Guidebook for Portland

Kelly
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Hipster heaven. Great vegan comfort food. I especially love the BBQ tofu & Brussels sprouts.
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Bye and Bye
1011 NE Alberta St
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Hipster heaven. Great vegan comfort food. I especially love the BBQ tofu & Brussels sprouts.
Tasty breakfast, brunch, & lunch! Dogs are welcome on the patio. Even great in winter with the cozy fireplace.
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Tin Shed Garden Cafe
1438 NE Alberta St
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Tasty breakfast, brunch, & lunch! Dogs are welcome on the patio. Even great in winter with the cozy fireplace.
Rise early to beat the predictably long lines. Perfect for those days when you might only have time for one meal that day: blinner!
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Pine State Biscuits
2204 NE Alberta St
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Rise early to beat the predictably long lines. Perfect for those days when you might only have time for one meal that day: blinner!
Great Indian snacks & street food. Love the roasted beet salad with crunchy mustard seeds and cool raita.
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Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St
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Great Indian snacks & street food. Love the roasted beet salad with crunchy mustard seeds and cool raita.
Ah-maz-ing brunch spot!! Sister restaurant to the equally incredible Toro Brava.
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Tasty n Daughters
4537 SE Division St
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Ah-maz-ing brunch spot!! Sister restaurant to the equally incredible Toro Brava.
Tapas. Perfection. Can be very busy. Go early or expect a wait.
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Toro Bravo
120 NE Russell St
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Tapas. Perfection. Can be very busy. Go early or expect a wait.
Great coffee. Very small seating area. Coffee makes it worth it though.
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Case Study Coffee Roasters
1422 NE Alberta St
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Great coffee. Very small seating area. Coffee makes it worth it though.
Japanese grill. Killer brunch spot.
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Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Ave
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Japanese grill. Killer brunch spot.
Stumptown coffee in a sparse spot. Hipster delight.
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Barista
1725 NE Alberta St
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Stumptown coffee in a sparse spot. Hipster delight.
Renown restaurant tucked back in a cool spot. Reservations recommended.
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Aviary
1733 NE Alberta St
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Renown restaurant tucked back in a cool spot. Reservations recommended.
One of my favorite spots. Try the green or black milk bubble tea in their lush garden in the back.
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Townshend's Alberta Street Teahouse
2223 NE Alberta St
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One of my favorite spots. Try the green or black milk bubble tea in their lush garden in the back.
When other brunch spots are too crowded this reliable restaurant can hit the spot. Awesome rooftop bar to sip a drink & watch the sunset.
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Radio Room
1101 NE Alberta St
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When other brunch spots are too crowded this reliable restaurant can hit the spot. Awesome rooftop bar to sip a drink & watch the sunset.
Bite-sized burgers with truffle fries. Simple, well-executed menu that always hits the spot.
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Little Big Burger - NE Alberta St
2038 NE Alberta St
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Bite-sized burgers with truffle fries. Simple, well-executed menu that always hits the spot.
My favorite spot for delicious tacos. Updated & healthy Mexican food in a fun & funky setting. KILLER margaritas!
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¿Por Qué No?
3524 N Mississippi Ave
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My favorite spot for delicious tacos. Updated & healthy Mexican food in a fun & funky setting. KILLER margaritas!
Mediterranean food at its best.
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DarSalam
2921 NE Alberta St
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Mediterranean food at its best.
One of the city's only roof-top restaurants. Home of Top Chef's Gregory Gourdet (runner up). Inventive Asian fusion. Reservations recommended for dinner or just grab a drink in the bar.
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Departure Restaurant + Lounge
525 SW Morrison St
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One of the city's only roof-top restaurants. Home of Top Chef's Gregory Gourdet (runner up). Inventive Asian fusion. Reservations recommended for dinner or just grab a drink in the bar.

Everything Else

Food cart fab. Super yummy grilled cheese sandwiches served on an old school bus. It's best with a cup of tomato soup, much better than the cafeteria from yesteryear.
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The Big Egg
3039 Northeast Alberta Street
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Food cart fab. Super yummy grilled cheese sandwiches served on an old school bus. It's best with a cup of tomato soup, much better than the cafeteria from yesteryear.
Retro candy store where you pick scrumptious treats from jars. Stock up on all your favorite flavors of Zotz!
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Candy Babel
202 N Water St
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Retro candy store where you pick scrumptious treats from jars. Stock up on all your favorite flavors of Zotz!
It's like a super hip garage sale. Best place ever to find vintage clothes, furniture, jewelry, art, & fun stuff. Very nice folks too. Lots of treasures waiting to be discovered there.
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Rerun
707 NE Fremont St
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It's like a super hip garage sale. Best place ever to find vintage clothes, furniture, jewelry, art, & fun stuff. Very nice folks too. Lots of treasures waiting to be discovered there.
1,000 acres of off-leash running for dogs! Nestled in between both the Sandy River and the Columbia River. Great place to wander & watch birds.
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Sandy River Delta Park
Thousand Acres Road
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1,000 acres of off-leash running for dogs! Nestled in between both the Sandy River and the Columbia River. Great place to wander & watch birds.

