Guidebook for Portland

Mikalina
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Locally sourced ingredients, wood-fired, hearty and excellently prepared. Great local meats and always something awesome for my vegetarian husband. Dinner is great. Brunch is superb! They have a late night bar menu too.
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Old Salt Marketplace
5027 Northeast 42nd Avenue
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Locally sourced ingredients, wood-fired, hearty and excellently prepared. Great local meats and always something awesome for my vegetarian husband. Dinner is great. Brunch is superb! They have a late night bar menu too.
Great place to read or get some work done. Sunny patio out front (when it's not raining, that is). Great people watching. Solid beverages.
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Extracto Coffee Roasters
2921 NE Killingsworth St
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Great place to read or get some work done. Sunny patio out front (when it's not raining, that is). Great people watching. Solid beverages.
Native American owned and themed. A little different than the typical Portland hipster coffee scene. A local gem. Incredible baked goods, both savory and sweet. Solid beverages. Nice place to hang out or get some work done.
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Bison Coffeehouse
3941 NE Cully Blvd
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Native American owned and themed. A little different than the typical Portland hipster coffee scene. A local gem. Incredible baked goods, both savory and sweet. Solid beverages. Nice place to hang out or get some work done.
Really good Pho in a sweet atmosphere with friendly hosts.
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Phở MeKha Restaurant
6846 NE Sandy Blvd
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Really good Pho in a sweet atmosphere with friendly hosts.
Wings with something like 7 different sauce choices! Great beer, awesome burgers and sandwiches and the pizza is great too. Fun jam-band vibe, good place to watch sports too, if you're into such things.
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Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings | Fremont
3443 NE 57th Ave
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Wings with something like 7 different sauce choices! Great beer, awesome burgers and sandwiches and the pizza is great too. Fun jam-band vibe, good place to watch sports too, if you're into such things.
Townshend's Tea is a Portland institution. They have everything from boba/bubble teas to fine oolongs. Open til 10 at night- rare for a tea shop.
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Townshend's Alberta Street Teahouse
2223 NE Alberta St
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Townshend's Tea is a Portland institution. They have everything from boba/bubble teas to fine oolongs. Open til 10 at night- rare for a tea shop.
Real Chicago style deep dish pizza. It's the real deal. So delish.
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Via Chicago
2013 NE Alberta St
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Real Chicago style deep dish pizza. It's the real deal. So delish.
A tea shop unlike any other you have visited before. Into Lucid dreaming and tarot cards? Into folks who are super duper into esoteric teas? Wanna get 'tea drunk?' Curious? Come check out this place.
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Fly Awake Tea House
909 N Beech St
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A tea shop unlike any other you have visited before. Into Lucid dreaming and tarot cards? Into folks who are super duper into esoteric teas? Wanna get 'tea drunk?' Curious? Come check out this place.
Great local pizza!
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Red Sauce Pizza
4641 Northeast Fremont Street
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Great local pizza!
Tapas style / Street Food Indian restaurant. Very different fare from your average American Indian restaurant. The Pork Vindaloo is amazing, the fried cauliflower is like candy. The paneer kafti rolls are a flavor rush. Share a few dishes, soak in the fun atmosphere, and if you want, you can stand in line for ice cream next door at Salt n Straw afterwards. Great for lunch or dinner, come early (5 pm) or late (after 8) to avoid the rush.
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Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St
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Tapas style / Street Food Indian restaurant. Very different fare from your average American Indian restaurant. The Pork Vindaloo is amazing, the fried cauliflower is like candy. The paneer kafti rolls are a flavor rush. Share a few dishes, soak in the fun atmosphere, and if you want, you can stand in line for ice cream next door at Salt n Straw afterwards. Great for lunch or dinner, come early (5 pm) or late (after 8) to avoid the rush.
PNW spin on ramen. Great broths, interesting and inpired ingredients. Chewy noodles. Tattooed hipster friendly staff that's fun to watch in the open kitchen. This place is top notch awesome. Get the side of fried chicken, you will not be disappointed.
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Boke Bowl
1028 SE Water Ave
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PNW spin on ramen. Great broths, interesting and inpired ingredients. Chewy noodles. Tattooed hipster friendly staff that's fun to watch in the open kitchen. This place is top notch awesome. Get the side of fried chicken, you will not be disappointed.
Did you get into town kinda late, and need a place for a bite to eat, maybe a drink? The Kennedy School has you covered. We like to hang in the Cypress Room, get a burger with cajun tots and a beer. They're open til midnight. The place has 6 bars, a movie theater, a soaking pool, and well, it's in an old elementary school. It's also a fun hotel to stay at if you have a bigger budget.
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McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Ave
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Did you get into town kinda late, and need a place for a bite to eat, maybe a drink? The Kennedy School has you covered. We like to hang in the Cypress Room, get a burger with cajun tots and a beer. They're open til midnight. The place has 6 bars, a movie theater, a soaking pool, and well, it's in an old elementary school. It's also a fun hotel to stay at if you have a bigger budget.
Street Market = Food Cart? This place is the best! A little bit up the street from most of the hustle and bustle of Division Street but well worth it. Holy moly it's good. Get the BiBimBox with your choice of protein (and yes they have tofu for the vegetarians!) Covered seating area.
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Kim Jong Grillin
770 SE Division St
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Street Market = Food Cart? This place is the best! A little bit up the street from most of the hustle and bustle of Division Street but well worth it. Holy moly it's good. Get the BiBimBox with your choice of protein (and yes they have tofu for the vegetarians!) Covered seating area.
Namu is our favorite food cart at our favorite food cart pod. There's a little of everything here. Covered seating, fire pits, something for everyone.
Namu
Namu is our favorite food cart at our favorite food cart pod. There's a little of everything here. Covered seating, fire pits, something for everyone.
One of our favorite brunch spots! Super duper good, twists on the classics. Also in a great walking neighborhood to check out. 28th has lots of charming shops between Stark and Glisan. Most of the action is clustered around Burnside.
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City State Diner
128 NE 28th Ave
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One of our favorite brunch spots! Super duper good, twists on the classics. Also in a great walking neighborhood to check out. 28th has lots of charming shops between Stark and Glisan. Most of the action is clustered around Burnside.

