Guidebook for Portland

Kirk
Guidebook for Portland

Arts & Culture

While the quality of MLS soccer is questionable, there are few live sports experiences better than a Portland Timbers' Game.
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Providence Park
1844 SW Morrison St
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While the quality of MLS soccer is questionable, there are few live sports experiences better than a Portland Timbers' Game.
The best live venue in Portland for 85 years. Check the marquis for tonight's show, then amble by the front door to see what scalpers have available.
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Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 SW Broadway
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The best live venue in Portland for 85 years. Check the marquis for tonight's show, then amble by the front door to see what scalpers have available.
Home of the Portland Trailblazers, Portland Winterhawks and regular live entertainment.
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Moda Center
1 N Center Ct St
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Home of the Portland Trailblazers, Portland Winterhawks and regular live entertainment.

Sightseeing

High-atop downtown, visit the international rose test garden and take in a 270-degree view of the city.
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Washington Park
4033 SW Canyon Rd
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High-atop downtown, visit the international rose test garden and take in a 270-degree view of the city.
One of Portland's hidden treasures; well-funded, well-maintained and a guaranteed way to feel inspired and stress-free.
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Japonská zahrada v Portlandu
611 SW Kingston Ave
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One of Portland's hidden treasures; well-funded, well-maintained and a guaranteed way to feel inspired and stress-free.
The only active volcano within a major city in the USA; incredible views of Portland, hiking, a 10-minute walk to Hawthorne or Belmont and a 15-minute walk to Division.
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Mount Tabor
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The only active volcano within a major city in the USA; incredible views of Portland, hiking, a 10-minute walk to Hawthorne or Belmont and a 15-minute walk to Division.
Average art, but the contemporary side (in the masonic temple building is solid). Visit an amazing hidden gem at no cost: the art library.
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Portlandské muzeum umění
1219 SW Park Ave
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Average art, but the contemporary side (in the masonic temple building is solid). Visit an amazing hidden gem at no cost: the art library.
The museum is AWESOME for kids, but otherwise average. The highlight is late-night laser light shows frequented by stoned portlanders for generations.
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Empirical Theater
1945 SE Water Ave
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The museum is AWESOME for kids, but otherwise average. The highlight is late-night laser light shows frequented by stoned portlanders for generations.
Portland eccentric at its best.
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Kidd's Toy Museum
1301 SE Grand Ave
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Portland eccentric at its best.
Stunningly beautiful during rhododendron season.
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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
5801 SE 28th Ave
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Stunningly beautiful during rhododendron season.
One of Oregon's two permanent amusement parks, the oldest amusement park west of the Mississippi River and a century-old roller skating rink with live organ.
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Oaks Amusement Park
7805 SE Oaks Park Way
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One of Oregon's two permanent amusement parks, the oldest amusement park west of the Mississippi River and a century-old roller skating rink with live organ.
Quality hiking without a long drive.
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Hoyt Arboretum
4000 SW Fairview Blvd
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Quality hiking without a long drive.
The first, only and last illegally-built and city-approved skateboard park on the planet.
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Burnside Skatepark
Southeast 2nd Avenue
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The first, only and last illegally-built and city-approved skateboard park on the planet.
State park, amazing organic berry-picking, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, a miles-long beach including one of Oregon's two clothing-optional beaches.
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Sauvies Island
38799 NW Reeder Rd
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State park, amazing organic berry-picking, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, a miles-long beach including one of Oregon's two clothing-optional beaches.
A smaller version of the big Portland Farmer's Market is held here each Wednesday.
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Portland Farmers Market - Shemanski Park
1010 SW Park Ave
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A smaller version of the big Portland Farmer's Market is held here each Wednesday.

Entertainment & Activities

Only 2-3 MAX stops from central downtown, you disembark in a tunnel 100+ feet below ground, then ascend to a zoo nestled in Portland's west hills. BONUS: holiday zoo train!
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Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd
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Only 2-3 MAX stops from central downtown, you disembark in a tunnel 100+ feet below ground, then ascend to a zoo nestled in Portland's west hills. BONUS: holiday zoo train!

