Guidebook for Portland

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Guidebook for Portland

Drinks & Nightlife

This is my go-to hangout. Great classic Portland tavern with a nice covered patio out back. Friendly bartenders, great cocktails, good selection of Northwest beer and wine. Small menu with some tasty salty bar snacks, charcuterie, sandwiches, and burgers.
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Free House
1325 NE Fremont St
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This is my go-to hangout. Great classic Portland tavern with a nice covered patio out back. Friendly bartenders, great cocktails, good selection of Northwest beer and wine. Small menu with some tasty salty bar snacks, charcuterie, sandwiches, and burgers.
One of my favorite bars in Portland. It's an all-vegan bar, with a large menu of vegan comfort food. Seriously, if you are hungry (vegan or otherwise) go here. Famous for their giant mason jar cocktails. Gets pretty loud at night on the weekends. Lots of outdoor seating in the front and back. Usually projecting the Blazers games if there's one on.
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Bye and Bye
1011 NE Alberta St
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One of my favorite bars in Portland. It's an all-vegan bar, with a large menu of vegan comfort food. Seriously, if you are hungry (vegan or otherwise) go here. Famous for their giant mason jar cocktails. Gets pretty loud at night on the weekends. Lots of outdoor seating in the front and back. Usually projecting the Blazers games if there's one on.
Adorable old-timey bar in a beautiful Victorian house. Go here if you want something intimate and cozy and you're not attached to sitting outside. Be sure to check out the upstairs!
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Beech Street Parlor
412 NE Beech St
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Adorable old-timey bar in a beautiful Victorian house. Go here if you want something intimate and cozy and you're not attached to sitting outside. Be sure to check out the upstairs!
A little dive-y, a little punk rock, awesome patio.
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The Hilt
1934 NE Alberta St
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A little dive-y, a little punk rock, awesome patio.
This is a pub and music venue, fairly similar to the Free House but one side is the bar and the other side is a small-scale music venue. Booths, large outdoor patio, great spot to catch a show.
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Alberta Street
1036 NE Alberta St
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This is a pub and music venue, fairly similar to the Free House but one side is the bar and the other side is a small-scale music venue. Booths, large outdoor patio, great spot to catch a show.
A renovated church houses this intimate live music spot with burgers & drinks in the adjoining bar.
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Mississippi Studios
3939 N Mississippi Ave
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A renovated church houses this intimate live music spot with burgers & drinks in the adjoining bar.

Food Scene

Cute Southern American style restaurant with great brunch.
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Muscadine
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Cute Southern American style restaurant with great brunch.
This is the little satellite restaurant of the famous thai restaurant, Pok Pok, in Southeast Portland. In my opinion, it's one of Portland's best kept secrets. You'll wait 3 hours at the mother Pok Pok, but can usually find a seat at its casual little sister. It has a reduced menu, but still serving the best of Pok Pok.
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Pok Pok Wing
1469 NE Prescott St
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This is the little satellite restaurant of the famous thai restaurant, Pok Pok, in Southeast Portland. In my opinion, it's one of Portland's best kept secrets. You'll wait 3 hours at the mother Pok Pok, but can usually find a seat at its casual little sister. It has a reduced menu, but still serving the best of Pok Pok.
Retro-style local roaster. Delicious coffee. Great place to hang out, work, or do some reading.
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Extracto Coffee Roasters
2921 NE Killingsworth St
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Retro-style local roaster. Delicious coffee. Great place to hang out, work, or do some reading.
Small local coffee shop. Bright, airy – I love to go there in the summers when they open the garage doors. Also a great place to work.
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Case Study Coffee Roasters
1422 NE Alberta St
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Small local coffee shop. Bright, airy – I love to go there in the summers when they open the garage doors. Also a great place to work.
Intimate neighborhood bistro serving Cajun-Creole fare in a sophisticated space.
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Acadia
1303 NE Fremont St
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Intimate neighborhood bistro serving Cajun-Creole fare in a sophisticated space.
Contemporary, seasonal French cuisine served for dinner & brunch in a stylishly intimate space. On the pricier end.
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Daisy Bar + Cafe
1465 NE Prescott St
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Contemporary, seasonal French cuisine served for dinner & brunch in a stylishly intimate space. On the pricier end.
Inventive New American dishes cooked in wood-fired oven & served in small, elegantly rustic room. Seasonal Pacific Northwest faire. This restaurant is a Portland favorite.
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Ned Ludd
3925 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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Inventive New American dishes cooked in wood-fired oven & served in small, elegantly rustic room. Seasonal Pacific Northwest faire. This restaurant is a Portland favorite.
Hip neighborhood pub offers craft brews & "snout-to-tail" New American fare in an open-timbered space. Good spot for tapas and shared plates.
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Grain & Gristle
1473 NE Prescott St
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Hip neighborhood pub offers craft brews & "snout-to-tail" New American fare in an open-timbered space. Good spot for tapas and shared plates.
Super hip but laid back coffee shop that also serves some beer and wine. Open, industrial style space.
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Barista
1725 NE Alberta St
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Super hip but laid back coffee shop that also serves some beer and wine. Open, industrial style space.

