Guidebook for Portland

Melanie
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Always delicious! Great specials and seasonal organics menu. FANTASTIC Banofee pie for dessert!
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Screen Door
2337 E Burnside St
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Always delicious! Great specials and seasonal organics menu. FANTASTIC Banofee pie for dessert!
Fabulous gourmet Russian cuisine and amazing vodka cocktails. Excellent service and a cozy atmosphere. Every item on the menu is a delight!
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Kachka
960 SE 11th Ave
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Fabulous gourmet Russian cuisine and amazing vodka cocktails. Excellent service and a cozy atmosphere. Every item on the menu is a delight!
Excellent high-end Thai food in a hip setting and excellent cocktails. More pricey, but worth it!
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PaaDee
6 SE 28th Ave
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Excellent high-end Thai food in a hip setting and excellent cocktails. More pricey, but worth it!
great coffee and pastries/ small eats
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Crema Bakery & Cafe
2728 SE Ankeny St
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great coffee and pastries/ small eats
Great breakfast options just on the corner! Even though the service and coffee isn't the best that Portland has to offer, it's decent enough. The pastries and breakfast sandwiches are very convenient for my guests.
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Triumph Coffee
201 SE 12th Ave
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Great breakfast options just on the corner! Even though the service and coffee isn't the best that Portland has to offer, it's decent enough. The pastries and breakfast sandwiches are very convenient for my guests.
Delicious and simple Thai chicken and rice. I personally love their pork and rice dish. They have yummy vegetarian options too!
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Nong's Khao Man Gai
609 SE Ankeny St
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Delicious and simple Thai chicken and rice. I personally love their pork and rice dish. They have yummy vegetarian options too!
Excellent, rich, Thai food. Try their mango horchata!!!
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Hat Yai Belmont
605 SE Belmont St
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Excellent, rich, Thai food. Try their mango horchata!!!
Fresh and delicious Lebanese food! Never disappoints and is good value too.
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Nicholas Restaurant Lebanese and Mediterranean Cuisine
3223 NE Broadway
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Fresh and delicious Lebanese food! Never disappoints and is good value too.
One of Portland’s first food cart pods! This is a great spot for lots of choice and nicely done outdoor seating. My favs are Chicken n Guns, Bottle Rocket and the pizza!
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Cartopia
1207 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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One of Portland’s first food cart pods! This is a great spot for lots of choice and nicely done outdoor seating. My favs are Chicken n Guns, Bottle Rocket and the pizza!
One of my favorite restaurants in portland! Casual and friendly yet stylish . Excellent food, music and service!
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Güero
200 NE 28th Ave
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One of my favorite restaurants in portland! Casual and friendly yet stylish . Excellent food, music and service!
The BEST pastries in Portland!!! Don’t miss their cruffins!
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Twisted Croissant
2129 NE Broadway
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The BEST pastries in Portland!!! Don’t miss their cruffins!
The most decadent sugar experience you can have in Portland. The cloud cakes are out of this world!
Champagne Poetry Patisserie
3343 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
The most decadent sugar experience you can have in Portland. The cloud cakes are out of this world!
Old school Portland at its best! Late night coffee and desserts in a quirky old Victorian house!
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Rimsky-Korsakoffee House
707 SE 12th Ave
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Old school Portland at its best! Late night coffee and desserts in a quirky old Victorian house!
Delicious, authentic Iraqi food! And this location has very cool decor!
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DarSalam
2921 NE Alberta St
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Delicious, authentic Iraqi food! And this location has very cool decor!
Cute, unpretentious coffee with some interesting options that you don’t find in other coffee shops!
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Kopi Coffee House
2327 E Burnside St
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Cute, unpretentious coffee with some interesting options that you don’t find in other coffee shops!
Portland’s old school style cinema! Small and locally owned, this cinema screens a lot of small festivals, indie films, and hosts the Rocky Horror Picture Show every Saturday Night!
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Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
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Portland’s old school style cinema! Small and locally owned, this cinema screens a lot of small festivals, indie films, and hosts the Rocky Horror Picture Show every Saturday Night!
My favorite high end Italian restaurant. Their Negronis are fantastic!
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Nostrana
1401 SE Morrison St
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My favorite high end Italian restaurant. Their Negronis are fantastic!
Great coffee and very comfortable seating for hanging out!
Portland Coffee Roasters
Great coffee and very comfortable seating for hanging out!
Lovely coffee and friendly staff!
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PUSH X PULL COFFEE
821 SE Stark St
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Lovely coffee and friendly staff!
Locally roasted coffee and a friendly atmosphere. I love their beans!
Happy Cup Coffee Bar
Locally roasted coffee and a friendly atmosphere. I love their beans!
Fancy and yum!
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Canard
734 E Burnside St
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Fancy and yum!
The closest and newest food cart pod. Fry Baby is my favorite 🤩
Lil' America
The closest and newest food cart pod. Fry Baby is my favorite 🤩
Excellent ramen with rich broth!
Kinboshi Ramen
Excellent ramen with rich broth!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Happy hour and also open late
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Doug Fir Lounge
301 E Burnside St
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Great Happy hour and also open late
great cocktails, cute setting
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Rum Club
720 SE Sandy Blvd
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great cocktails, cute setting
good food and drinks, lovely outdoor seating and entertainment
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Rontoms
600 E Burnside St
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good food and drinks, lovely outdoor seating and entertainment
Check out their schedule of events! They also have 3 bars with food (the rooftop bar is lovely for a summer sunset. Bring a jacket because it is breezy up there!)
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Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St
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Check out their schedule of events! They also have 3 bars with food (the rooftop bar is lovely for a summer sunset. Bring a jacket because it is breezy up there!)

