EAT
NE RESTAURANTS:
Sweedeedee: breakfast lunch and now dinner- sweet and thoughtful everything, not to be missed. prepare for a wait, or sometimes not!
Sardine Head: a bio-wine and seafood pop-up AT sweedeedee fri-mon nights (temp closed)
Ps & Qs market: open 11-9 counter service casual, homey food and a market too
Milk glass Market: sweet breakfast, baked goods and lunch
Vivienne: lovely, delicate breakfast and lunches
LUCE: italian small plates and handmade pasta, lunch + din.
NAVARRE: lots of wines, region-themed menu, casual + classy
LOVELY'S 50/50: best pizza ever ever and salads and ice cream, fam-friendly
Bollywood: trendy indian street food, yum!
Han Oak: fancy handmade ramen, unique space, check the hours
Nongs: casual/popular chicken + rice thai
WOLF & BEAR: falafel food cart, a few locations
bamboo sushi- local chain w sustainable fish (get the green machine + gin henson)
dove vivi- deep pizza and salads
eb+bean- fro yo and vegan fro yo
hat yai- thai street food
Ned Ludd- rustic kitchy woodfired food, bartender will have a mustache
por que no: mexican with a long line but worth the wait
Spielman Bagels: bagel mom n pop, Bernstein’s Bagels: more bagels
Kachka: Russian, w love
Coquine: everyone says its the best but ive never been
YUI: new thai mom ‘n daughter
Vegan Friendly: Mama Dut, Plant based Papi, Dirty lettuce, Mitate pdx sushi food truck, Farmhouse Thai or Kati Thai, Afuri ramen, Maruti Indian, The Sudra, Harlow, Epif, La Taquiza Vegena, Aviv, Dingers Deli, Buddy's steaks, Fermenter, Flourish food truck, Ben & Esthers Jewish Deli, Joule, Wolf & Bear, Boxcar pizza, Por que no, Sugarpine drive in
SE RESTAURANTS:
Tusk: trendy LA style, pink+gold, but delish middle eastern (temp closed)
Afuri- japanese ramen, only one in the states!
ava genes: delish italian
OBON: vegan japanese farm 2 table
Loretta Jean’s: Coconut cream pie, quiche, biscuits, etc
boke bowl- asian bowls fast
bamboo sushi- local chain w sustainable fish (get the green machine + gin henson)
Nostrana: big italian eatery, so wonderful, good for parents
providore: imported grocery and fancy snacks oyster bar etc
giraffe: japanese bento and pastry pop-up within Cargo (RIP!!)
West side RESTAURANTS:
Behind the Museum Cafe; quaint japanese cafe
Prasad : healthy bowls, vegan
Maurice: fika, amazing pastries, delicate souflé, get the lemon tart
St jacks: burger!
du kuh bee- korean noodles in beaverton
coffee shops:
courier, heart, stumptown, never coffee, coava, albina press
bars:
NE: beech st, red fox, liberty glass, psychic, expatriate, the alibi, victoria
SE: eno tecca wine bar, angel face, hey love, kex, rum club
W-side: pepe le moko, bar diane
SHOP
frances may
shop boswell
7sisters
oko
una
olo
stand up comedy
zig zag wanderer
midnight sunlight
cargo
urbanite
music: mississippi records, little axe records
bookstores:
powells dowtown
powells on hawthorne
monograph
ampersand
mother foucault
DO
art:
Portland Art Museum
Nationale
Yale Union
Adams & Ollman Gallery
Lumber Room
film:
Hollywood Theatre!
Cinema 21, Laurelhurst, Bagdad Theatre, 5th avenue cinema
NW FILM CENTER at The Whitsell Auditorium
The Church of Film
Kennedy School Theatre
Movie Madness (video rental + costume collection)
nature:
audubon society (birds, and trail behind) in Forest Park
sauvie island (berry picking/pumpkin picking/ flower picking)
washougal river swimming
forest park trails, oaks bottom park
hoyt arboretum: free!
japanese garden: like 2o bucks
lang su chinese garden: 2o bucks, nice tea spot
city parks: laurelhurst park, irving park, fern hill park, peninsula park rose garden
spas:
kennedy school soaking pool- all ages warm pool, social, drinking allowed
everett house- healing center, steam room, saunas
common ground- sauna and pool
loyly- dry sauna and spa services
yoga: North Portland Yoga, Love Hive, The People’s Yoga
shoemakers:
Jason Hovatter/ Laughing Crowe, Jeff Mandel, JD’s (cobbler)
hotels:
KEX, ACE, Hotel Grand Stark, Jupiter Hotel, Jupiter Next, The Hoxton, Hotel Lucia, DoubleTree Hilton, Airbnbs