Guidebook for Portland

Julie & Oren
Guidebook for Portland

Drinks & Nightlife

An elementary school renovated to include a hotel, restaurant, several bars, a soaking pool, and a comfy theater offering beer, pizza and $3 movies!
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McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Ave
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An elementary school renovated to include a hotel, restaurant, several bars, a soaking pool, and a comfy theater offering beer, pizza and $3 movies!

Food Scene

A delicious restaurant with options like buttermilk biscuits, fabulous local meat dishes and ricotta gnocchi with roasted delicata squash. And the most delicious and varied draft beer list around.
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Old Salt Marketplace
5027 Northeast 42nd Avenue
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A delicious restaurant with options like buttermilk biscuits, fabulous local meat dishes and ricotta gnocchi with roasted delicata squash. And the most delicious and varied draft beer list around.
Delicious Thai food - and the start of the many options of the Alberta Arts district, beginning here and extending west.
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Cha'Ba Thai
3024 NE Alberta St
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Delicious Thai food - and the start of the many options of the Alberta Arts district, beginning here and extending west.
Good coffee and excellent service, free wifi and comfy couch seating.
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Motivasi
4502 NE 42nd Ave
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Good coffee and excellent service, free wifi and comfy couch seating.
The best ice cream in Portland! Salted caramel ribbons, strawberry-pepper-balsamic, woodblock chocolate, Arbequina olive oil, honey lavender. Always the first stop when my parents come to town.
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Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta St
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The best ice cream in Portland! Salted caramel ribbons, strawberry-pepper-balsamic, woodblock chocolate, Arbequina olive oil, honey lavender. Always the first stop when my parents come to town.
Yummy tacos - shredded brisket, vegan mole, vegetarian elote - with easygoing service (order from the bar and hang a number over your table) and quick eats!
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Stella Taco
3060 SE Division St
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Yummy tacos - shredded brisket, vegan mole, vegetarian elote - with easygoing service (order from the bar and hang a number over your table) and quick eats!
Three words: paneer kati roll. (Plus plenty of other delicious Indian street food.)
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Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St
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Three words: paneer kati roll. (Plus plenty of other delicious Indian street food.)
Excellent beer list and decent food, and a great spot to watch the Blazers games.
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Nepo 42
5403 NE 42nd Ave
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Excellent beer list and decent food, and a great spot to watch the Blazers games.
Our favorite lunch menu in town - plus fabulous pastries, breakfast egg sandwiches and all kinds of breads.
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Grand Central Bakery
714 N Fremont St
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Our favorite lunch menu in town - plus fabulous pastries, breakfast egg sandwiches and all kinds of breads.
Tiny sushi bar serving unique rolls and delicious sake.
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Daruma Sushi + Sake
1640 NE Killingsworth St
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Tiny sushi bar serving unique rolls and delicious sake.
Yummy pizza and also serves panini and excellent salads, along with a nice beer list, of course.
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Pizzicato Pizza
6042 SE Division St
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Yummy pizza and also serves panini and excellent salads, along with a nice beer list, of course.
Our favorite local pizza - slices or whole pies. The broccoli, cheddar, hazelnuts and squash sauce is especially good.
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HOTLIPS Pizza - Killingsworth
5440 NE 33rd Ave
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Our favorite local pizza - slices or whole pies. The broccoli, cheddar, hazelnuts and squash sauce is especially good.
Our favorite spot for breakfast in this whole town. Tall ceilings, exposed brick walls, friendly service, fill-your-own coffee, and the Mediterranean and Garden scrambles are delish.
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J & M Cafe
537 Southeast Ash Street
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Our favorite spot for breakfast in this whole town. Tall ceilings, exposed brick walls, friendly service, fill-your-own coffee, and the Mediterranean and Garden scrambles are delish.
Order the Green Machine. Maybe two of them. And a Gin Henson. Or anything else on the menu, as it all delicious, sustainable and beautifully presented.
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Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Ave
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Order the Green Machine. Maybe two of them. And a Gin Henson. Or anything else on the menu, as it all delicious, sustainable and beautifully presented.
Our favorite fancy Mexican restaurant - a spot we choose when we're celebrating but still want a cozy and friendly atmosphere. Delightful margaritas, warm tortillas with a trio of salsas, and we've never ordered a dish we didn't love.
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Autentica Mexican Cuisine
5507 NE 30th Ave
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Our favorite fancy Mexican restaurant - a spot we choose when we're celebrating but still want a cozy and friendly atmosphere. Delightful margaritas, warm tortillas with a trio of salsas, and we've never ordered a dish we didn't love.

Essentials

Fresh and delicious. Spendier than your traditional grocery but the fresh produce, amazing cheeses and ready-made deli and hot sandwich section make it all worth it. Easy walking distance.
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New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
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Fresh and delicious. Spendier than your traditional grocery but the fresh produce, amazing cheeses and ready-made deli and hot sandwich section make it all worth it. Easy walking distance.

Everything Else

The best park in town. A mulched track, lots of big trees, a couple of fields and a great kids' playground. Not too rainy in the winter and not too hot in the summer, thanks to those trees.
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Wilshire Park
4116 NE 33rd Ave
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The best park in town. A mulched track, lots of big trees, a couple of fields and a great kids' playground. Not too rainy in the winter and not too hot in the summer, thanks to those trees.
Portland's first tiny house massage! It's an adorable, quaint, and comfortable oasis just down Alberta offering 30 minute fully clothed massage - you pay in advance and $45 includes the massage plus tip. They offer a signature massage, knee-to-toe, "tech buster," essential back massage or runner's remedy. Ask us for a 10% off coupon!
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Tiny Massage Cart
2210 NE Alberta St
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Portland's first tiny house massage! It's an adorable, quaint, and comfortable oasis just down Alberta offering 30 minute fully clothed massage - you pay in advance and $45 includes the massage plus tip. They offer a signature massage, knee-to-toe, "tech buster," essential back massage or runner's remedy. Ask us for a 10% off coupon!

Parks & Nature

Portland’s International Rose Test Garden, unofficially known as the Portland Rose Garden, is the oldest official continuously operated public rose test garden in the United States with more than 10,000 roses! Also has nice views of Mt Hood and St Helens on clear days. Best time to visit: May - September.
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International Rose Test Garden
400 SW Kingston Ave
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Portland’s International Rose Test Garden, unofficially known as the Portland Rose Garden, is the oldest official continuously operated public rose test garden in the United States with more than 10,000 roses! Also has nice views of Mt Hood and St Helens on clear days. Best time to visit: May - September.
One of several beautiful spots in the gorge for a hike and to see some incredible falls. Multnomah is by far the most heavily trafficked trailhead but worth a stop. Let us know if you are seeking other good hiking spots - we're happy to share our favorite spots and good resources for choosing your own!
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Multnomah Falls station
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One of several beautiful spots in the gorge for a hike and to see some incredible falls. Multnomah is by far the most heavily trafficked trailhead but worth a stop. Let us know if you are seeking other good hiking spots - we're happy to share our favorite spots and good resources for choosing your own!