Guide for Best Portland Experience!

Susan
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!
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Ken's Artisan Pizza
304 SE 28th Ave
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Amazing 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.
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Pambiche
2811 NE Glisan St
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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.
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.
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Ate-Oh-Ate
2454 E Burnside St
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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.
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.
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Missionary Chocolates
2712 NE Glisan St
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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.
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.
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Crema Bakery & Cafe
2728 SE Ankeny St
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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.
Fancy pants patisserie for a romantic vibe. Tapas, fancy desserts, wines, and specialty coffees (can be made "adult" too)
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Pix Patisserie / Bar Vivant
2225 E Burnside St
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Fancy 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!
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House Of Banh Mi
511 NE 76th Ave
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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!
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.
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Hoda's Middle-Eastern Cuisine
3401 SE Belmont St
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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.

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!
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Hawthorne
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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.
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Belmont
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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!
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Southeast Division Street
Southeast Division Street
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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!
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!
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Buckman Neighborhood
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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

Great local movie theater right up the street!
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Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside St
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Great local movie theater right up the street!
Small but happening music venue. Very popular!
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Doug Fir Lounge
301 E Burnside St
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Small 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!
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Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St
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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!

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.
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Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett St
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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.
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!
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Mt Tabor Dog Park
2219 SE Lincoln St
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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!
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.
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Pittock Mansion
3229 NW Pittock Dr
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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.
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.
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Portland japanska trädgård
611 SW Kingston Ave
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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.
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".
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International Rose Test Garden
400 SW Kingston Ave
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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".

Grocery store

Easy to walk to health food grocery store with most everything you need.
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Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch St
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Easy 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!
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Market of Choice
1090 SE Belmont St
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An even MORE expensive grocery store than Whole Foods but has lots of tasty treats!