Everything Else

With various entrances from NW Portland, Skyline Boulevard and Hoyt Arboretum, Forest Park is the largest park in the USA to fall within a major city. Take a quick 30-minute hike before dinner.
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Lesní park
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With various entrances from NW Portland, Skyline Boulevard and Hoyt Arboretum, Forest Park is the largest park in the USA to fall within a major city. Take a quick 30-minute hike before dinner.
On the official list of Portland weird, an absolute labyrinth of wholesale mishmash from lava lamps to toys.
City Liquidators
823 SE 3rd Ave
On the official list of Portland weird, an absolute labyrinth of wholesale mishmash from lava lamps to toys.
The original and the best: Portland Farmer's Market runs saturday from early morning until early afternoon, March-December. THE LARGEST FARMER'S MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA.
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Portland Farmers Market - Office Location
240 N Broadway
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The original and the best: Portland Farmer's Market runs saturday from early morning until early afternoon, March-December. THE LARGEST FARMER'S MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA.
One of two downtown pharmacies.
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Rite Aid
2440 SE Cesar Estrada Chavez Blvd
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One of two downtown pharmacies.
One of two downtown pharmacies.
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Safeway Pharmacy
1100 NE Broadway
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One of two downtown pharmacies.

Shopping

The largest book store in the USA.
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Powellovo město knih
1005 W Burnside St
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The largest book store in the USA.
Considered by movie stars, heads of state and various eccentric billionaires to be the best custom motorcycle leathers on earth and in history.
Langlitz Leathers
2443 SE Division St
Considered by movie stars, heads of state and various eccentric billionaires to be the best custom motorcycle leathers on earth and in history.
Rock stars and fashion editors get their custom hats made here.
Pinkham Millinery
1012 SW Washington St
Rock stars and fashion editors get their custom hats made here.
Now a tourist trap, when I was a kid Voodoo was sketchy-cool. The state once sent in drug and law enforcement agents to bust Voodoo when they found out they were serving donuts with NyQuil frosting.
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Voodoo Doughnut
8145 SE 82nd Ave
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Now a tourist trap, when I was a kid Voodoo was sketchy-cool. The state once sent in drug and law enforcement agents to bust Voodoo when they found out they were serving donuts with NyQuil frosting.
One of the best vintage shops for ladies.
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The Yo! Store
935 NW 19th Ave
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One of the best vintage shops for ladies.