Parks & Nature

Our brand new neighborhood park! Take your skateboard.
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Kʰunamokwst Park
5200 NE Alberta St
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Our brand new neighborhood park! Take your skateboard.
It's Portland's front yard. Or back yard. It's a great park for walking, lounging, people watching, duck watching. Events tend to pop up out of nowhere here.
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Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark St
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It's Portland's front yard. Or back yard. It's a great park for walking, lounging, people watching, duck watching. Events tend to pop up out of nowhere here.
An outdoor catholic cathedral in a grove of trees with a grotto carved into the side of a cliff. An elevator up a cliff to a garden and active monastery. Walk the labyrinth, meditate, contemplate, worship.
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Η Σπηλιά
8840 NE Skidmore St
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An outdoor catholic cathedral in a grove of trees with a grotto carved into the side of a cliff. An elevator up a cliff to a garden and active monastery. Walk the labyrinth, meditate, contemplate, worship.
A traditional Chinese Garden in the heart of the City. Enjoy the magnificent teahouse after strolling the pathways and halls, watching the koi in the water. This is one of our very favorite places for a quiet and moving day.
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Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett St
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A traditional Chinese Garden in the heart of the City. Enjoy the magnificent teahouse after strolling the pathways and halls, watching the koi in the water. This is one of our very favorite places for a quiet and moving day.
Yes, the Columbia River Gorge waterfalls really are that close, they really are that spectacular, and you really should check it out if you have any interest at all! Take the historic highway, make this your first stop, check out the amazing view, then head inside and talk to the sweet volunteers and get a free waterfall map. The building is amazing and worth wandering around in. The gift shop in the basement is one of the better I've been to, and the coffee shop down there is a sweet treat for a warm up on your drive. Pro tip- take the historic highway out to the gorge and when you're done zip back on 84.
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Vista House
40700 Historic Columbia River Hwy
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Yes, the Columbia River Gorge waterfalls really are that close, they really are that spectacular, and you really should check it out if you have any interest at all! Take the historic highway, make this your first stop, check out the amazing view, then head inside and talk to the sweet volunteers and get a free waterfall map. The building is amazing and worth wandering around in. The gift shop in the basement is one of the better I've been to, and the coffee shop down there is a sweet treat for a warm up on your drive. Pro tip- take the historic highway out to the gorge and when you're done zip back on 84.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great food that's different from the standard fare. Covered patio and fire pit out front. Solid cocktails and great beer selection. $11 Manhattans on tap and rotating $5 Rosé All Day. The fire pit is a great place to go meet new folks.
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The Knock Back
2315 NE Alberta St
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Great food that's different from the standard fare. Covered patio and fire pit out front. Solid cocktails and great beer selection. $11 Manhattans on tap and rotating $5 Rosé All Day. The fire pit is a great place to go meet new folks.
Best bar and easy late night food within walking distance. Sports bar that doesn't feel too sports-barry. Great food. Good place to hang out, watch a game, have some beers. Huge beer selection.
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Nepo 42
5403 NE 42nd Ave
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Best bar and easy late night food within walking distance. Sports bar that doesn't feel too sports-barry. Great food. Good place to hang out, watch a game, have some beers. Huge beer selection.
The music here tonight will be good. It always is.
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Mississippi Studios
3939 N Mississippi Ave
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The music here tonight will be good. It always is.
1980's decor including teal and pink neon, teal wrap around booths, and a nice relaxed divey feel. This is a place where neighborhood old fogies and hipsters alike show up for karaoke, blues music and the occasional dance party. A real neighborhoody spot.
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Spare Room Restaurant & Lounge
4830 NE 42nd Ave
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1980's decor including teal and pink neon, teal wrap around booths, and a nice relaxed divey feel. This is a place where neighborhood old fogies and hipsters alike show up for karaoke, blues music and the occasional dance party. A real neighborhoody spot.
Want a place to go at night that isn't centered around alcohol, and is well, I guess quirky would be a good word to describe it? Check out this Portland Institution late night dessert house. This is old school weird Portland before anybody knew how awesome this place was. Just don't tell too many people about it...only your favorite people!
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Rimsky-Korsakoffee House
707 SE 12th Ave
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Want a place to go at night that isn't centered around alcohol, and is well, I guess quirky would be a good word to describe it? Check out this Portland Institution late night dessert house. This is old school weird Portland before anybody knew how awesome this place was. Just don't tell too many people about it...only your favorite people!

