Guidebook for Portland

Melanie
Guidebook for Portland

Everything Else

Simply the best! Beautiful and tasteful (and tasty)! Cafe and market features amazing sandwiches, coffee, staple food items, beer and wine.
162 locals recommend
P's & Q's Market
1301 NE Dekum St
162 locals recommend
Simply the best! Beautiful and tasteful (and tasty)! Cafe and market features amazing sandwiches, coffee, staple food items, beer and wine.
The best yoga studio! Such a beautiful space; great teachers!
19 locals recommend
North Portland Yoga
19 locals recommend
The best yoga studio! Such a beautiful space; great teachers!
Super cute little produce place, also sells food staples, beer, wine.
88 locals recommend
Cherry Sprout Produce
722 N Sumner St
88 locals recommend
Super cute little produce place, also sells food staples, beer, wine.
Awesome vintage clothing store
25 locals recommend
Animal Traffic
134 SE Taylor St
25 locals recommend
Awesome vintage clothing store
The best tattoo studio in Portland!
Icon Tattoo Studio
813 N Russell St
The best tattoo studio in Portland!
Our favorite park in the world! This beautiful, expansive park lies on the flanks of a dormant volcano, and offers hiking trails, beautiful trees, and stunning city views.
405 locals recommend
Mt Tabor Dog Park
2219 SE Lincoln St
405 locals recommend
Our favorite park in the world! This beautiful, expansive park lies on the flanks of a dormant volcano, and offers hiking trails, beautiful trees, and stunning city views.
THE BEST ACUPUNCTURE! Specifically Stephanie Worth.
Acupuncture Northwest
2262 N Albina Ave
THE BEST ACUPUNCTURE! Specifically Stephanie Worth.
Unfortunate name, but amazing wood-fired pizza and the most insane all-day happy hour
173 locals recommend
Life of Pie Pizza
3632 N Williams Ave
173 locals recommend
Unfortunate name, but amazing wood-fired pizza and the most insane all-day happy hour
Giant warehouse of awesome recycled building materials. Fun just to walk through
39 locals recommend
The ReBuilding Center
3625 N Mississippi Ave
39 locals recommend
Giant warehouse of awesome recycled building materials. Fun just to walk through
The largest forested inter-city park in the world! 30+ miles of trails, including a section of old growth forest. Connected by trail to Washington Park, it's all an easy lightrail ride from our house.
940 locals recommend
Forest Park
940 locals recommend
The largest forested inter-city park in the world! 30+ miles of trails, including a section of old growth forest. Connected by trail to Washington Park, it's all an easy lightrail ride from our house.