Shopping

Original location (I think). My son loves the smoked cherry & bone marrow as well as the salted caramel. Enjoy with a Stumptown cold brew.
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Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta St
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Original location (I think). My son loves the smoked cherry & bone marrow as well as the salted caramel. Enjoy with a Stumptown cold brew.
Anything & everything you can think of needing to make cool shit. Art supplies & DIY creative project tools galore. Love their classes!
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Collage
1639 NE Alberta St
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Anything & everything you can think of needing to make cool shit. Art supplies & DIY creative project tools galore. Love their classes!
Very cool clothing, baubles, & trinkets.
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Frock Boutique
1439 NE Alberta St
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Very cool clothing, baubles, & trinkets.
Hip stuff for home.
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DIGS Inside & Out
8301 SE 13th Ave
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Hip stuff for home.
The coolest fabrics ever!
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Bolt Neighborhood Fabric Boutique
2904 NE 42nd Ave
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The coolest fabrics ever!

Drinks & Nightlife

Not the original spot but the food is the same(mostly). Spicy fish wings? YES PLEASE.
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Pok Pok Wing
1469 NE Prescott St
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Not the original spot but the food is the same(mostly). Spicy fish wings? YES PLEASE.
Bar closest stumbling distance to my place. Recently renovated HUGE covered porch. Live music. Reliably friendly.
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Alberta Street
1036 NE Alberta St
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Bar closest stumbling distance to my place. Recently renovated HUGE covered porch. Live music. Reliably friendly.
Whiskey. Meaty morsels. Interesting & delicious comfort food and drinks.
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Grain & Gristle
1473 NE Prescott St
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Whiskey. Meaty morsels. Interesting & delicious comfort food and drinks.
Decent spot for PBRs. Covered outdoor area filled with smokers. Not the green kind.
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Alleyway Cafe & Bar
2415 NE Alberta St
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Decent spot for PBRs. Covered outdoor area filled with smokers. Not the green kind.

Arts & Culture

Cool concert venue.
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Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta St
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Cool concert venue.
Second-run movies in the gymnasium of an old, renovated school. Pizza, beer, popcorn or a full menu. Definitely a highlight.
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McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Ave
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Second-run movies in the gymnasium of an old, renovated school. Pizza, beer, popcorn or a full menu. Definitely a highlight.

Essentials

Closest store for natural groceries. You won't find Coke here but you will find Portland's favorite Dave's Killer Bread among other natural staples like organic milk or vegan staples.
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Alberta Cooperative Grocery
1500 NE Alberta St
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Closest store for natural groceries. You won't find Coke here but you will find Portland's favorite Dave's Killer Bread among other natural staples like organic milk or vegan staples.
Standard natural grocery. Great prepared-foods section!
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Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch St
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Standard natural grocery. Great prepared-foods section!
Nearest traditional grocery store.
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Safeway
6901 NE Sandy Blvd
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Nearest traditional grocery store.

Sightseeing

Favorite secret spot. Take an outdoor elevator to a peaceful garden setting complete with labyrinth and serene glassed-in room overlooking the city.
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IGrotto
8840 NE Skidmore St
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Favorite secret spot. Take an outdoor elevator to a peaceful garden setting complete with labyrinth and serene glassed-in room overlooking the city.
Walk through a gorgeous garden and gander at the geese. Waterfalls & walking bridges.
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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
5801 SE 28th Ave
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Walk through a gorgeous garden and gander at the geese. Waterfalls & walking bridges.
Zen garden tucked away in the middle of the city. Check out the zoo & rose garden while you're there!
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Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston Ave
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Zen garden tucked away in the middle of the city. Check out the zoo & rose garden while you're there!
Beautiful waterfalls right off the highway. Enjoy a drink at the restaurant. Worth the drive through the Columbia River Gorge.
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Multnomah Falls Lodge
53000 Historic Columbia River Hwy
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Beautiful waterfalls right off the highway. Enjoy a drink at the restaurant. Worth the drive through the Columbia River Gorge.