Guide for Best Portland Experience!
Food scene
Amazing wood-fired pizza, fresh salads, roasted vegetable platters, wine, very atmospheric. Get there early because there are lines!
140 locals recommend
Ken's Artisan Pizza
304 SE 28th AveAmazing wood-fired pizza, fresh salads, roasted vegetable platters, wine, very atmospheric. Get there early because there are lines!
Authentic Cuban food con sabor! I love this little place because it feels just like stepping into Cuba (except the prices). Salsa music, colorful art, and complex flavors create an experience to remember.
166 locals recommend
Pambiche
2811 NE Glisan StAuthentic Cuban food con sabor! I love this little place because it feels just like stepping into Cuba (except the prices). Salsa music, colorful art, and complex flavors create an experience to remember.
Best cheeseburger in Portland. Seriously. Every single time. I'm sure all of the food is good but I can't get anything but the cheeseburger when I go.
30 locals recommend
Ate-Oh-Ate
2454 E Burnside StBest cheeseburger in Portland. Seriously. Every single time. I'm sure all of the food is good but I can't get anything but the cheeseburger when I go.
CHOCOLATE!!! Great little place to buy vegan dark chocolate truffles with incredible (and seasonal) flavors. Go in for some samples and leave with a box of 5 or 10! Also have CBD chocolates.
13 locals recommend
Missionary Chocolates
2712 NE Glisan StCHOCOLATE!!! Great little place to buy vegan dark chocolate truffles with incredible (and seasonal) flavors. Go in for some samples and leave with a box of 5 or 10! Also have CBD chocolates.
Awesome spot for fancy coffee, pastries, and sandwiches. Baked fresh in shop daily. Their bakers get there at 3am and have a glorious selection of baked goods at opening.
144 locals recommend
Crema Bakery & Cafe
2728 SE Ankeny StAwesome spot for fancy coffee, pastries, and sandwiches. Baked fresh in shop daily. Their bakers get there at 3am and have a glorious selection of baked goods at opening.
Fancy pants patisserie for a romantic vibe. Tapas, fancy desserts, wines, and specialty coffees (can be made "adult" too)
63 locals recommend
Pix Patisserie / Bar Vivant
2225 E Burnside StFancy pants patisserie for a romantic vibe. Tapas, fancy desserts, wines, and specialty coffees (can be made "adult" too)
This is a total secret spot. Best Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwiches in the Pacific NW. Fresh ingredients, perfect combination of textures and tastes. If you are lucky they will have some banana pastries and sesame balls in their display case. Please tell them that Adnan and Stacey sent you. We go there once or twice a week. It's a 20-30 minute bike ride and SO WORTH IT!
10 locals recommend
House Of Banh Mi
511 NE 76th AveThis is a total secret spot. Best Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwiches in the Pacific NW. Fresh ingredients, perfect combination of textures and tastes. If you are lucky they will have some banana pastries and sesame balls in their display case. Please tell them that Adnan and Stacey sent you. We go there once or twice a week. It's a 20-30 minute bike ride and SO WORTH IT!
The freshest pita straight from the oven with the freshest hummus or baba ghanoush. Shawarma, lamb, chicken, beef, dripping with flavor. You MUST end it with their homemade baklava. Never a better baklava made. If you meet Hani, the gregarious owner, let him know that Adnan and Stacey sent you.
19 locals recommend
Hoda's Middle-Eastern Cuisine
3401 SE Belmont StThe freshest pita straight from the oven with the freshest hummus or baba ghanoush. Shawarma, lamb, chicken, beef, dripping with flavor. You MUST end it with their homemade baklava. Never a better baklava made. If you meet Hani, the gregarious owner, let him know that Adnan and Stacey sent you.
Neighborhoods
Hawthorne is a mix of new and old Portland. Lots of little local shops, cafes, and boutiques. Check it out on bike between 30th and 50th avenues!
121 locals recommend
Hawthorne
Hawthorne is a mix of new and old Portland. Lots of little local shops, cafes, and boutiques. Check it out on bike between 30th and 50th avenues!
Belmont is truly "old Portland" and has somehow avoided the development that is seen in so many other neighborhoods. Check it out on bikes or scooters between 30th and 50th avenues.
10 locals recommend
Belmont
Belmont is truly "old Portland" and has somehow avoided the development that is seen in so many other neighborhoods. Check it out on bikes or scooters between 30th and 50th avenues.
SE Division has exploded with new development and new businesses from 12th avenue up to 50th avenue. Cycle, scoot, or park on a side street and walk!
44 locals recommend
Southeast Division Street
Southeast Division StreetSE Division has exploded with new development and new businesses from 12th avenue up to 50th avenue. Cycle, scoot, or park on a side street and walk!