Food Scene

One of Portland's best hidden gem restaurants (northwest-french fusion).
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Little Bird Bistro
215 SW 6th Ave
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One of Portland's best hidden gem restaurants (northwest-french fusion).
For 30+ years, my family and friends have enjoyed pho here several times per week. It's not fancy, but it's hands-down the best pho you will have outside Vietnam; without MSG or pretense.
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Phở Hùng
4717 SE Powell Blvd
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For 30+ years, my family and friends have enjoyed pho here several times per week. It's not fancy, but it's hands-down the best pho you will have outside Vietnam; without MSG or pretense.
Rated the best Thai food in the USA.
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Pok Pok
3226 SE Division St
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Rated the best Thai food in the USA.
Hands-down the best ice cream you will ever have; ranked in the top five best ice cream places in the USA.
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Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta St
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Hands-down the best ice cream you will ever have; ranked in the top five best ice cream places in the USA.
One of Portland's hidden-gem restaurants: upscale Mexican with scratch margaritas and original (i.e. Aztec-inspired) recipes.
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Xico
3715 SE Division St
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One of Portland's hidden-gem restaurants: upscale Mexican with scratch margaritas and original (i.e. Aztec-inspired) recipes.
Hands-down the best steak in the northwest; incredible customer service, intimate atmosphere.
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RingSide Steakhouse
2165 W Burnside St
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Hands-down the best steak in the northwest; incredible customer service, intimate atmosphere.
The world's only 100% sustainable sushi restaurant.
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Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Ave
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The world's only 100% sustainable sushi restaurant.
The world's only 100% sustainable sushi restaurant.
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Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Ave
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The world's only 100% sustainable sushi restaurant.
Best pizza in Portland.
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Ken's Artisan Pizza
304 SE 28th Ave
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Best pizza in Portland.
Best Cuban food in Portland.
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Pambiche
2811 NE Glisan St
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Best Cuban food in Portland.
One of Portland's few remaining authentic Chinese restaurants as Chinatown moved to SE 82nd.
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Lucky Strike Restaurant
3862 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
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One of Portland's few remaining authentic Chinese restaurants as Chinatown moved to SE 82nd.
Portland's oldest and best seafood restaurant (note: the serve a lot more than crawfish).
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Jake's Famous Crawfish
401 SW 12th Ave
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Portland's oldest and best seafood restaurant (note: the serve a lot more than crawfish).
Owned by some sort of bizarro global cult, but the franchise is run by the friendliest man in Portland and they have a full menu of 100% vegetarian and vegan food.
Loving Hut Vegan Cuisine
1239 SW Jefferson St
Owned by some sort of bizarro global cult, but the franchise is run by the friendliest man in Portland and they have a full menu of 100% vegetarian and vegan food.
One of the best all-vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Portland.
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Harlow
3632 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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One of the best all-vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Portland.
One of the best all-vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Portland.
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Prasad
925 NW Davis St
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One of the best all-vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Portland.
One of the few quality ramen places in Portland. Mr. Hiroshi also hand picks daily sashimi selects.
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Mirakutei Sushi & Ramen
536 E Burnside St
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One of the few quality ramen places in Portland. Mr. Hiroshi also hand picks daily sashimi selects.
Solid Italian food in a proper, fun Italian family atmosphere.
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Piazza Italia
1129 NW Johnson St
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Solid Italian food in a proper, fun Italian family atmosphere.
Best breakfast in downtown Portland; where the locals go.
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Bijou Cafe
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Best breakfast in downtown Portland; where the locals go.
Vintage 50's diner/coffee counter with awesome breakfast and service.
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Fuller's Coffee Shop
136 NW 9th Ave
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Vintage 50's diner/coffee counter with awesome breakfast and service.
Above average food, excellent wine selection and the best east side view in town.
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Noble Rot
1111 East Burnside Street
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Above average food, excellent wine selection and the best east side view in town.
Loud, bad service, beautiful people, above-average food and very good bar for travelers to meet other travelers.
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Clyde Common
1014 SW Harvey Milk St
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Loud, bad service, beautiful people, above-average food and very good bar for travelers to meet other travelers.
Very solid locals-only restaurant and bar with high quality seafood and wine. Steve the bartender is considered one of the best in the northwest.
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Southpark Seafood
901 SW Salmon St
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Very solid locals-only restaurant and bar with high quality seafood and wine. Steve the bartender is considered one of the best in the northwest.
Cheap thrill burger place with truffle oil fries.
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Little Big Burger - Pearl District
122 NW 10th Ave
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Cheap thrill burger place with truffle oil fries.
Very good sushi.
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Yama Sushi & Sake Bar
926 NW 10th Ave
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Very good sushi.
Very good, very hip and very creative sushi place with a hidden gem menu item: the best burger in Portland.
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Yakuza Izakaya Restaurant
5515 NE 30th Ave
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Very good, very hip and very creative sushi place with a hidden gem menu item: the best burger in Portland.
Portland's best wings, tater tots and wings.
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Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings | Burnside
1708 E Burnside St
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Portland's best wings, tater tots and wings.
Portland's best wings, tater tots and wings.
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Fire On the Mountain Buffalo Wings | Interstate
4225 N Interstate Ave
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Portland's best wings, tater tots and wings.
Portland's best southern-style cooking.
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Screen Door
2337 E Burnside St
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Portland's best southern-style cooking.
Very good date-caliber mexican, but not as good or expensive as Xico.
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Nuestra Cocina
2135 SE Division St
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Very good date-caliber mexican, but not as good or expensive as Xico.
Portland's best mediterranean food.
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Nicholas Restaurant Lebanese and Mediterranean Cuisine
3223 NE Broadway
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Portland's best mediterranean food.
One of the best fancy restaurants in Portland.
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Paley's Place Bistro & Bar
1204 NW 21st Ave
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One of the best fancy restaurants in Portland.
Hey, it happens. This is the only remaining location on the westside of Portland before you get to the suburbs.
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Taco Bell
2079 W Burnside St
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Hey, it happens. This is the only remaining location on the westside of Portland before you get to the suburbs.
One of Portland's best food carts: chicken and rice.
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Nong's Khao Man Gai
609 SE Ankeny St
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One of Portland's best food carts: chicken and rice.
One of the best coffee shops in downtown.
Floyd’s Old Town Coffee and Tea
118 NW Couch St
One of the best coffee shops in downtown.
One of the best coffee shops in downtown. Te woman reading the paper at the end of the large communal table each AM is visionary former Mayor Vera Katz.
Park Avenue Cafe
1535 SW Park Ave
One of the best coffee shops in downtown. Te woman reading the paper at the end of the large communal table each AM is visionary former Mayor Vera Katz.
One of the best coffee shops in downtown.
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Stumptown Coffee Roasters
4525 SE Division St
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One of the best coffee shops in downtown.
One of the best coffee shops in downtown.
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Case Study Coffee Roasters
1422 NE Alberta St
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One of the best coffee shops in downtown.
Best juice/smoothie place in Portland.
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Kure Juice Bar
4380 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Best juice/smoothie place in Portland.
Portland's best hot dogs and chili cheese fries.
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Zach's Shack
4611 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Portland's best hot dogs and chili cheese fries.
Cheap, good Mexican with vegan/vegetarian options.
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Mi Mero Mole
32 NW 5th Ave
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Cheap, good Mexican with vegan/vegetarian options.
Good food, very good service.
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Davis Street Tavern
500 NW Davis St
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Good food, very good service.
When you need a slice late.
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Sizzle Pie West Portland
949 W Burnside St
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When you need a slice late.
A Portland original: very cool ambiance and staff, amazing macaroni and cheese with everything from spam to frog leg toppings.
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Le Bistro Montage
301 SE Morrison St
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A Portland original: very cool ambiance and staff, amazing macaroni and cheese with everything from spam to frog leg toppings.
If you like meat in all of its glorious forms, run, don't walk.
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Olympia Provisions
107 SE Washington St
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If you like meat in all of its glorious forms, run, don't walk.
Famous for the city's largest and best dessert menu.
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Papa Haydn
701 NW 23rd Ave
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Famous for the city's largest and best dessert menu.
Portland's best sandwiches.
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Bunk Sandwiches
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Portland's best sandwiches.
Portland's best sandwiches.
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Bunk Morrison
621 Southeast Morrison Street
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Portland's best sandwiches.
Portland's best sandwiches.
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Bunk Bar Water
1028 SE Water Ave
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Portland's best sandwiches.
When you need cheap mexican late; vegan/vegetarian options.
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Robo Taco
607 SE Morrison St
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When you need cheap mexican late; vegan/vegetarian options.
Portland's best pancakes 24/7.
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Original Hotcake House
1002 SE Powell Blvd
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Portland's best pancakes 24/7.

