlvdIf you forgot some toiletries, the Rite Aid is a good place to pick up some travel items.
If you forgot some toiletries, the Rite Aid is a good place to pick up some travel items.
Payless ShoeSource
7807 Evergreen WayIf you forgot some toiletries, the Rite Aid is a good place to pick up some travel items.
I know it's Starbucks, but it's maybe the best Starbucks to work out of. Big tables, comfy seats. Check in on Foursquare to get a free extra shot in your drink. Oh yeah, they serve wine.
111 abantu bendawo batusa
Starbucks
6003 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdI know it's Starbucks, but it's maybe the best Starbucks to work out of. Big tables, comfy seats. Check in on Foursquare to get a free extra shot in your drink. Oh yeah, they serve wine.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bailey's Taproom
If you like beer, you'll love the selection here.
Teardrop Lounge
1015 NW Everett StA classy cocktail bar
Gruner Restaurant
527 SW 12th AveA cute cocktail bar.
Whey Bar
2225 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdAn adorable bar adjacent to Ox, an incredible Argentine steakhouse.