This is our neighborhood! Walk along SE Ankeny for a quieter stretch and you'll see a couple of tucked away restaurants or walk along Burnside in either direction for lots of shops, cafes, and restaurants. SE 28th St has loads of shops, Whole Foods market, Laurelhurst Theater, and a few chocolate shops!
21 locals recommend
Buckman Neighborhood
This is our neighborhood! Walk along SE Ankeny for a quieter stretch and you'll see a couple of tucked away restaurants or walk along Burnside in either direction for lots of shops, cafes, and restaurants. SE 28th St has loads of shops, Whole Foods market, Laurelhurst Theater, and a few chocolate shops!
Entertainment
Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside StGreat local movie theater right up the street!
Doug Fir Lounge
301 E Burnside StSmall but happening music venue. Very popular!
Lots of stuff going on here. Rehabbed highschool made into cool office spaces, restaurants, rooftop bar, and music/entertainment auditorium. Get your tickets in advance to see whatever show is on!
124 locals recommend
Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark StLots of stuff going on here. Rehabbed highschool made into cool office spaces, restaurants, rooftop bar, and music/entertainment auditorium. Get your tickets in advance to see whatever show is on!
Sightseeing
One of Portland's coolest and most beautiful spots in a sketchy area. The Chinese Gardens are a full block radius oasis in Chinatown and so worth the visit. They have the Tao of Tea teahouse inside and you can easily spend a couple of hours relaxing and wandering and taking photos and having tea. Just be aware that Chinatown is not a nice area. It's an intriguing contrast.
405 locals recommend
Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett StOne of Portland's coolest and most beautiful spots in a sketchy area. The Chinese Gardens are a full block radius oasis in Chinatown and so worth the visit. They have the Tao of Tea teahouse inside and you can easily spend a couple of hours relaxing and wandering and taking photos and having tea. Just be aware that Chinatown is not a nice area. It's an intriguing contrast.
This is one of my favorite nature spots in Portland. It's a small dormant volcano in the middle of our city! You can drive (or bike there and to the top if you are an avid cyclist). Beautiful views of Mt Hood and downtown Portland. We love to ride to the top and enjoy the view!
406 locals recommend
Mt Tabor Dog Park
2219 SE Lincoln StThis is one of my favorite nature spots in Portland. It's a small dormant volcano in the middle of our city! You can drive (or bike there and to the top if you are an avid cyclist). Beautiful views of Mt Hood and downtown Portland. We love to ride to the top and enjoy the view!
The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style château in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States. The mansion was originally built in 1914 as a private home for London-born Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana Burton Pittock. It is a 46-room estate built of Tenino Sandstone situated on 46 acres that is now owned by the city's Bureau of Parks and Recreation and open for touring and provides panoramic views of downtown Portland.
622 locals recommend
Pittock Mansion
3229 NW Pittock DrThe Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style château in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States. The mansion was originally built in 1914 as a private home for London-born Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana Burton Pittock. It is a 46-room estate built of Tenino Sandstone situated on 46 acres that is now owned by the city's Bureau of Parks and Recreation and open for touring and provides panoramic views of downtown Portland.
When His Excellency Nobuo Matsunaga, the former Ambassador of Japan to the United States, visited Portland Japanese Garden, he proclaimed it to be “the most beautiful and authentic Japanese garden in the world outside of Japan.” Enough said.
1015 locals recommend
Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston AveWhen His Excellency Nobuo Matsunaga, the former Ambassador of Japan to the United States, visited Portland Japanese Garden, he proclaimed it to be “the most beautiful and authentic Japanese garden in the world outside of Japan.” Enough said.
There are over 10,000 rose bushes of approximately 650 varieties. The roses bloom from April through October with the peak coming in June, depending on the weather. New rose cultivars are continually sent to the garden from many parts of the world and are evaluated on several characteristics, including disease resistance, bloom formation, color, and fragrance. It is the oldest continuously operating public rose test garden in the United States and exemplifies Portland's nickname, "City of Roses".
627 locals recommend
International Rose Test Garden
400 SW Kingston AveThere are over 10,000 rose bushes of approximately 650 varieties. The roses bloom from April through October with the peak coming in June, depending on the weather. New rose cultivars are continually sent to the garden from many parts of the world and are evaluated on several characteristics, including disease resistance, bloom formation, color, and fragrance. It is the oldest continuously operating public rose test garden in the United States and exemplifies Portland's nickname, "City of Roses".
Grocery store
Easy to walk to health food grocery store with most everything you need.
630 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch StEasy to walk to health food grocery store with most everything you need.
An even MORE expensive grocery store than Whole Foods but has lots of tasty treats!
28 locals recommend
Market of Choice
1090 SE Belmont StAn even MORE expensive grocery store than Whole Foods but has lots of tasty treats!