Sightseeing

Make sure to visit the tea house for Chinese tea and snacks! It makes the most of your experience there!
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Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett St
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Make sure to visit the tea house for Chinese tea and snacks! It makes the most of your experience there!
Take the tour of the mansion- it's well worth it! For active people, I also recommend hiking up to the mansion from Lower McClay Park in NW Portland. The views from the mansion are fantastic, the tour is very interesting and then you can hike all the way back down again through Forest Park.
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Pittock Mansion
3229 NW Pittock Dr
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Take the tour of the mansion- it's well worth it! For active people, I also recommend hiking up to the mansion from Lower McClay Park in NW Portland. The views from the mansion are fantastic, the tour is very interesting and then you can hike all the way back down again through Forest Park.
This is a fascinating tour of the historical Shanghai Tunnels that run all through SW Portland. Such a unique part of the city's history!
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Shanghai Tunnels/Portland Underground Tour
226 NW 3rd Ave
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This is a fascinating tour of the historical Shanghai Tunnels that run all through SW Portland. Such a unique part of the city's history!

Parks & Nature

Small but gorgeously designed- try to visit the Koi pond when they are feeding them- you can ask the keeper all about the Koi! Stop at the tea house for refreshment too! Then visit the rose gardens below and sniff the roses until you can't stand it anymore....
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Portland japanska trädgård
611 SW Kingston Ave
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Small but gorgeously designed- try to visit the Koi pond when they are feeding them- you can ask the keeper all about the Koi! Stop at the tea house for refreshment too! Then visit the rose gardens below and sniff the roses until you can't stand it anymore....
This is a great way to see the river and both sides of the city. especially when the cherry blossoms are blooming in late March. Lovely in the evening for watching the sun set and getting great views of all the bridges.
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Waterfront Park Trail,
209 Waterfront Park Trail
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This is a great way to see the river and both sides of the city. especially when the cherry blossoms are blooming in late March. Lovely in the evening for watching the sun set and getting great views of all the bridges.
Nice walking trails and views of the city westward. A lovely spot to watch the sun set...
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Mount Tabor - Stairs
6738 Mt Tabor
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Nice walking trails and views of the city westward. A lovely spot to watch the sun set...

Essentials

The closest supermarket in walking distance
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Market of Choice
1090 SE Belmont St
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The closest supermarket in walking distance
1 mile away in the Laurelhurst neighborhood. It's easy to stop in here if you are going to the restaurants/cafes/shops in the area
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Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch St
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1 mile away in the Laurelhurst neighborhood. It's easy to stop in here if you are going to the restaurants/cafes/shops in the area

Entertainment & Activities

Great second-run cinema that serves pizza and beer (make sure to bring your ID to get in!)
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Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside St
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Great second-run cinema that serves pizza and beer (make sure to bring your ID to get in!)
Such a great vintage theater showing some really interesting and classic films and documentaries
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Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
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Such a great vintage theater showing some really interesting and classic films and documentaries
Another great Theater to see new releases and some second run films
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McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Another great Theater to see new releases and some second run films
Don’t miss their Sunday night Sinferno fire show! Old school portland at its best!
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Dante's
350 W Burnside St
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Don’t miss their Sunday night Sinferno fire show! Old school portland at its best!
Check out their schedule of events! There’s always something interesting coming through.
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Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St
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Check out their schedule of events! There’s always something interesting coming through.
You can take a perfume blending class at this lovely little plant, crystal and perfume shop! It is educational, fun, inspiring and you come away with your own bottle of natural perfume!
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Artemisia Collage with Nature
110 Southeast 28th Avenue
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You can take a perfume blending class at this lovely little plant, crystal and perfume shop! It is educational, fun, inspiring and you come away with your own bottle of natural perfume!
Such a fun and quirky little interactive museum. Great entertainment on a rainy day!
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Freaky men sant Peculiarium
2234 NW Thurman St
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Such a fun and quirky little interactive museum. Great entertainment on a rainy day!
This interactive light installation museum is soooo fun! Comparable to Teamlab in Tokyo! Make sure to book your ticket ahead of time!
Hopscotch Portland
This interactive light installation museum is soooo fun! Comparable to Teamlab in Tokyo! Make sure to book your ticket ahead of time!