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.
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P's & Q's Market
1301 NE Dekum StSimply 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!
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North Portland Yoga
The best yoga studio! Such a beautiful space; great teachers!
Super cute little produce place, also sells food staples, beer, wine.
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Cherry Sprout Produce
722 N Sumner StSuper cute little produce place, also sells food staples, beer, wine.
Animal Traffic
134 SE Taylor StAwesome vintage clothing store
Icon Tattoo Studio
813 N Russell StThe 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.
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Mt Tabor Dog Park
2219 SE Lincoln StOur 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.
Acupuncture Northwest
2262 N Albina AveTHE BEST ACUPUNCTURE! Specifically Stephanie Worth.
Unfortunate name, but amazing wood-fired pizza and the most insane all-day happy hour
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Life of Pie Pizza
3632 N Williams AveUnfortunate 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
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The ReBuilding Center
3625 N Mississippi AveGiant 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.
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Forest Park
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
Good Neighbor Pizzeria
800 NE Dekum StGreat pizza, great garlic knots, great place.
Delicious baked goods, great coffee, beautiful space.
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Woodlawn Coffee & Pastry
808 NE Dekum StDelicious baked goods, great coffee, beautiful space.
Bushwhacker Cider - Woodlawn
6800-6808 Northeast Durham AvenueExcellent ciders, great people.
Tamale Boy Russell
668 N Russell StBeautiful, 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.
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Sweedeedee
5202 N Albina AveIncredible 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.
Pho Jasmine Restaurant
714 N Killingsworth StGood pho!
Cafe Eleven
435 NE Rosa Parks WayGood coffee and baked goods
Classic Portland spot! Great Oaxacan food with a Portland twist--seasonal, organic, etc. Super affordable. Great margaritas.
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¿Por Qué No?
3524 N Mississippi AveClassic 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 StA hidden gem! This little food truck in a gas station parking lot has amazing burritos.
Delicious Scandinavian food! Wonderful brunch, great presentation. Highly recommend.
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Broder Nord
3765 North Mississippi AvenueDelicious Scandinavian food! Wonderful brunch, great presentation. Highly recommend.
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta StEat 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
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Tienda Santa Cruz
8630 N Lombard StSome of the best burritos in Portland in the back of this Mexican market in sweet St. John's
Autentica Mexican Cuisine
5507 NE 30th AveAbsolutely delicious Mexican brunch
Incredible cornmeal-crust pizza, great atmosphere. One of our favorite spots.
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Dove Vivi Pizza
2727 NE Glisan StIncredible cornmeal-crust pizza, great atmosphere. One of our favorite spots.
MMMMM, amazing sandwiches! Also possibly the best breakfast burrito in Portland.
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Meat Cheese Bread
1406 SE Stark StMMMMM, amazing sandwiches! Also possibly the best breakfast burrito in Portland.
Drinks & Nightlife
The High Water Mark
6800 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdPretty awesome punk dive bar.
The BEST beer, delicious burgers and food! Take home a growler in our guest growler bottle.
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Breakside Brewery - DEKUM
820 NE Dekum StThe BEST beer, delicious burgers and food! Take home a growler in our guest growler bottle.
Mee-Sen Thai Eatery
3924 N Mississippi AveDelicious Thai food!
Radar Restaurant
3951 N Mississippi AveSuper cute bar, good food. GREAT people!
Our favorite bar. Beautiful, dark wood, haunted, awesome.
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The Secret Society
116 NE Russell StOur favorite bar. Beautiful, dark wood, haunted, awesome.
Classic awesome Portland dive bar. Tons of pinball machines.
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Billy Rays Dive
2216 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdClassic awesome Portland dive bar. Tons of pinball machines.
Florida Room
435 N Killingsworth StFabulous neighborhood dive. Two pinball machines.
La Taq
1625 NE Killingsworth StFun place, great Mexican food, awesome margaritas.
Vendetta
4306 N Williams AveOne of our favorite bars. Huge outdoor patio, decent snacks.
Bye and Bye
1011 NE Alberta StNice 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.
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New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd AveA lovely walk from our house, New Seasons has everything! Local, organic, delicious food, health/body products, meat, sandwiches.
Shopping
Mississippi Records
5202 N Albina AveJust the best record store ever, that's all!
The best place in Portland? Perhaps! Infinity of books.
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Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside StThe best place in Portland? Perhaps! Infinity of books.
The most beautiful little nursery, with adorable chickens running around! Wonderful to walk around and visit.
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Pistils Nursery
3811 N Mississippi AveThe 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.
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Peninsula Park
Peninsula ParkA 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
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Cathedral Park
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!
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Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston AveBeautiful, 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
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Oaks Amusement Park
7805 SE Oaks Park WayOur 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
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd AveMovie theater, multiple bars, soaking pool
One of Portland's many awesome pub-theaters! Drink beer, eat pizza, watch a movie. Can't go wrong.
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Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside StOne 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!
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Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy BlvdAn 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.
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Cinema 21
616 NW 21st AveAn 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.
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Roseway Theater
7229 NE Sandy BlvdOur 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!
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Portland Center Stage at The Armory
128 NW 11th AveSUCH 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.
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St. Johns Twin Cinema
8704 N Lombard StGreat theater in adorable St. John's; a wonderful bike trip from our house.