Parks & Nature

The park that has it all: baseball diamonds, open fields, playgrounds on the south end, tennis courts, old Portland park character. This is one of my favorite places to have a picnic and spend a lazy summer Sunday.
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Irving Park
707 NE Fremont St
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The park that has it all: baseball diamonds, open fields, playgrounds on the south end, tennis courts, old Portland park character. This is one of my favorite places to have a picnic and spend a lazy summer Sunday.
You could spend forever on these trails, and most trailheads are just a 10-15 minute drive away. Forest park is HUGE so if you're interested in checking it out, ask me for recommendations or find a detailed map online.
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Forest Park
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You could spend forever on these trails, and most trailheads are just a 10-15 minute drive away. Forest park is HUGE so if you're interested in checking it out, ask me for recommendations or find a detailed map online.
Historic 1912 French-style parterre, this is one of Portland's most beautiful formal rose gardens. The official Portland rose, named Mme. Caroline Testout, was cultivated in the garden. Once planted by the thousands along the streets of Portland, this rose earned Portland the name 'City of Roses.'
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Peninsula Park
Peninsula Park
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Historic 1912 French-style parterre, this is one of Portland's most beautiful formal rose gardens. The official Portland rose, named Mme. Caroline Testout, was cultivated in the garden. Once planted by the thousands along the streets of Portland, this rose earned Portland the name 'City of Roses.'

Essentials

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Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch St
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"Portland's friendliest grocery store." Larger than a coop but with mostly natural, local products. They also have a killer deli if you need a quick bite.
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New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division St
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"Portland's friendliest grocery store." Larger than a coop but with mostly natural, local products. They also have a killer deli if you need a quick bite.
Little neighborhood co-op grocery. Bulk items, health food, beer and wine.
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Alberta Cooperative Grocery
1500 NE Alberta St
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Little neighborhood co-op grocery. Bulk items, health food, beer and wine.

Shopping

Secondhand shop with a funky vibe & wide array of goods from clothing to knickknacks to home goods.
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Red Fox Vintage
4528 SE Woodstock Blvd
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Secondhand shop with a funky vibe & wide array of goods from clothing to knickknacks to home goods.
Funky shop stocking home decor, lighting, jewelry, bags & wallets all made in America.
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Red Sail
1723 NE Alberta St
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Funky shop stocking home decor, lighting, jewelry, bags & wallets all made in America.
Awesome little record store and occasional venue.
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Mississippi Records
5202 N Albina Ave
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Awesome little record store and occasional venue.

Arts & Culture

Gallery, specialty bookstore & retail archive with a focus on photography.
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Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books
2916 NE Alberta St
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Gallery, specialty bookstore & retail archive with a focus on photography.

Everything Else

One of my favorite yoga studios in Portland. Affordable, community-based yoga with $10 drop-ins (be sure to arrive 10-15 mins early if you aren't signed up ahead of time) and new student specials. No frills - just good, cheap yoga.
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The People's Yoga
3014 NE Killingsworth St
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One of my favorite yoga studios in Portland. Affordable, community-based yoga with $10 drop-ins (be sure to arrive 10-15 mins early if you aren't signed up ahead of time) and new student specials. No frills - just good, cheap yoga.
Yoga, massage, spa, and wellness clinic. Beautiful facilities in the heart of historic Irvington.
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Root Whole Body
2122 NW Quimby St
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Yoga, massage, spa, and wellness clinic. Beautiful facilities in the heart of historic Irvington.