The Retreat Studio
Food, Drink, Coffee
The best!
Super sweet neighborhood cafe just a couple of blocks away. Menu on their social media page!
17 locals recommend
Milwaukie Cafe and Bottle Shop
9401 SE 32nd AveSuper sweet neighborhood cafe just a couple of blocks away. Menu on their social media page!
The best Asian fusion food around! Vietnamese/French bakery. Great selection of drinks (alcohol and non!) . Family friendly.
112 locals recommend
Jade Teahouse
7912 SE 13th AveThe best Asian fusion food around! Vietnamese/French bakery. Great selection of drinks (alcohol and non!) . Family friendly.
Local company with many locations offering really good lunch selections, coffee, tea, baked goods. Gotta try! Sellwood and Woodstock are the closet locations but they are all over town.
226 locals recommend
Grand Central Bakery
714 N Fremont StLocal company with many locations offering really good lunch selections, coffee, tea, baked goods. Gotta try! Sellwood and Woodstock are the closet locations but they are all over town.
Thai Square
8601 Southeast 17th AvenueGreat Thai restaurant with fun interior
One of the MANY McMenamins locations in the area. This one is located in NE Portland. Many are in historic buildings or with stunning renovations. Some good sites are: Bagdad Theater, Edgefield, Crystal Hotel and Ballroom, Grand Lodge, Kalama lodge (30 miles north in WA) and the Mission Theater in NW Portland. Many more smaller historic pubs all around Portland.
538 locals recommend
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd AveOne of the MANY McMenamins locations in the area. This one is located in NE Portland. Many are in historic buildings or with stunning renovations. Some good sites are: Bagdad Theater, Edgefield, Crystal Hotel and Ballroom, Grand Lodge, Kalama lodge (30 miles north in WA) and the Mission Theater in NW Portland. Many more smaller historic pubs all around Portland.
Great, small, very nearby restaurant for dine-in, take-out. Adjacent to Safeway.
8 locals recommend
King Curry Thai Cuisine
4208 SE King RdGreat, small, very nearby restaurant for dine-in, take-out. Adjacent to Safeway.
Cafe 57 PDX
Great little locally-owned coffee place with baked goods, etc.
Grocery
The basics!
Brand new location less than one mile away opening Sept. 2023! Locally owned market. A Portland favorite.
974 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division StBrand new location less than one mile away opening Sept. 2023! Locally owned market. A Portland favorite.
Safeway
Neighbohood full service grocery store.
Utilitarian needs
New, clean, modern laundromat really close-by! They offer wash and fold, pick up and delivery, app payment, and ability to check laundry status and availability of machines! Super excited about this one opening! 1.3 miles away!
Bridge Town Laundry
New, clean, modern laundromat really close-by! They offer wash and fold, pick up and delivery, app payment, and ability to check laundry status and availability of machines! Super excited about this one opening! 1.3 miles away!
The best everything store! Super cool old school hardware and more.
6 locals recommend
Westmoreland Ace Hardware
6505 SE Milwaukie AveThe best everything store! Super cool old school hardware and more.
Very close clean laundromat, adjacent to Safeway, King Curry Restaurant, and Fitness gym.
Milwaukie Laundry
10515 SE 42nd AveVery close clean laundromat, adjacent to Safeway, King Curry Restaurant, and Fitness gym.
Great laundromat with food, drink, art, music. Eco-conscious and hip, offering self-serve or wash and fold. Two locations each in great neighborhoods to dine, shop, explore!
103 locals recommend
Spin Laundry Lounge
750 N Fremont StGreat laundromat with food, drink, art, music. Eco-conscious and hip, offering self-serve or wash and fold. Two locations each in great neighborhoods to dine, shop, explore!
Neighborhoods nearby
Downtown Milwaukie. Historic, cute, and low-key. Dining, and coffee options. The BEST Sunday Farmer's market. Milwaukie Riverfront Park.
12 locals recommend
Milwaukie
Downtown Milwaukie. Historic, cute, and low-key. Dining, and coffee options. The BEST Sunday Farmer's market. Milwaukie Riverfront Park.
2 miles west of the Retreat Studio. Lots of food options, including food carts, coffee, fine and casual dining, brewery, wine bar. New Season's grocery store. Riverfront Park. Hardware store, banks, post office, UPS store. Shops, antiques, and thrift stores. All you need 1.5 miles from the Retreat Studio.
35 locals recommend
Sellwood
2 miles west of the Retreat Studio. Lots of food options, including food carts, coffee, fine and casual dining, brewery, wine bar. New Season's grocery store. Riverfront Park. Hardware store, banks, post office, UPS store. Shops, antiques, and thrift stores. All you need 1.5 miles from the Retreat Studio.
2 miles to the north of the Retreat Studio. New Season's Market. Farmer's market. Shops, restaurants, and window shopping. Much more!
28 locals recommend
Woodstock
2 miles to the north of the Retreat Studio. New Season's Market. Farmer's market. Shops, restaurants, and window shopping. Much more!
My favorite natural areas
Super fun adventure. Light hiking/walking, paddleboarding, watch the sea lions! Nice little in-town getaway.
20 locals recommend
Elk Rock Island
Southeast Sparrow StreetSuper fun adventure. Light hiking/walking, paddleboarding, watch the sea lions! Nice little in-town getaway.
Many different trailheads lead into this park located in Clackamas, just east of here. Usually not too crowded. Beautiful to immerse yourself in the cool green forest. In town nature. 5.6 miles from the Studio.
14 locals recommend
Mount Talbert Nature Park
10945 SE Mather RdMany different trailheads lead into this park located in Clackamas, just east of here. Usually not too crowded. Beautiful to immerse yourself in the cool green forest. In town nature. 5.6 miles from the Studio.
Network of trails/bike paths. 2.5 miles away in Sellwood/Westmoreland.
111 locals recommend
Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge
10830 Southeast Oaks Park WayNetwork of trails/bike paths. 2.5 miles away in Sellwood/Westmoreland.
The biggest and best park in Portland. So many trailhead entrances. Maps found online. Connects to Washington park, Oregon Zoo, and Hwy 30 area. So worth hopping on.
940 locals recommend
Forest Park
The biggest and best park in Portland. So many trailhead entrances. Maps found online. Connects to Washington park, Oregon Zoo, and Hwy 30 area. So worth hopping on.
Sightseeing
International Rose Test Garden
400 SW Kingston AveA Portland staple
A smaller, less-traveled rose garden in the City of Roses.
154 locals recommend
Peninsula Park and Rose Gardens
700 N Rosa Parks WayA smaller, less-traveled rose garden in the City of Roses.
Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston AveSo beautiful and peaceful...
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Iconic
Fun shops, etc.
Dig Vinyl
8235 SE 13th AveFun used record store! Right by Either/Or coffee
The Record Pub
Record store with drinks!
Sweetpea's
8235 SE 13th AveSuper cute and friendly resale/gift shop for any little one in your life!