Guidebook for Portland

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Guidebook for Portland

Drinks & Nightlife

Ultimate summer beer garden destination with an electronic menu since they have so many beers on tap.
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APEX
1216 SE Division St
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Ultimate summer beer garden destination with an electronic menu since they have so many beers on tap.
Sorta dive bar w/ brunch specials.
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Night Light Lounge
2100 SE Clinton St
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Sorta dive bar w/ brunch specials.
Crafty, hipster-y bar.
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Dig A Pony
736 SE Grand Ave
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Crafty, hipster-y bar.
Classic Portland music venue in a great part of town.
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Mississippi Studios
3939 N Mississippi Ave
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Classic Portland music venue in a great part of town.
No minors allowed at this laid-back Portland institution. Catch live shows. Cozy in winter--great patio and outdoor area in summer.
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Skyline Tavern
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No minors allowed at this laid-back Portland institution. Catch live shows. Cozy in winter--great patio and outdoor area in summer.

Food Scene

Portland-style Vietnamese Bahn-mi sandwiches with homemade potato chips.
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Double Dragon
1235 SE Division St
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Portland-style Vietnamese Bahn-mi sandwiches with homemade potato chips.
Stumptown coffee, Foxfire teas, sleek design and the best baked goods in town. Try the orangeata bun for starters.
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Little T American Baker
2600 SE Division St
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Stumptown coffee, Foxfire teas, sleek design and the best baked goods in town. Try the orangeata bun for starters.
Traditional cafe in the heart of tree-line and stately Ladd's Addition. Stained glass, large tables and a unique tea selection--like vervain.
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Palio Dessert and Espresso
1996 SE Ladd Ave
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Traditional cafe in the heart of tree-line and stately Ladd's Addition. Stained glass, large tables and a unique tea selection--like vervain.
Reliable, relaxed yet sophisticated neighborhood favorite. Oysters, charcuterie, seasonal salads and other goodness abound. Lovely service to boot.
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Bar Avignon
2138 SE Division St
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Reliable, relaxed yet sophisticated neighborhood favorite. Oysters, charcuterie, seasonal salads and other goodness abound. Lovely service to boot.
Fairly-priced, artistic environment serving well-crafted seasonal pacific NW vegan food that you often wouldn't know is vegan. Try the tiramisu, for example.
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Portobello Vegan Trattoria
1125 Southeast Division Street
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Fairly-priced, artistic environment serving well-crafted seasonal pacific NW vegan food that you often wouldn't know is vegan. Try the tiramisu, for example.
Festive and fun modern Mexican cooking with an outdoor patio. And margaritas!
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Nuestra Cocina
2135 SE Division St
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Festive and fun modern Mexican cooking with an outdoor patio. And margaritas!
One of the best brunches in town. Can be a wait but worth it! And they take reservations.
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Simpatica Catering and Dining Hall
828 Southeast Ash Street
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One of the best brunches in town. Can be a wait but worth it! And they take reservations.
Hipster haven serving up nutritious and Scandinavian-inspired breakfast and lunch. Very tasty. Can be busy--go early to get a spot without waiting.
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Broder Café
2508 SE Clinton St
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Hipster haven serving up nutritious and Scandinavian-inspired breakfast and lunch. Very tasty. Can be busy--go early to get a spot without waiting.
Glamorous cutting-edge Italian by the Stumptown owner. Excellent food.
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Ava Gene's
3377 SE Division St
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Glamorous cutting-edge Italian by the Stumptown owner. Excellent food.
Ike's Vietnamese Chicken Wings
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Pok Pok
3226 SE Division St
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Ike's Vietnamese Chicken Wings
Cornmeal fried chicken, magic shell ice cream topper, and vintage video games.
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Sunshine Tavern
3111 Southeast Division Street
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Cornmeal fried chicken, magic shell ice cream topper, and vintage video games.
Weekend-only avant garde fish presentation.
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Roe
515 SW Broadway
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Weekend-only avant garde fish presentation.
Casual breakfast/brunch spot. Hopping on weekends. More traditional fare, especially when compared to the "new" Portland food scene. Try the risotto cake egg benedict.
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Genies Cafe
1101 SE Division St
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Casual breakfast/brunch spot. Hopping on weekends. More traditional fare, especially when compared to the "new" Portland food scene. Try the risotto cake egg benedict.
Cheap and easy Mexican with vegan and carnivore offerings. Get it to go and sit in the beer garden at Apex for a budget meal.
1212 SE Division St
Cheap and easy Mexican with vegan and carnivore offerings. Get it to go and sit in the beer garden at Apex for a budget meal.
Best ice cream in town, along with Lovely's Fifty Fifty in NE.
Salt and Straw
3345 SE Division St
Best ice cream in town, along with Lovely's Fifty Fifty in NE.
Hip, modern Mexican cuisine.
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Xico
3715 SE Division St
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Hip, modern Mexican cuisine.
Haute hippie cafe with honey pie, breakfast burritos, salad niscoise and a parade of other lovelies. Good luck getting in though!
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Sweedeedee
5202 N Albina Ave
