Recommendations near Modern Central Portland House
Food scene
Pine State Biscuits Division
1100 SE Division StFamous breakfast spot.
Double Dragon
1235 SE Division StVietnamese cocktail bar and restaurant.
APEX
1216 SE Division StBeer bar with extraordinarily lengthy tap list.
Palomar
959 SE Division StCuban cocktail bar and restaurant.
Popular ice cream shop, with flavors like horchata and mango sticky rice, a few blocks away from the house.
87 locals recommend
Fifty Licks Ice Cream
2021 SE Clinton StPopular ice cream shop, with flavors like horchata and mango sticky rice, a few blocks away from the house.
Very good bakery a few blocks from the house. Get the cream cheese brioche!
122 locals recommend
Little T American Baker
2600 SE Division StVery good bakery a few blocks from the house. Get the cream cheese brioche!
Roseline Coffee
1015 SE 11th AveProbably the best coffee shop in the neighborhood.
The prettiest close third-wave coffee shop open during the pandemic. Stroll through Ladd's Addition and enjoy their lovely patio seating. Get the cacao-nib-infused nitro cold brew.
44 locals recommend
Upper Left Roasters
1204 SE Clay StThe prettiest close third-wave coffee shop open during the pandemic. Stroll through Ladd's Addition and enjoy their lovely patio seating. Get the cacao-nib-infused nitro cold brew.
The Place
1212-D SE Powell BlvdOur local cider bar and bottle shop.
Broder Café
2508 SE Clinton StScandinavian brunch spot, open for outdoor dining.
Cool roaster focusing on natural and anerobic processed coffees. They have a nice cafe with indoor and outdoor dining.
6 locals recommend
PUSH X PULL COFFEE
821 SE Stark StCool roaster focusing on natural and anerobic processed coffees. They have a nice cafe with indoor and outdoor dining.
This is a quintessential Portland food cart - focusing religiously on a single great concept, and doing it extremely well.
19 locals recommend
Matt's BBQ Tacos
2216 SE Hawthorne BlvdThis is a quintessential Portland food cart - focusing religiously on a single great concept, and doing it extremely well.
Excellent food cart - I most highly recommend the spicy cheeseburger - in a pod adjoining an insane beer supermarket.
8 locals recommend
Jojo Food Truck
3582 SE Powell BlvdExcellent food cart - I most highly recommend the spicy cheeseburger - in a pod adjoining an insane beer supermarket.
Imagine a supermarket, where every shelf was filled with beer.
11 locals recommend
John's Marketplace Powell
3560 SE Powell BlvdImagine a supermarket, where every shelf was filled with beer.
In a city that runs on Thai food (especially Isaan), Paadee is probably the best right now. (Sorry, Eem!) Get the salmon curry and the asparagus tempura salad.
110 locals recommend
PaaDee
6 SE 28th AveIn a city that runs on Thai food (especially Isaan), Paadee is probably the best right now. (Sorry, Eem!) Get the salmon curry and the asparagus tempura salad.
The closest coffee spot, and it’s good! Get the Brazilian cheese waffles.
30 locals recommend
Nossa Familia Coffee
2007 SE Division StThe closest coffee spot, and it’s good! Get the Brazilian cheese waffles.
Neighborhoods
Gorgeous residential square dotted with rose gardens and a huge circle park, a couple blocks north of the house. Highly recommend walking up one of the diagonal streets (Ladd or Elliott) to get anywhere north or west.
40 locals recommend
Ladd's Addition
Gorgeous residential square dotted with rose gardens and a huge circle park, a couple blocks north of the house. Highly recommend walking up one of the diagonal streets (Ladd or Elliott) to get anywhere north or west.
Sightseeing
Walk, bike, or hop the streetcar (called the MAX) across the Tilikum Bridge to enjoy beautiful views while you're heading to the west side.
11 locals recommend
Tilikum Crossing
Tilikum CrossingWalk, bike, or hop the streetcar (called the MAX) across the Tilikum Bridge to enjoy beautiful views while you're heading to the west side.
Eastbank Esplanade
Eastbank EsplanadeBeautiful walk/bike path along the river.
The go-to park for a lovely picnic in Portland. Beautiful surrounding neighborhood as well.
437 locals recommend
Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark StThe go-to park for a lovely picnic in Portland. Beautiful surrounding neighborhood as well.
Local shops
The local supermarket - think of it as somewhere between Whole Foods and Safeway.
974 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division StThe local supermarket - think of it as somewhere between Whole Foods and Safeway.
The Meadow - Hawthorne Blvd.
3731 Southeast Hawthorne BoulevardCute shop offering single-origin chocolate, salt, bitters, and flowers.
A very Portlandia gifts, records, and home decor store. The supplier of our fridge magnets.
48 locals recommend
Tender Loving Empire
525 NW 23rd AveA very Portlandia gifts, records, and home decor store. The supplier of our fridge magnets.
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