Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
It's Hawaiian food. Their owned by Laurelhurst Market, which is an excellent restaurant and famous butcher shop. The meat at Ate-Oh-Ate is perfect. Plus they have tropical cocktails and shaved ice.
30 locals recommend
Ate-Oh-Ate
2454 E Burnside StIt's Hawaiian food. Their owned by Laurelhurst Market, which is an excellent restaurant and famous butcher shop. The meat at Ate-Oh-Ate is perfect. Plus they have tropical cocktails and shaved ice.
Meat Cheese Bread
1406 SE Stark StGet the best sandwiches for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Arrosto
2340 NE Sandy BlvdTake out window only. Excellent Mediterranean chicken dinners.
Food cart pod with plenty of excellent options. It's open very late on most nights. Also Lardo is across the street.
63 locals recommend
Cartopia
1207 SE Hawthorne BlvdFood cart pod with plenty of excellent options. It's open very late on most nights. Also Lardo is across the street.
Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings | Burnside
1708 E Burnside StEveryone loves hot wings!
Güero
200 NE 28th AveFamous for their Tortas, but I always order the cart bowl.
Fifty Licks Ice Cream
2742 E Burnside StBest ice cream in the hood.
Cheese & Crack Snack Shop
22 SE 28th AveWhen you're feeling like a snack.
Ken's Artisan Pizza
304 SE 28th AvePizza.... wood fired artisan pizza. Likely a wait.
Baby Doll Pizza
2835 SE Stark StBest late night pizza by the slice.
Luce
2140 E Burnside StExcellent Italian for lunch or dinner.
Navarre
10 NE 28th AveExcellent tapas.
Pambiche
2811 NE Glisan StThe best cuban food!! A must eat destination.
Pix Patisserie / Bar Vivant
2225 E Burnside StSweets... lots of fancy sweets.
Crema Bakery & Cafe
2728 SE Ankeny StBest Coffee Shop and Bakery in the hood.
Nong's is a top Portland lunch destination. A food cart success story featuring the classic Thai dish - Khao Man Gai.
126 locals recommend
Nong's Khao Man Gai
609 SE Ankeny StNong's is a top Portland lunch destination. A food cart success story featuring the classic Thai dish - Khao Man Gai.
Excellent wine and dinners featuring fresh ingredients from the roof top garden and views of downtown.
67 locals recommend
Noble Rot
1111 East Burnside StreetExcellent wine and dinners featuring fresh ingredients from the roof top garden and views of downtown.
Famous for their weekend brunch... try the chicken and waffles. Be prepared to wait an hour. People queue up every day. Dinner is also great and less crowded. Try the fried chicken.
379 locals recommend
Screen Door
2337 E Burnside StFamous for their weekend brunch... try the chicken and waffles. Be prepared to wait an hour. People queue up every day. Dinner is also great and less crowded. Try the fried chicken.
Stammtisch
401 NE 28th AveGerman food and beer. It's all excellent with an old world vibe.
One of the best coffee roasters in Portland is just down the street.
170 locals recommend
Heart Coffee Roasters
2211 E Burnside StOne of the best coffee roasters in Portland is just down the street.
Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th AveExcellent high end sustainable sushi.
Drinks & Nightlife
Beulahland
118 NE 28th AveClassic Portland. Great place to see local sports.
Angel Face
14 NE 28th AveNice and cute. Romantic. Perfect for fancy cocktails and Oysters.
Crush Bar
1400 SE Morrison StVoted best LGBTQ bar in Portland!
Roadside Attraction
1000 SE 12th AveSo cool... funky and eclectic bar with an outdoor patio.
Regular concerts and events downstairs with a pool hall upstairs.
87 locals recommend
Goodfoot Pub & Lounge
2845 SE Stark StRegular concerts and events downstairs with a pool hall upstairs.
Standard Tavern
14 NE 22nd AveThe perfect neighborhood dive bar... games and cheap beer.
There Be Monsters
1308 SE Morrison StGreat cocktails.
Rum Club
720 SE Sandy BlvdGo for the chill vibe and awesome cocktails.
Rontoms
600 E Burnside StHuge back patio. Great drinks. Cool space.
Goth bar I guess?? Hosts some great dance nights.
