Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
Non-profit pub where proceeds go to charity of your choice. Great food, drink & atmosphere.
97 locals recommend
The Oregon Public House
700 NE Dekum StNon-profit pub where proceeds go to charity of your choice. Great food, drink & atmosphere.
Amazing bakery and restaurant. Great food, great atmosphere. Looks like a classic French cafe. Very busy on weekends for brunch.
385 locals recommend
Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
3420 NE Sandy BlvdAmazing bakery and restaurant. Great food, great atmosphere. Looks like a classic French cafe. Very busy on weekends for brunch.
Very popular local joint (i.e. long lines if you go for brunch on a weekend). Great food, great scene. If you go on a weekday you get seated pretty fast.
359 locals recommend
Tin Shed Garden Cafe
1438 NE Alberta StVery popular local joint (i.e. long lines if you go for brunch on a weekend). Great food, great scene. If you go on a weekday you get seated pretty fast.
This is a great spot any time of day. Great late-night scene with outdoor fire pit, open roof-top seating, good food and drinks, live music, trivia night, etc. Also great for brunch- and no crazy lines on weekends like the rest of PDX.
168 locals recommend
Radio Room
1101 NE Alberta StThis is a great spot any time of day. Great late-night scene with outdoor fire pit, open roof-top seating, good food and drinks, live music, trivia night, etc. Also great for brunch- and no crazy lines on weekends like the rest of PDX.
Great food, great atmosphere, and walking distance from our house.
131 locals recommend
Firehouse Restaurant
711 NE Dekum StGreat food, great atmosphere, and walking distance from our house.
Amazing food and awesome patio with plenty of seating and a fire pit. Margaritas, cocktails, beer available. Families/ all ages welcome.
72 locals recommend
Tamale Boy Russell
668 N Russell StAmazing food and awesome patio with plenty of seating and a fire pit. Margaritas, cocktails, beer available. Families/ all ages welcome.
P's & Q's Market
1301 NE Dekum StVery popular local joint, delicious Southern BBQ! There can be a bit of a wait at peak times.
264 locals recommend
Podnah's BBQ
1625 NE Killingsworth StVery popular local joint, delicious Southern BBQ! There can be a bit of a wait at peak times.
This is one of our all-time favorites, and if you like mac & cheese and/or Southern/cajun cuisine it's worth the trip. It's in a weird location- literally underneath the Morrison Bridge- but it's a local gem and worth the Uber ride across town :)
59 locals recommend
Le Bistro Montage
301 SE Morrison StThis is one of our all-time favorites, and if you like mac & cheese and/or Southern/cajun cuisine it's worth the trip. It's in a weird location- literally underneath the Morrison Bridge- but it's a local gem and worth the Uber ride across town :)
Swift and Union
8103 N Denver AveMiss Delta Restaurant and Bar
3950 N Mississippi AvePo' Shines Cafe De La Soul
8139 N Denver AveDrinks & Nightlife
A classic Portland brewery in up-and-coming Dekum Triangle. Good food, good beer.
278 locals recommend
Breakside Brewery - DEKUM
820 NE Dekum StA classic Portland brewery in up-and-coming Dekum Triangle. Good food, good beer.
Great patio, great scene. They make their own "fizzy wine" and mead as well as regular wine, and they also have beer and cider on tap. You can also order amazing Mexican next door at Tamale Boy and bring it over.
30 locals recommend
Hi-Wheel Wine & Mead Co.
6719 NE 18th AveGreat patio, great scene. They make their own "fizzy wine" and mead as well as regular wine, and they also have beer and cider on tap. You can also order amazing Mexican next door at Tamale Boy and bring it over.
German beer hall with great atmosphere inside and outside. Beautiful patio with patio bar, and you can get food at the surrounding food carts and eat it on the patio with your beer.
192 locals recommend
Prost! Portland
4237 N Mississippi AveGerman beer hall with great atmosphere inside and outside. Beautiful patio with patio bar, and you can get food at the surrounding food carts and eat it on the patio with your beer.
Cool bar, great atmosphere inside and out. Large patio with picnic tables, good happy hour food.
124 locals recommend
Victoria Bar
4835 N Albina AveCool bar, great atmosphere inside and out. Large patio with picnic tables, good happy hour food.
Great patio bar! Short bike ride. Tamale Boy and High Wheel Meade & Wine Co. are across the street- also with great patios.
52 locals recommend
Tough Luck
1771 NE Dekum StGreat patio bar! Short bike ride. Tamale Boy and High Wheel Meade & Wine Co. are across the street- also with great patios.
Parks & Nature
They have a gorgeous rose garden with a beautiful fountain, huge open grassy spaces and great playgrounds for the kids. This park is over 100 years old and one of my top favorite parks in the city. (The other 2 are Laurelhurst and Washington Park). Short bike ride or walk from our house.
38 locals recommend
Peninsula Park Community Center
700 N Rosa Parks WayThey have a gorgeous rose garden with a beautiful fountain, huge open grassy spaces and great playgrounds for the kids. This park is over 100 years old and one of my top favorite parks in the city. (The other 2 are Laurelhurst and Washington Park). Short bike ride or walk from our house.