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Haute hippie cafe with honey pie, breakfast burritos, salad niscoise and a parade of other lovelies. Good luck getting in though!
Ultimate Portland DIY farm-to-table, wood fired restaurant. Awesome Monday pizza night. Weekend brunch too.
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Ned Ludd
3925 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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Ultimate Portland DIY farm-to-table, wood fired restaurant. Awesome Monday pizza night. Weekend brunch too.
One of my favorite pizza places in town, with beautiful salads and organic ice cream to boot.
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Lovely's Fifty Fifty
4039 N Mississippi Ave
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One of my favorite pizza places in town, with beautiful salads and organic ice cream to boot.
Excellent take on Northern Italian with Pac NW ingredients and an amazing wine steward. Get the tasting menu.
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DOC food + wine
5519 NE 30th Ave
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Excellent take on Northern Italian with Pac NW ingredients and an amazing wine steward. Get the tasting menu.
The tasting menu is a modernist cuisine treat--perfection.
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Castagna Restaurant
1752 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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The tasting menu is a modernist cuisine treat--perfection.
Super-fun, local, seasonal and gorgeous Asian-inspired cusine and sakes. I eat here weekly. Go early or late to miss the wait.
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Biwa
215 Southeast 9th Avenue
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Super-fun, local, seasonal and gorgeous Asian-inspired cusine and sakes. I eat here weekly. Go early or late to miss the wait.
Another Portland favorite. Gooey and rich.
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Pine State Biscuits Division
1100 SE Division St
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Another Portland favorite. Gooey and rich.
Fantastic ramen and the best "karaage" (Japanese fried chicken) in town. Open late.
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Noraneko
1430 SE Water Ave
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Fantastic ramen and the best "karaage" (Japanese fried chicken) in town. Open late.
Fun flavors from an Italian chef that are all the rage.
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Pinolo Gelato
3707 SE Division St
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Fun flavors from an Italian chef that are all the rage.
Again, skip voodoo. Instead, hit up one of the Blue Star locations--there are at least two on the eastside, if you don't want to cross the river. They use local grains, eggs, and dairy, and organic ingredients for the glazes and fillings. Yes, they are gourmet donuts but they're totally worth it.
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Blue Star Donuts
3325 SE Division St
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Again, skip voodoo. Instead, hit up one of the Blue Star locations--there are at least two on the eastside, if you don't want to cross the river. They use local grains, eggs, and dairy, and organic ingredients for the glazes and fillings. Yes, they are gourmet donuts but they're totally worth it.
Please do yourself a HUGE favor and skip voodoo donuts--it's a ticky tacky tourist trap. In such a donut-rich mecca like Portland, there are many better options. Pip's fills the ultra-hipster, made-to-order donut niche that takes it to another level. And they have chai. And chai pops!
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Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai
4759 NE Fremont St
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Please do yourself a HUGE favor and skip voodoo donuts--it's a ticky tacky tourist trap. In such a donut-rich mecca like Portland, there are many better options. Pip's fills the ultra-hipster, made-to-order donut niche that takes it to another level. And they have chai. And chai pops!
Try and get a reservation in advance for this Japanese-inspired tasting menu. It is one of the hottest food tickets in town from a very talented chef who has apprenticed under respected sushi chefs.
Nodoguro
3735 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
Try and get a reservation in advance for this Japanese-inspired tasting menu. It is one of the hottest food tickets in town from a very talented chef who has apprenticed under respected sushi chefs.
Greg and Gabby are now nationally renowned chefs and restauranteurs, but they are still down to earth and know their way around a grill. Pacific NW cuisine done in on a South American-style grill. Despite being an omnivore's dream--best steak in town (lots of the meat the grass-fed), Ox is also pescatarian and veg friendly.
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OX Restaurant
2225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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Greg and Gabby are now nationally renowned chefs and restauranteurs, but they are still down to earth and know their way around a grill. Pacific NW cuisine done in on a South American-style grill. Despite being an omnivore's dream--best steak in town (lots of the meat the grass-fed), Ox is also pescatarian and veg friendly.
Exquisite seasonal fare in a charming neighborhood setting. Nice outdoor patio in warmer months. Book well in advance for dinner, though you might have last-minute luck for breakfast or lunch off the limited, but lovely, day-time menus.
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Coquine
6839 SE Belmont St
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Exquisite seasonal fare in a charming neighborhood setting. Nice outdoor patio in warmer months. Book well in advance for dinner, though you might have last-minute luck for breakfast or lunch off the limited, but lovely, day-time menus.
Fresh sushi with many specials from Japan. No frills but great food.
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Zilla Sake
1806 NE Alberta St
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Fresh sushi with many specials from Japan. No frills but great food.
Organic foodie froyo with dairy-free options and fun toppings. Flavors change regularly throughout the seasons, but they always have chocolate and traditional "tart" froyo. Big hit with the kids. There is also a NE location on NE Broadway.
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Eb & Bean SE
3040 SE Division St
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Organic foodie froyo with dairy-free options and fun toppings. Flavors change regularly throughout the seasons, but they always have chocolate and traditional "tart" froyo. Big hit with the kids. There is also a NE location on NE Broadway.

