Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
This is easily my #1 restaurant in Portland to recommend. A true Portland classic in ambiance, cuisine and scene. I've loved it since I moved here in '96. Cajun cuisine and the Mac & Cheese that made Portland famous for Mac & Cheese. Pro tip: get your leftovers wrapped to go ;)
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Le Bistro Montage
301 SE Morrison StThis is easily my #1 restaurant in Portland to recommend. A true Portland classic in ambiance, cuisine and scene. I've loved it since I moved here in '96. Cajun cuisine and the Mac & Cheese that made Portland famous for Mac & Cheese. Pro tip: get your leftovers wrapped to go ;)
Here's an amazing Portland restaurant must that lives up to the hype! If you're touring around downtown or making the waterfront loop, Luc Lac is in an easy downtown location right near the Hawthorne Bridge. The vibe is super hip, the prices are a great value and it is super delicious! The happy hour food menu!! so cheap and awesome. 4-7pm daily
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Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen
835 SW 2nd AveHere's an amazing Portland restaurant must that lives up to the hype! If you're touring around downtown or making the waterfront loop, Luc Lac is in an easy downtown location right near the Hawthorne Bridge. The vibe is super hip, the prices are a great value and it is super delicious! The happy hour food menu!! so cheap and awesome. 4-7pm daily
I love NY style pizza and I love a hip scene. The juke box is amazing. This spot is open super late. Grab a slice!
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Sizzle Pie Central Eastside
624 E Burnside StI love NY style pizza and I love a hip scene. The juke box is amazing. This spot is open super late. Grab a slice!
Hands down my favorite restaurant in Portland!! No hype...just the insiders who know what's up.
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Lucca
3449 NE 24th AveHands down my favorite restaurant in Portland!! No hype...just the insiders who know what's up.
Coffee! and some of the best baked goods around. This is a spot I hit on the regular.
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Jim & Patty's Coffee People
4951 NE Fremont StCoffee! and some of the best baked goods around. This is a spot I hit on the regular.
Food carts and trucks are a Portland "thing". This group of food carts are excellent and an easy walk from my house! Love them all...give them a try.
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Rose City Food Park
5235 NE Sandy BlvdFood carts and trucks are a Portland "thing". This group of food carts are excellent and an easy walk from my house! Love them all...give them a try.
Donuts made to order! Hot and fresh! Only 3 blocks walk from my house. Yummmm
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Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai
4759 NE Fremont StDonuts made to order! Hot and fresh! Only 3 blocks walk from my house. Yummmm
Amazing breakfast spot! Close to my house and a cute little restaurant with excellent food and coffee.
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Little Griddle
3520 NE 42nd AveAmazing breakfast spot! Close to my house and a cute little restaurant with excellent food and coffee.
delicious food and drinks in a nearby cozy environment. open late.
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Bang Bang
4727 NE Fremont Stdelicious food and drinks in a nearby cozy environment. open late.
Tacovore
3707 NE Fremont StTacos!
Laughing Planet
3765 N Mississippi Avedelicious and healthy with many vegan options
Drinks & Nightlife
Century
930 SE Sandy BlvdBest place to watch sports!
This is a wonderful music venue but even better than that is its amazing rooftop to enjoy a sunset over our cityscape
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Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark StThis is a wonderful music venue but even better than that is its amazing rooftop to enjoy a sunset over our cityscape
This place is super popular so you will either have to wait a while for a table or do like I do...sit up at the bar. It's a brew pub. Their IPA is excellent...and every thing on the menu is super delicious.
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Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings | Fremont
3443 NE 57th AveThis place is super popular so you will either have to wait a while for a table or do like I do...sit up at the bar. It's a brew pub. Their IPA is excellent...and every thing on the menu is super delicious.
Want a local feel when it's time for a drink? McPeet's is the neighborhood spot. Excellent for watching the game and watching the world go by.
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McPeet's Portland Pub
4501 NE Fremont StWant a local feel when it's time for a drink? McPeet's is the neighborhood spot. Excellent for watching the game and watching the world go by.
Old school portland is right here!! Hangin tough among all the new stuff that has cropped up in town. This spot is top notch with the old Portland kitsch I fell in love with when I moved here over 20 years ago.
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Beulahland
118 NE 28th AveOld school portland is right here!! Hangin tough among all the new stuff that has cropped up in town. This spot is top notch with the old Portland kitsch I fell in love with when I moved here over 20 years ago.
I've been going here since 2003. It is owned and run by friends of mine. Great juke box, delicious drinks and yummy food. If you like people watching it is a nice spot to sit and watch the world go by.
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binks
2715 NE Alberta StI've been going here since 2003. It is owned and run by friends of mine. Great juke box, delicious drinks and yummy food. If you like people watching it is a nice spot to sit and watch the world go by.
The most hip spot for a drink and some food and one of Portland’s best patios! ...only a few blocks from my house
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Hi-Top Tavern
5015 NE Fremont StThe most hip spot for a drink and some food and one of Portland’s best patios! ...only a few blocks from my house
Sightseeing
A treat for tourists and locals alike! I highly recommend this 3 mile loop for an urban hike, jog or bicycle ride. Great views of downtown. From the Steel Bridge to the Hawthorne Bridge you can make a loop from east side to west side on the downtown banks of the Willamette River.
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Tom McCall Waterfront Park
98 SW Naito PkwyA treat for tourists and locals alike! I highly recommend this 3 mile loop for an urban hike, jog or bicycle ride. Great views of downtown. From the Steel Bridge to the Hawthorne Bridge you can make a loop from east side to west side on the downtown banks of the Willamette River.
Parks & Nature
Best spot for sunrises and sunsets in Portland! 360 degree views of entire metro area (on a clear day). Check out all our snow capped peaks, watch airplanes land & take off and enjoy a picnic hangout.
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Ikhaya Lendalo le-Rocky Butte
3102 NE Rocky Butte RdBest spot for sunrises and sunsets in Portland! 360 degree views of entire metro area (on a clear day). Check out all our snow capped peaks, watch airplanes land & take off and enjoy a picnic hangout.
Absolutely gorgeous and peaceful. This is one of my favorite spots in Portland.
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Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston AveAbsolutely gorgeous and peaceful. This is one of my favorite spots in Portland.
Portland has the largest forested park within city limits in the USA! You can run/walk on a trail for over 30 miles and still remain within the city limits. We are so lucky to have this available within our city. Most trail heads are accessible by bus. I used to work for Forest Park Conservancy so I can hook you up with great run/hike trail loops within the park.
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Ipharki yomdiliya
Portland has the largest forested park within city limits in the USA! You can run/walk on a trail for over 30 miles and still remain within the city limits. We are so lucky to have this available within our city. Most trail heads are accessible by bus. I used to work for Forest Park Conservancy so I can hook you up with great run/hike trail loops within the park.
Arts & Culture
I'm so lucky to have this fantastic theatre so nearby! Hollywood Theatre is "the" spot to hit for old time cinema experience. They host some of the best current releases as well as showing more obscure showings hosted by film historians.
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Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy BlvdI'm so lucky to have this fantastic theatre so nearby! Hollywood Theatre is "the" spot to hit for old time cinema experience. They host some of the best current releases as well as showing more obscure showings hosted by film historians.
Essentials
Cute local grocery with niche items as well as staples.
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Beaumont Market
4130 NE Fremont StCute local grocery with niche items as well as staples.