Guidebook for Portland

Jim & Lauren
Jim & Lauren
Guidebook for Portland

Drinks & Nightlife

$2 cocktail and appetizer happy hour is one of the best deals in town!
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Aalto Lounge
3356 SE Belmont St
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$2 cocktail and appetizer happy hour is one of the best deals in town!
This hip vegan bar has some amazing bowls and sandwiches. Good beer selection and cocktails as well.
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The Sweet Hereafter
3326 SE Belmont St
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This hip vegan bar has some amazing bowls and sandwiches. Good beer selection and cocktails as well.
Some incredible German style and American beers here. Try the delicious Cavalier Cream Ale or Dark Hefeweizen.
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Baerlic Brewing Company
2239 SE 11th Ave
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Some incredible German style and American beers here. Try the delicious Cavalier Cream Ale or Dark Hefeweizen.
Really good burgers, falafel, and more. We love the cocktails here too.
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Hungry Tiger
213 SE 12th Ave
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Really good burgers, falafel, and more. We love the cocktails here too.
An outdoors themed brewery. The beer and atmosphere is terrific. Try the S'more Stout with a toasted marshmallow.
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Base Camp Brewing Company
930 SE Oak St
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An outdoors themed brewery. The beer and atmosphere is terrific. Try the S'more Stout with a toasted marshmallow.
One of the best live music venues in North America. Check out the show schedule to see who's playing during your stay!
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Doug Fir Lounge
301 E Burnside St
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One of the best live music venues in North America. Check out the show schedule to see who's playing during your stay!
Free live music at this mid century modern themed bar and club. Makes for a good night out any day of the week!
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Rontoms
600 E Burnside St
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Free live music at this mid century modern themed bar and club. Makes for a good night out any day of the week!
Vegan friendly and Mexican inspired. This bar has some good deals on high quality eats and margaritas.
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Conquistador Lounge
2045 SE Belmont St
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Vegan friendly and Mexican inspired. This bar has some good deals on high quality eats and margaritas.
Looking to go dancing? This is an iconic east side night club here in Portland. Check the schedule to see who's playing during your stay.
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Holocene
1001 SE Morrison St
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Looking to go dancing? This is an iconic east side night club here in Portland. Check the schedule to see who's playing during your stay.
Great German food and beers. This place is always a blast but it can be hard to find a seat at times. Be prepared to wait on the weekends.
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Stammtisch
401 NE 28th Ave
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Great German food and beers. This place is always a blast but it can be hard to find a seat at times. Be prepared to wait on the weekends.

