Guidebook for Portland
Sightseeing
Wonderful tea garden and magical space for events!
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Fly Awake Tea House
909 N Beech StWonderful tea garden and magical space for events!
Everything Else
Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch StGrocery store in walking distance.
Charming The Moon
917 SW Washington StJewlry from local artists, interesting gifts, herbal body care and teas.
New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division StLocally owned natural foods grocery store.
Northern Italian influenced, locally sourced food. Delicious pizzas cooked in the brick oven. And the chicken breast cooked under a brick is incredible. Excellent desserts.
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Lucca
3449 NE 24th AveNorthern Italian influenced, locally sourced food. Delicious pizzas cooked in the brick oven. And the chicken breast cooked under a brick is incredible. Excellent desserts.
Only about a 2 minute drive, but definitely out in the country. Krueger's has summer concerts on the lawn with a minimal parking fee. Bring your own picnic supper or purchase food, wine and beer there
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Kruger's Farm Market
17100 NW Sauvie Island RdOnly about a 2 minute drive, but definitely out in the country. Krueger's has summer concerts on the lawn with a minimal parking fee. Bring your own picnic supper or purchase food, wine and beer there
What to say. Famous and still amazing. Check out some of their other locations as well.
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Isixeko sasePowell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside StWhat to say. Famous and still amazing. Check out some of their other locations as well.
Small, intimate exercise, pilates, yoga and acupuncture studio. Very friendly staff and the classes are fun, yet challenging with the instructors very skilled at giving modifications as needed.
Pil-oga-robic
1804 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdSmall, intimate exercise, pilates, yoga and acupuncture studio. Very friendly staff and the classes are fun, yet challenging with the instructors very skilled at giving modifications as needed.
Hip resale store a stone's throw from Plum Blossom Cottage. Clothes, shoes, furniture, housewares and collectibles.
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Rerun
707 NE Fremont StHip resale store a stone's throw from Plum Blossom Cottage. Clothes, shoes, furniture, housewares and collectibles.
Located across the street from Plum Blossom Cottage. Basketball and tennis courts. Large trees, children's playground and splashing fountain. Summertime free movies, concerts and other events.
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Irving Park
707 NE Fremont StLocated across the street from Plum Blossom Cottage. Basketball and tennis courts. Large trees, children's playground and splashing fountain. Summertime free movies, concerts and other events.
Lovely and practical items for attracting birds and bees to your garden and garden art, including the occaisonal gnome! Friendly, knowledgeable staff.
Backyard Bird Shop
1419 NE Fremont StLovely and practical items for attracting birds and bees to your garden and garden art, including the occaisonal gnome! Friendly, knowledgeable staff.
Award winning desserts, and full bar menu. Open late.
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Pix Patisserie / Bar Vivant
2225 E Burnside StAward winning desserts, and full bar menu. Open late.
The Drawing Studio
3614 SE Division StA fresh, unique perspective on drawing, painting and the arts.
Pulp & Deckle
8371 N Interstate AveSmall, friendly paper making studio with classes and workshops.
Buddhist meditation, sesshin, and workshops set in a beautiful rural location along the Columbia River. Worth the drive and family friendly when they're not in sesshin.
Great Vow Zen Monastery
Buddhist meditation, sesshin, and workshops set in a beautiful rural location along the Columbia River. Worth the drive and family friendly when they're not in sesshin.
Indoor swimming pool, weight room, hot tub, and plenty of affordable fitness classes.
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Matt Dishman Community Center & Pool
77 NE Knott StIndoor swimming pool, weight room, hot tub, and plenty of affordable fitness classes.
One of Portland's finest artists. Bill offers monotype workshops and has open studio times. Check his website for the schedule.
William Park Studio
2637 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdOne of Portland's finest artists. Bill offers monotype workshops and has open studio times. Check his website for the schedule.
Nike Community Store
2650 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdSports clothes and shoes outlet.
Sugar Me
1313 NE Fremont StFull service eyebrow and hair removal using warm sugar and lemon. Friendly staff.
Restaurants, coffee shops, shopping. Great street.
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North Mississippi Avenue
North Mississippi AvenueRestaurants, coffee shops, shopping. Great street.
Cool reuseable stuff for home remodelling. Worth a visit to see the cob and recycled materials that they've used to construct the building.
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The ReBuilding Center
3625 N Mississippi AveCool reuseable stuff for home remodelling. Worth a visit to see the cob and recycled materials that they've used to construct the building.
Bread, pastries and one our favorite breakfast sandwiches called a Bacon and egg Bolo.
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Grand Central Bakery
714 N Fremont StBread, pastries and one our favorite breakfast sandwiches called a Bacon and egg Bolo.
Brewery and restaurant. Delicious german style food.
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The Widmer Brothers Brewery
929 N Russell StBrewery and restaurant. Delicious german style food.
Yoga Shala Wellness
Classes, kirtan and wellness activities.
Cool purses, clothes and accessories locally made.
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Queen Bee Creations
3961 N Williams AveCool purses, clothes and accessories locally made.
Drinks & Nightlife
Acadia
1303 NE Fremont StDelicious cajun food.
Lincoln Restaurant
Fantastic food and service
Inexpensive pub with burgers, fries and Irish fare.
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County Cork Public House
1329 NE Fremont StInexpensive pub with burgers, fries and Irish fare.
Bars, restaurants, movie theater, event spaces and a hot tub.
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McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd AveBars, restaurants, movie theater, event spaces and a hot tub.
Mississippi Pizza
3552 N Mississippi AveYummy pizza. Great live music shows.
Food Scene
Ned Ludd
3925 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdOne of our favorite restaurants in walking distance.
We like the breakfasts here. Hearty and tasty.
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Bridges Café & Catering
2716 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdWe like the breakfasts here. Hearty and tasty.
Close by independent coffee shop. It has a heated deck out back.
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TwentySix Cafe
2723 NE 7th AveClose by independent coffee shop. It has a heated deck out back.
Tin Shed Garden Cafe
1438 NE Alberta StYummy breakfast.
Caffe Destino
1339 NE Fremont StCoffee, pastries and protein-in-a-cup.
Starbucks
6003 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdOur local Starbucks.
Out of this world, southern comfort food with a northwest twist. Long lines, but well worth it.
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Screen Door
2337 E Burnside StOut of this world, southern comfort food with a northwest twist. Long lines, but well worth it.
Tiny Mexican restaurant with the best fish tacos ever!
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¿Por Qué No?
3524 N Mississippi AveTiny Mexican restaurant with the best fish tacos ever!
Shopping
Awesome hand-crafted, small batch with seasonal flavorings, ice-cream. Be prepared for a long wait. But well worth it.
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Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta StAwesome hand-crafted, small batch with seasonal flavorings, ice-cream. Be prepared for a long wait. But well worth it.
Delicious desserts, old-world, charm and open late.
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Rimsky-Korsakoffee House
707 SE 12th AveDelicious desserts, old-world, charm and open late.
SpielWerk Toys
3808 N Williams AveBeautiful, Waldorf inspired toys and games.
Hand crafted papers, fine paper, bookmaking supplies, wedding invitations, fountain pens and much more.
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Oblation Papers and Press
516 NW 12th AveHand crafted papers, fine paper, bookmaking supplies, wedding invitations, fountain pens and much more.
Small, intimate, but well stocked and very friendly, locally owned art supply store.
Muse Art and Design
4220 SE Hawthorne BlvdSmall, intimate, but well stocked and very friendly, locally owned art supply store.