Guidebook for Portland

Sarah
Guidebook for Portland

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Such an amazing little coffee shop!! They roast their own coffee beans, and they are a short walk from our home! The bagels are AMAZING! Hours: 7-5 weekdays, 8-5 weekends.
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Seven Virtues Coffee Roasters on Glisan
5936 NE Glisan St
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Such an amazing little coffee shop!! They roast their own coffee beans, and they are a short walk from our home! The bagels are AMAZING! Hours: 7-5 weekdays, 8-5 weekends.
Such an amazing little coffee shop!! They roast their own coffee beans, and they are a short walk from our home! The bagels are AMAZING! Hours: 7-5 weekdays, 8-5 weekends.
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Seven Virtues Coffee Roasters on Glisan
5936 NE Glisan St
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Such an amazing little coffee shop!! They roast their own coffee beans, and they are a short walk from our home! The bagels are AMAZING! Hours: 7-5 weekdays, 8-5 weekends.

Getting Around

Best way to get around Portland without traffic or parking! Easy one and a half block walk from our home!
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NE 60th Avenue station
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Best way to get around Portland without traffic or parking! Easy one and a half block walk from our home!

Food Scene

Excellent pizza, super fun and affordable.
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UFO Pizza
6024 NE Glisan St
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Excellent pizza, super fun and affordable.
Classic Portland Pizzaria! I've been going here since the 90's!!! It is cozy, great pizza and great beer selection.
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American Dream Pizza
4620 NE Glisan St
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Classic Portland Pizzaria! I've been going here since the 90's!!! It is cozy, great pizza and great beer selection.
THE BEST Phô in Portland!!! If you love it, you MUST go here! We lived in Vietnam for a time, and this is the closest to the real thing you're going to find around here!!!
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Pho Oregon Restaurant
2518 NE 82nd Ave
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THE BEST Phô in Portland!!! If you love it, you MUST go here! We lived in Vietnam for a time, and this is the closest to the real thing you're going to find around here!!!
Ok. We know that Voodoo Donuts are a thing. But personally, I hate waiting in the "around the block" lines at both store locations found around downtown Portland. HOWEVER--they have a cart, serving all the same iconic donuts, and NO WAITING (ok, very little waiting) here at Cartlandia!!! It's the best if you're not going for the "full Voodoo experience" that takes an hour...if you just want the pink box and to eat the donuts, this is totally for you. Otherwise, go for it downtown! It is fun to do, too!!!
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Cartlandia
8145 SE 82nd Ave
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Ok. We know that Voodoo Donuts are a thing. But personally, I hate waiting in the "around the block" lines at both store locations found around downtown Portland. HOWEVER--they have a cart, serving all the same iconic donuts, and NO WAITING (ok, very little waiting) here at Cartlandia!!! It's the best if you're not going for the "full Voodoo experience" that takes an hour...if you just want the pink box and to eat the donuts, this is totally for you. Otherwise, go for it downtown! It is fun to do, too!!!
I think these donuts are the absolute best! My #1 favorites in Portland, just overall yummy and always reliable. I've been here with no waits sometimes, and a loooooooong line at other times, just depends on the day and how many people are craving donuts!
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Blue Star Donuts
3325 SE Division St
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I think these donuts are the absolute best! My #1 favorites in Portland, just overall yummy and always reliable. I've been here with no waits sometimes, and a loooooooong line at other times, just depends on the day and how many people are craving donuts!

Parks & Nature

Wonderful Portland Park! Lots of trees, green space, and trails!
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Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark St
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Wonderful Portland Park! Lots of trees, green space, and trails!
HUGE park, great playing spaces, walking trails, amazing views--highly recommended for a sunny afternoon in Portland. Be sure to stop along Hawthorne to get some coffee/treats for a picnic before you go!
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Mt Tabor Dog Park
2219 SE Lincoln St
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HUGE park, great playing spaces, walking trails, amazing views--highly recommended for a sunny afternoon in Portland. Be sure to stop along Hawthorne to get some coffee/treats for a picnic before you go!

Essentials

This is where we go for groceries/essentials when in town. It's a quick walk up the street, has basically everything you may need or have forgotten for pretty reasonable prices.
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Fred Meyer
3805 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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This is where we go for groceries/essentials when in town. It's a quick walk up the street, has basically everything you may need or have forgotten for pretty reasonable prices.

Entertainment & Activities

Shows second run movies, but with awesome pizza and beer/sodas, and really comfortable sofas and tables for a "dining and theater" experience all in one! My kids love it!!!
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Academy Theater
7818 SE Stark St
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Shows second run movies, but with awesome pizza and beer/sodas, and really comfortable sofas and tables for a "dining and theater" experience all in one! My kids love it!!!
It's just a really great Zoo! Especially for Zoo Concerts in the summer, and the ZooLights in the month of December.
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Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd
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It's just a really great Zoo! Especially for Zoo Concerts in the summer, and the ZooLights in the month of December.

Shopping

Quirky, classic "Portland" stuff! Get locally made, handcrafted jewelery and gifts, clothing that says "Portland" and other NW related things...always fun, always quality, one of my all-time favorites.
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Presents of Mind
3633 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Quirky, classic "Portland" stuff! Get locally made, handcrafted jewelery and gifts, clothing that says "Portland" and other NW related things...always fun, always quality, one of my all-time favorites.
Just an iconic street of great shopping in Portland. You kind of have to mention it!
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Northwest 23rd Avenue
Northwest 23rd Avenue
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Just an iconic street of great shopping in Portland. You kind of have to mention it!
Another classic Portland shopping adventure, which also includes some amazing restaurants, bars, and coffee shops as well. Could be a whole afternoon experience, leading into the evening depending on what you are into! Always fun!!!
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Hawthorne Strip
3532 SE Powell Blvd
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Another classic Portland shopping adventure, which also includes some amazing restaurants, bars, and coffee shops as well. Could be a whole afternoon experience, leading into the evening depending on what you are into! Always fun!!!