Food Scene

If you like southern food this is the place to be. Be prepared to wait up to an hour or more if you don't line up before they open. The chicken and waffles are legendary and the dinner is great too.
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Screen Door
2337 E Burnside St
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If you like southern food this is the place to be. Be prepared to wait up to an hour or more if you don't line up before they open. The chicken and waffles are legendary and the dinner is great too.
Coava is one of the premiere roasters in Portland. A must try for any coffee enthusiast.
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Coava Coffee Roasters
2631 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Coava is one of the premiere roasters in Portland. A must try for any coffee enthusiast.
This little cafe is based out of an old craftsman home like ours. They make fresh donuts hot to order. It's a great little neighborhood cafe just around the corner from us.
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Rocking Frog Cafe
2511 SE Belmont St
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This little cafe is based out of an old craftsman home like ours. They make fresh donuts hot to order. It's a great little neighborhood cafe just around the corner from us.
They have a great brunch here but if you want a terrific deal go there and get the take out special -- 2 large breakfast sandwiches and a cup of coffee for $4.99!
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Cricket Cafe
3159 SE Belmont St
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They have a great brunch here but if you want a terrific deal go there and get the take out special -- 2 large breakfast sandwiches and a cup of coffee for $4.99!
Heart is another one of Portland's premiere roasters. You owe it to yourself to try an Americano here at their flagship cafe.
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Heart Coffee Roasters
2211 E Burnside St
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Heart is another one of Portland's premiere roasters. You owe it to yourself to try an Americano here at their flagship cafe.
The best pizza in Portland in our opinion. This bakery is connected to the highly rated Ava Gene's so the quality is top notch.
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Holiday
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The best pizza in Portland in our opinion. This bakery is connected to the highly rated Ava Gene's so the quality is top notch.
Be prepared to wait if you venture for some delicious Thai food. It's worth the wait.
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Pok Pok
3226 SE Division St
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Be prepared to wait if you venture for some delicious Thai food. It's worth the wait.
It's Salt & Straw! The most popular ice cream chain in Portland. The SE division location is great because there are plenty of other options if you decide the line is too long.
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Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta St
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It's Salt & Straw! The most popular ice cream chain in Portland. The SE division location is great because there are plenty of other options if you decide the line is too long.
This airy and modern cafe is one of Portland's up and coming roasters. Our friend is the head roaster here and he does a fine job. Check it out!
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Upper Left Roasters
1204 SE Clay St
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This airy and modern cafe is one of Portland's up and coming roasters. Our friend is the head roaster here and he does a fine job. Check it out!
A dessert shop only open late at night in an old historic home. A great place for a late night cake and coffee. This place is not that high on the tourists radar but is famous among locals. Bring cash, they don't accept card. Oh and the bathroom is creepy, you've been warned!
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Rimsky-Korsakoffee House
707 SE 12th Ave
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A dessert shop only open late at night in an old historic home. A great place for a late night cake and coffee. This place is not that high on the tourists radar but is famous among locals. Bring cash, they don't accept card. Oh and the bathroom is creepy, you've been warned!

Parks & Nature

A beautiful walk. We take our dog here almost every day. Escape the city for a short stroll. You won't regret it!
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Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark St
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A beautiful walk. We take our dog here almost every day. Escape the city for a short stroll. You won't regret it!
Enjoy a beautiful walk up to the top of Mt. Tabor and get a spectacular view of the Portland skyline at the top!
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Mount Tabor
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Enjoy a beautiful walk up to the top of Mt. Tabor and get a spectacular view of the Portland skyline at the top!
Every Monday night you'll be sure to see a very eccentric / eclectic crowd gathering around 5:30pm. It's pretty nuts. One of our guests asked if a magicians expo had gathered at the park.
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Colonel Summers Park
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Every Monday night you'll be sure to see a very eccentric / eclectic crowd gathering around 5:30pm. It's pretty nuts. One of our guests asked if a magicians expo had gathered at the park.

Entertainment & Activities

$4 second run movies and $5 pitchers of Rainier. Need we say more?
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Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside St
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$4 second run movies and $5 pitchers of Rainier. Need we say more?
One of the more impressive McMenamins locations. Catch a movie and grab a beer and burger while you're there!
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McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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One of the more impressive McMenamins locations. Catch a movie and grab a beer and burger while you're there!

Shopping

Powell's east side location. A great place to stop and read a book.
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Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Powell's east side location. A great place to stop and read a book.
You can buy Portland rain in a jar here for $7. Okay.. there is actually a ton of pretty cool arts and crafts for sale as well. Stop by and check it out!
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Tender Loving Empire
525 NW 23rd Ave
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You can buy Portland rain in a jar here for $7. Okay.. there is actually a ton of pretty cool arts and crafts for sale as well. Stop by and check it out!

Essentials

A local high end grocer here in town. It's the closest grocery store to our house.
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Zupan's Markets
3301 Southeast Belmont Street
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A local high end grocer here in town. It's the closest grocery store to our house.
Organic groceries About 10 minutes by foot from our place.
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Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch St
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Organic groceries About 10 minutes by foot from our place.

Arts & Culture

A great place to watch live music, comedy shows, or other live performances. It's the old theater of a renovated high school.
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Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St
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A great place to watch live music, comedy shows, or other live performances. It's the old theater of a renovated high school.