Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
Delicious pizza to eat in or take out. Nice bar too. Relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
32 locals recommend
Saint Pizza Lounge
3813 SE Gladstone StDelicious pizza to eat in or take out. Nice bar too. Relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
Shut Up and Eat
3848 SE Gladstone StLarge, delicious sandwiches.
Beez Holgate Station
4507 SE 27th AveI heard they have amazing food. Not open all day; check the hours.
Great variety of delicious food and drinks for a low price. Amazing BBQ!
There are also food carts on SE Division at 28th, SE Belmont at 43rd, and several downtown.
50 locals recommend
Carts on Foster
5205 SE Foster RdGreat variety of delicious food and drinks for a low price. Amazing BBQ!
There are also food carts on SE Division at 28th, SE Belmont at 43rd, and several downtown.
Dairy Queen
5605 SE Division StSometimes you just need a great soft ice cream cone.
Unique ice cream flavors with lots of local ingredients. You can have several tasters of flavors.
1078 locals recommend
Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta StUnique ice cream flavors with lots of local ingredients. You can have several tasters of flavors.
Wonderful Thai food and delicious drinks at low prices. Great ambience and nice staff.
12 locals recommend
New Thai Blues
4147 SE Division StWonderful Thai food and delicious drinks at low prices. Great ambience and nice staff.
Wonderfully tasting vegan food. So great that even non-vegans love it. Unassuming atmosphere.
10 locals recommend
Papa G's Vegan Organic Deli
2314 SE Division StWonderfully tasting vegan food. So great that even non-vegans love it. Unassuming atmosphere.
This site has MANY ideas of where to go in Portland, in ALL categories. Food, nightlife, arts, culture, nature, and much more!
Highly recommended site.
Travel Portland
100 SW BroadwayThis site has MANY ideas of where to go in Portland, in ALL categories. Food, nightlife, arts, culture, nature, and much more!
Highly recommended site.
Drinks & Nightlife
Gladstone Street Pub
3737 SE Gladstone StChill, low-key neighborhood bar.
Sightseeing
Large, beautiful rhododendron Garden with man-made pond and birds. So peaceful! Free on certain days and times. Low-cost other times.
195 locals recommend
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
5801 SE 28th AveLarge, beautiful rhododendron Garden with man-made pond and birds. So peaceful! Free on certain days and times. Low-cost other times.
Hood River
International Rose Test Garden station
Tons of rose bushes
Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston AveBeautiful Gardens
Everything Else
Nice place for a walk or a run on the running track. Lots of grass and trees too.
Reed College Athletic Field Loop
Nice place for a walk or a run on the running track. Lots of grass and trees too.
Crystal Springs Lake
So beautiful!! Great for walking, hiking, hanging out.
Beautiful walking and hiking trails around a large lake with wildlife. You are in the woods and only 1/4 mile from my house. Flat trail as well as optional elevated trails. Man-made waterfall.
79 locals recommend
Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock BlvdBeautiful walking and hiking trails around a large lake with wildlife. You are in the woods and only 1/4 mile from my house. Flat trail as well as optional elevated trails. Man-made waterfall.
Nice park 3 blocks from my house. Kids activities, picnic tables, grass and trees.
26 locals recommend
Kenilworth Park
Southeast Holgate BoulevardNice park 3 blocks from my house. Kids activities, picnic tables, grass and trees.
Shopping
Great food, great prices, 5 blocks from my house. Large store, open until 9:00 pm.
480 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
2122 NW Glisan StGreat food, great prices, 5 blocks from my house. Large store, open until 9:00 pm.
Well-stocked drug store with pharmacy. Open until 10:00 pm. Pharmacy open until 10:00 pm, till 6:00 on weekends. Pharmacy closed for 1 hour around 1:00 pm.
59 locals recommend
Walgreens
3909 SE Holgate BlvdWell-stocked drug store with pharmacy. Open until 10:00 pm. Pharmacy open until 10:00 pm, till 6:00 on weekends. Pharmacy closed for 1 hour around 1:00 pm.
Smaller branch of Powell's near my house. They also have a cafe, and so many shops, restaurants and bars on Hawthorne.
230 locals recommend
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne BlvdSmaller branch of Powell's near my house. They also have a cafe, and so many shops, restaurants and bars on Hawthorne.
Very inexpensive, huge shop with tons of things in all categories. Great for college students, new residents, or people who enjoy unique things at a good price.
34 locals recommend
Village Merchants
4035 SE Division StVery inexpensive, huge shop with tons of things in all categories. Great for college students, new residents, or people who enjoy unique things at a good price.
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside StThe largest independently owned bookstore in the U.S.!
Parks & Nature
Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark Stlarge park with man-made pond with ducks.
Mount Tabor
Amazing view of Mt. Hood. Trail is not easily accessible by disabled people.
94 locals recommend
Powell Butte Nature Park
16160 SE Powell BlvdAmazing view of Mt. Hood. Trail is not easily accessible by disabled people.
Very beautiful must-see place for visitors. Take the Old Historic Columbia River Highway 30 from I-84 East for the best view of this and several other waterfalls on the way.
974 locals recommend
Multnomah Falls station
Very beautiful must-see place for visitors. Take the Old Historic Columbia River Highway 30 from I-84 East for the best view of this and several other waterfalls on the way.
Mount Hood
Arts & Culture
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park AveOregon Historical Society Museum
1200 SW Park Ave