Shopping

Local chain that carries organics, natural and conventional foods. You can get lays potato chips, grass fed beef, organic broccoli, and a package of hot dogs all in one place. Solid deli offering sandwiches, wok bowls, salad bar, grab and go. Great wine and beer selection, bakery, etc. Open til 10 PM
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New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
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Local chain that carries organics, natural and conventional foods. You can get lays potato chips, grass fed beef, organic broccoli, and a package of hot dogs all in one place. Solid deli offering sandwiches, wok bowls, salad bar, grab and go. Great wine and beer selection, bakery, etc. Open til 10 PM
It's an institution. It's huge. It's wonderful. They give you a map when you come in (if you go to the info desk- and I highly recommend it for first timers). And there's a great coffee shop with great people watching.
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Πόλη των Βιβλίων του Πάουελ
1005 W Burnside St
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It's an institution. It's huge. It's wonderful. They give you a map when you come in (if you go to the info desk- and I highly recommend it for first timers). And there's a great coffee shop with great people watching.

Entertainment & Activities

There are a number of cannabis dispensaries in our neighborhood. Panacea is our favorite. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. We don't partake very often, but when we do, we like to shop here.
Panacea
6714 NE Sandy Blvd
There are a number of cannabis dispensaries in our neighborhood. Panacea is our favorite. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. We don't partake very often, but when we do, we like to shop here.
Super beautiful theater that has a whole neighborhood named after it. It's a wonderful nonprofit that brings interesting films (independent, local, old classics, neat documentaries, big name art-house etc) and film festivals to town. They have a great menu of beverages and snacks to choose from. Great for a rainy day or night. In one of Portland's last not-completely-gentrified inner neighborhoods (for now at least).
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Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
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Super beautiful theater that has a whole neighborhood named after it. It's a wonderful nonprofit that brings interesting films (independent, local, old classics, neat documentaries, big name art-house etc) and film festivals to town. They have a great menu of beverages and snacks to choose from. Great for a rainy day or night. In one of Portland's last not-completely-gentrified inner neighborhoods (for now at least).

Essentials

need a few groceries and within walking distance? here you go! there's a starbucks inside for those who need their daily latte!
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Albertsons
5850 NE Prescott St
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need a few groceries and within walking distance? here you go! there's a starbucks inside for those who need their daily latte!

Arts & Culture

Contemporary art gallery and gift shop. I always see something I love when we visit here.
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Guardino Gallery
2939 NE Alberta St
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Contemporary art gallery and gift shop. I always see something I love when we visit here.
The Portland Art Museum is not a great museum but it's got some great art in it. The standard galleries are extensive, with good East Asian and Modernist stuff, and the special traveling shows are often really good.
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Μουσείο Τέχνης του Πόρτλαντ
1219 SW Park Ave
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The Portland Art Museum is not a great museum but it's got some great art in it. The standard galleries are extensive, with good East Asian and Modernist stuff, and the special traveling shows are often really good.