Everything Else

Adorably awesome vegan and organic juice, smoothie and milkshake cart. Try the Tropical Greens.
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Sip
3029 SE 21st Ave
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Adorably awesome vegan and organic juice, smoothie and milkshake cart. Try the Tropical Greens.
Chic Scandinavian-inspired sauna and steam house that also offers massage and facial treatments. Gorgeous setting, relaxing and utilitarian luxury.
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Loyly Sauna Southeast
2713 SE 21st Ave
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Chic Scandinavian-inspired sauna and steam house that also offers massage and facial treatments. Gorgeous setting, relaxing and utilitarian luxury.
Colorful yoga studio in a very modern building.
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The Bhaktishop
2500 SE 26th Ave
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Colorful yoga studio in a very modern building.
And bagels.
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Spielman Bagels and Coffee Roasters
2200 NE Broadway
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And bagels.
Yet another stellar PDX bakery.
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Holiday
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Yet another stellar PDX bakery.
Super sweet Tea Shop.
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Townshend's Division Street Teahouse
3531 SE Division St
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Super sweet Tea Shop.

Essentials

Long-standing cob vegetarian co-op with lots of charm, local produce, raw chocolate, a juice bar food cart outside and a fabulous year-round farmers market on Wednesdays from 3 to 7.
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People's Food Co-op
3029 SE 21st Ave
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Long-standing cob vegetarian co-op with lots of charm, local produce, raw chocolate, a juice bar food cart outside and a fabulous year-round farmers market on Wednesdays from 3 to 7.
Think Whole Foods but a WHOLE lot better. Great "wok bar" and other deli-style offerings as well as a complete and well-curated selection of organic and other foods and goods. Plus wine and beer.
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New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division St
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Think Whole Foods but a WHOLE lot better. Great "wok bar" and other deli-style offerings as well as a complete and well-curated selection of organic and other foods and goods. Plus wine and beer.

Shopping

Vintage love--including a sought-after bridal boutique for those looking for something special for their special day.
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Xtabay Vintage Clothing Boutique
2515 SE Clinton St
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Vintage love--including a sought-after bridal boutique for those looking for something special for their special day.
Epicurean ice cream--walking distance from the house!
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Fifty Licks Ice Cream
2021 SE Clinton St
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Epicurean ice cream--walking distance from the house!
Well-curated boutique for men and women--specializes in NW style.
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Frances May
521 SW Alder St
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Well-curated boutique for men and women--specializes in NW style.
Another well-curated shop with clean designs and lots of USA-made goods.
Steven Alan
1029 SW Harvey Milk St
Another well-curated shop with clean designs and lots of USA-made goods.
Local leather goods and other rugged gear.
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Tanner Goods Flagship Store
1022 W Burnside St
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Local leather goods and other rugged gear.
Super fun store that showcases a wide range of products that are made in the great state of Oregon.
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Made in Oregon
340 SW Morrison St
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Super fun store that showcases a wide range of products that are made in the great state of Oregon.
Creative and cool shop selling terrariums, DIY terrariums supplies, plants, succulents, and other well-curated Pacific Northwest-y stuff.
Pistils Landscape Design
3811 N Mississippi Ave
Creative and cool shop selling terrariums, DIY terrariums supplies, plants, succulents, and other well-curated Pacific Northwest-y stuff.
Adorable minimalist stationary store with a fantastic selection of independent, letter press, and established paper lines.
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Little Otsu
3225 SE Division St
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Adorable minimalist stationary store with a fantastic selection of independent, letter press, and established paper lines.
Beautiful things tastefully displayed.
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Canoe
1233 SW 10th Ave
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Beautiful things tastefully displayed.

Entertainment & Activities

Kid (and adult)-friendly restaurant with something for everyone. Fried chicken buns, vegan ramen, cauliflower and brussel sprout salad. (Add fried chicken and orange dot sauce.)
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Boke Bowl
1028 SE Water Ave
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Kid (and adult)-friendly restaurant with something for everyone. Fried chicken buns, vegan ramen, cauliflower and brussel sprout salad. (Add fried chicken and orange dot sauce.)

Parks & Nature

Epic huge park that offers great hiking.
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Forest Park
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Epic huge park that offers great hiking.
Small, but beautiful garden that was recently expanded.
Japanese gardens portland
Small, but beautiful garden that was recently expanded.