17 locals recommend
The Coffin Club (previously known as Lovecraft Bar)
421 SE Grand AveGoth bar I guess?? Hosts some great dance nights.
Migration Brewing - Glisan
2828 NE Glisan StAnother local brewery
Cascade Brewing Barrel House
939 SE Belmont StExcellent sour beers
Aalto Lounge
3356 SE Belmont StOne of my favorite bars in the area.
Church
2600 NE Sandy BlvdGo for the cocktails.
It's a bare bones dive bar.. but cool as hell and has outdoor seating.
11 locals recommend
Bare Bones Cafe & Bar
2908 SE Belmont StIt's a bare bones dive bar.. but cool as hell and has outdoor seating.
ENSO Winery
1416 SE Stark StLocal neighborhood winery.
BEER! Buy beer... all kinds... from all over the world... drink it there or get it to go.
19 locals recommend
Beer
1410 SE Stark StBEER! Buy beer... all kinds... from all over the world... drink it there or get it to go.
Parks & Nature
Closest park with basketball, baseball, picnic tables, tennis, playground, sun bathing, water sports for kids.
45 locals recommend
Colonel Summers Park
Closest park with basketball, baseball, picnic tables, tennis, playground, sun bathing, water sports for kids.
Best place in the neighborhood for a day at the park. Picnic, dog park, Frisbee, sunbathing, etc.
437 locals recommend
Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark StBest place in the neighborhood for a day at the park. Picnic, dog park, Frisbee, sunbathing, etc.
Mount Tabor Park Playground
Mount TaborGreat big park on a "dormant" volcano.
Award winning historic neighborhood with 4 rose gardens and a Central Park to explore. Don’t get lost on the off-grid streets.
14 locals recommend
Ladd Circle Park & Rose Gardens
1988 Southeast Mulberry AvenueAward winning historic neighborhood with 4 rose gardens and a Central Park to explore. Don’t get lost on the off-grid streets.
Arts & Culture
This must visit historic renovation includes a few bars (including a roof top bar with exceptional views), a music venue, and dog park.
124 locals recommend
Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark StThis must visit historic renovation includes a few bars (including a roof top bar with exceptional views), a music venue, and dog park.
Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside StHistoric Movie theater with new releases.
Cinemagic
2021 Southeast Hawthorne BoulevardMovie theater, shows one movie a week.
Sightseeing
Really cool historic neighborhood, with five little parks (most are rose gardens). This neighborhood is well preserved, tree lined, and easy to get lost.
40 locals recommend
Ladd's Addition
Really cool historic neighborhood, with five little parks (most are rose gardens). This neighborhood is well preserved, tree lined, and easy to get lost.
Catch the waterfront greenway here. You can loop around the river downtown or go south all the way to Oaks Bottom park in Sellwood. There is a greenway on both banks of the Willamette. Access from Hawthorne, Morrison or Burnside bridges.
74 locals recommend
Eastbank Esplanade
Eastbank EsplanadeCatch the waterfront greenway here. You can loop around the river downtown or go south all the way to Oaks Bottom park in Sellwood. There is a greenway on both banks of the Willamette. Access from Hawthorne, Morrison or Burnside bridges.
Popular commercial corridor with unlimited shopping, restaurants, and entertainment. Kind of hippie.
121 locals recommend
Hawthorne
Popular commercial corridor with unlimited shopping, restaurants, and entertainment. Kind of hippie.
Shopping
It's a bustling food and art market on Saturdays and Sundays under the Burnside bridge... it's been going since the 70's.
425 locals recommend
Portland Saturday Market
2 SW Naito PkwyIt's a bustling food and art market on Saturdays and Sundays under the Burnside bridge... it's been going since the 70's.
Essentials
Market of Choice
1090 SE Belmont StHuge beer room.
Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch StJust a little Whole Foods.
Neighborhood corner store. Go for convenience... pay double. But yea, I go there every day.
10 locals recommend
Penny Market
2001 SE Stark StNeighborhood corner store. Go for convenience... pay double. But yea, I go there every day.