Food Scene

Great pizza, great garlic knots, great place.
55 locals recommend
Good Neighbor Pizzeria
800 NE Dekum St
55 locals recommend
Great pizza, great garlic knots, great place.
Delicious baked goods, great coffee, beautiful space.
155 locals recommend
Woodlawn Coffee & Pastry
808 NE Dekum St
155 locals recommend
Delicious baked goods, great coffee, beautiful space.
Excellent ciders, great people.
16 locals recommend
Bushwhacker Cider - Woodlawn
6800-6808 Northeast Durham Avenue
16 locals recommend
Excellent ciders, great people.
Beautiful, huge outdoor patio. Great drinks!
72 locals recommend
Tamale Boy Russell
668 N Russell St
72 locals recommend
Beautiful, huge outdoor patio. Great drinks!
Incredible brunch in a beautiful space, owned by a friend of ours! Brunch wait can be insane, so a better place to go at non-peak weekend brunch hours.
240 locals recommend
Sweedeedee
5202 N Albina Ave
240 locals recommend
Incredible brunch in a beautiful space, owned by a friend of ours! Brunch wait can be insane, so a better place to go at non-peak weekend brunch hours.
Good pho!
10 locals recommend
Pho Jasmine Restaurant
714 N Killingsworth St
10 locals recommend
Good pho!
Good coffee and baked goods
30 locals recommend
Cafe Eleven
435 NE Rosa Parks Way
30 locals recommend
Good coffee and baked goods
Classic Portland spot! Great Oaxacan food with a Portland twist--seasonal, organic, etc. Super affordable. Great margaritas.
342 locals recommend
¿Por Qué No?
3524 N Mississippi Ave
342 locals recommend
Classic Portland spot! Great Oaxacan food with a Portland twist--seasonal, organic, etc. Super affordable. Great margaritas.
A hidden gem! This little food truck in a gas station parking lot has amazing burritos.
Gonzalez Taqueria
1540 N Killingsworth St
A hidden gem! This little food truck in a gas station parking lot has amazing burritos.
Delicious Scandinavian food! Wonderful brunch, great presentation. Highly recommend.
94 locals recommend
Broder Nord
3765 North Mississippi Avenue
94 locals recommend
Delicious Scandinavian food! Wonderful brunch, great presentation. Highly recommend.
Eat the chicken kati roll. You'll thank us.
625 locals recommend
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St
625 locals recommend
Eat the chicken kati roll. You'll thank us.
Some of the best burritos in Portland in the back of this Mexican market in sweet St. John's
42 locals recommend
Tienda Santa Cruz
8630 N Lombard St
42 locals recommend
Some of the best burritos in Portland in the back of this Mexican market in sweet St. John's
Absolutely delicious Mexican brunch
61 locals recommend
Autentica Mexican Cuisine
5507 NE 30th Ave
61 locals recommend
Absolutely delicious Mexican brunch
Incredible cornmeal-crust pizza, great atmosphere. One of our favorite spots.
95 locals recommend
Dove Vivi Pizza
2727 NE Glisan St
95 locals recommend
Incredible cornmeal-crust pizza, great atmosphere. One of our favorite spots.
MMMMM, amazing sandwiches! Also possibly the best breakfast burrito in Portland.
59 locals recommend
Meat Cheese Bread
1406 SE Stark St
59 locals recommend
MMMMM, amazing sandwiches! Also possibly the best breakfast burrito in Portland.

Drinks & Nightlife

Pretty awesome punk dive bar.
27 locals recommend
The High Water Mark
6800 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
27 locals recommend
Pretty awesome punk dive bar.
The BEST beer, delicious burgers and food! Take home a growler in our guest growler bottle.
278 locals recommend
Breakside Brewery - DEKUM
820 NE Dekum St
278 locals recommend
The BEST beer, delicious burgers and food! Take home a growler in our guest growler bottle.
Delicious Thai food!
65 locals recommend
Mee-Sen Thai Eatery
3924 N Mississippi Ave
65 locals recommend
Delicious Thai food!
Super cute bar, good food. GREAT people!
65 locals recommend
Radar Restaurant
3951 N Mississippi Ave
65 locals recommend
Super cute bar, good food. GREAT people!
Our favorite bar. Beautiful, dark wood, haunted, awesome.
85 locals recommend
The Secret Society
116 NE Russell St
85 locals recommend
Our favorite bar. Beautiful, dark wood, haunted, awesome.
Classic awesome Portland dive bar. Tons of pinball machines.
15 locals recommend
Billy Rays Dive
2216 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
15 locals recommend
Classic awesome Portland dive bar. Tons of pinball machines.
Fabulous neighborhood dive. Two pinball machines.
45 locals recommend
Florida Room
435 N Killingsworth St
45 locals recommend
Fabulous neighborhood dive. Two pinball machines.
Fun place, great Mexican food, awesome margaritas.
79 locals recommend
La Taq
1625 NE Killingsworth St
79 locals recommend
Fun place, great Mexican food, awesome margaritas.
One of our favorite bars. Huge outdoor patio, decent snacks.
102 locals recommend
Vendetta
4306 N Williams Ave
102 locals recommend
One of our favorite bars. Huge outdoor patio, decent snacks.
Nice bar, good vegan food, good outside seating
266 locals recommend
Bye and Bye
1011 NE Alberta St
266 locals recommend
Nice bar, good vegan food, good outside seating

Essentials

A lovely walk from our house, New Seasons has everything! Local, organic, delicious food, health/body products, meat, sandwiches.
1022 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
1022 locals recommend
A lovely walk from our house, New Seasons has everything! Local, organic, delicious food, health/body products, meat, sandwiches.