Drinks & Nightlife

Portland's oldest female review, specializing in burlesque-proportioned dancers; female-owned and operated with historical murals from the great depression on the back wall; Kurt met Courtney here.
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Mary's Club
5 W Burnside St
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Portland's oldest female review, specializing in burlesque-proportioned dancers; female-owned and operated with historical murals from the great depression on the back wall; Kurt met Courtney here.
The oldest bar in Oregon and home to the best Spanish coffee on earth.
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Huber's Cafe
411 SW 3rd Ave
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The oldest bar in Oregon and home to the best Spanish coffee on earth.
Subterranean, romantic, perfect drinks.
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Pépé le Moko
407 SW 10th Ave
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Subterranean, romantic, perfect drinks.
One of Portland's few proper dance spots.
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Holocene
1001 SE Morrison St
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One of Portland's few proper dance spots.
Hipster meat market with 365-day-a-year outdoor patio with heating.
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Rontoms
600 E Burnside St
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Hipster meat market with 365-day-a-year outdoor patio with heating.
Average food, average service, but the best west side view in town.
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Portland City Grill
111 SW 5th Ave
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Average food, average service, but the best west side view in town.
Smallest Portland bar full of hot twentysomethings-fortysomethngs.
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M Bar
417 NW 21st Ave
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Smallest Portland bar full of hot twentysomethings-fortysomethngs.
Portland's most intimate date bar.
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Driftwood Room
729 SW 15th Ave
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Portland's most intimate date bar.
Hipster meat market.
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Dig A Pony
736 SE Grand Ave
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Hipster meat market.
One of Portland's few legit rock bars.
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Star Bar
639 SE Morrison St
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One of Portland's few legit rock bars.