Shopping

Just the best record store ever, that's all!
52 locals recommend
Mississippi Records
5202 N Albina Ave
52 locals recommend
Just the best record store ever, that's all!
The best place in Portland? Perhaps! Infinity of books.
976 locals recommend
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside St
976 locals recommend
The best place in Portland? Perhaps! Infinity of books.
The most beautiful little nursery, with adorable chickens running around! Wonderful to walk around and visit.
40 locals recommend
Pistils Nursery
3811 N Mississippi Ave
40 locals recommend
The most beautiful little nursery, with adorable chickens running around! Wonderful to walk around and visit.

Sightseeing

A lovely little park with awesome community pool, tennis courts, and beautiful rose garden and fountain.
151 locals recommend
Peninsula Park
Peninsula Park
151 locals recommend
A lovely little park with awesome community pool, tennis courts, and beautiful rose garden and fountain.
Take a burrito to a beautiful park and admire the awesome gothic architecture of the St. John's bridge
186 locals recommend
Cathedral Park
186 locals recommend
Take a burrito to a beautiful park and admire the awesome gothic architecture of the St. John's bridge
Beautiful, expansive Japanese garden in the forested hills. Washington Park is a lovely Max (lightrail) ride from our house. While up there visit the rose garden, zoo, arboretum, and Forest Park!
1015 locals recommend
Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston Ave
1015 locals recommend
Beautiful, expansive Japanese garden in the forested hills. Washington Park is a lovely Max (lightrail) ride from our house. While up there visit the rose garden, zoo, arboretum, and Forest Park!
Our favorite biking destination, Oaks Park is funny old amusement park with stunning views; the oldest skating rink west of the Mississippi, and is a gorgeous bike ride along a paved bike trail
208 locals recommend
Oaks Amusement Park
7805 SE Oaks Park Way
208 locals recommend
Our favorite biking destination, Oaks Park is funny old amusement park with stunning views; the oldest skating rink west of the Mississippi, and is a gorgeous bike ride along a paved bike trail

Arts & Culture

Movie theater, multiple bars, soaking pool
538 locals recommend
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Ave
538 locals recommend
Movie theater, multiple bars, soaking pool
One of Portland's many awesome pub-theaters! Drink beer, eat pizza, watch a movie. Can't go wrong.
329 locals recommend
Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside St
329 locals recommend
One of Portland's many awesome pub-theaters! Drink beer, eat pizza, watch a movie. Can't go wrong.
An absolutely gorgeous old theater that shows both newer movies and arthouse/indie films. The facade alone is worth a visit!
231 locals recommend
Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
231 locals recommend
An absolutely gorgeous old theater that shows both newer movies and arthouse/indie films. The facade alone is worth a visit!
An arthouse theater with fancy new-theater amenities! Love, love, love this stalwart of NW Portland.
73 locals recommend
Cinema 21
616 NW 21st Ave
73 locals recommend
An arthouse theater with fancy new-theater amenities! Love, love, love this stalwart of NW Portland.
Our favorite movie theater, with the comfiest seats and darkest auditorium, as well as reasonably priced concessions.
58 locals recommend
Roseway Theater
7229 NE Sandy Blvd
58 locals recommend
Our favorite movie theater, with the comfiest seats and darkest auditorium, as well as reasonably priced concessions.
SUCH a beautiful theater space--an old converted armory. Nothing is more fun than buying rush tickets to a performance!
90 locals recommend
Portland Center Stage at The Armory
128 NW 11th Ave
90 locals recommend
SUCH a beautiful theater space--an old converted armory. Nothing is more fun than buying rush tickets to a performance!
Great theater in adorable St. John's; a wonderful bike trip from our house.
87 locals recommend
St. Johns Twin Cinema
8704 N Lombard St
87 locals recommend
Great theater in adorable St. John's; a wonderful bike trip from our house.