Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
Just amazing food and the chips and guac are out of this world! Don't be intimidated by the line, it moves fast.
318 locals recommend
¿Por Qué No?
4635 Southeast Hawthorne BoulevardJust amazing food and the chips and guac are out of this world! Don't be intimidated by the line, it moves fast.
Wonderful pastries and bread, but their sit-down meals are excellent too and few people think to go there for dinner so it's a nice, quiet dinner spot.
Petite Provence
1824 NE Alberta StWonderful pastries and bread, but their sit-down meals are excellent too and few people think to go there for dinner so it's a nice, quiet dinner spot.
I think these donuts are better than Voodoo! Crisp on the outside, cakey and tender on the inside.
403 locals recommend
Blue Star Donuts
3325 SE Division StI think these donuts are better than Voodoo! Crisp on the outside, cakey and tender on the inside.
Wonderful ice cream in really funky flavors. The line is usually ridiculous so skip the line and go in the west entrance to buy a pint instead. No line and you get more ice cream.
1078 locals recommend
Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta StWonderful ice cream in really funky flavors. The line is usually ridiculous so skip the line and go in the west entrance to buy a pint instead. No line and you get more ice cream.
The sushi is a little underwhelming but I have lived in Japan and no other restaurant has gotten ramen as authentic as this place. Try the Chicken Paitan Ramen. The wait for food can be long.
45 locals recommend
Yataimura Maru
3810 SE Division StThe sushi is a little underwhelming but I have lived in Japan and no other restaurant has gotten ramen as authentic as this place. Try the Chicken Paitan Ramen. The wait for food can be long.
My husband's family is from Virginia and he thinks this food cart's fried chicken is the best he's tasted. The fresh, hand-made rolls are also amazing.
Chicken Coop
755 Northeast Alpine AvenueMy husband's family is from Virginia and he thinks this food cart's fried chicken is the best he's tasted. The fresh, hand-made rolls are also amazing.
The quality of their other food can be a little variable, but they always serve up the best waffles I've ever eaten.
52 locals recommend
B & I
3610 SE Hawthorne BlvdThe quality of their other food can be a little variable, but they always serve up the best waffles I've ever eaten.
This place lives up to it's name. It has exceptional coffee and a very nice atmosphere
117 locals recommend
Good Coffee
4747 SE Division StThis place lives up to it's name. It has exceptional coffee and a very nice atmosphere
Drinks & Nightlife
Pok Pok
3226 SE Division StJust google it and you'll understand. This place is amazing.
This Indian street food restaurant is so much fun because their menu is so variable. We always get to eat something new and exciting when we come.
625 locals recommend
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta StThis Indian street food restaurant is so much fun because their menu is so variable. We always get to eat something new and exciting when we come.
The best vegetarian/vegan food in Portland I think. Their home-made almond milk had cow-milk, red-meat eating me and my husband begging for more.
202 locals recommend
Harlow
3632 SE Hawthorne BlvdThe best vegetarian/vegan food in Portland I think. Their home-made almond milk had cow-milk, red-meat eating me and my husband begging for more.
The food is only so-so by Portland standards, but it's so much fun to get food and beer and watch a movie at the same time that this place is worth a visit.
351 locals recommend
McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 SE Hawthorne BlvdThe food is only so-so by Portland standards, but it's so much fun to get food and beer and watch a movie at the same time that this place is worth a visit.
Essentials
I can't get groceries anywhere else. Food from any other market tastes bland to me now. They have wonderful, locally sourced produce and a great butcher.
1022 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd AveI can't get groceries anywhere else. Food from any other market tastes bland to me now. They have wonderful, locally sourced produce and a great butcher.
Arts & Culture
I actually like this Powell's a little better than the downtown one because it's more navigable and I think the staff makes better recommendations.
230 locals recommend
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne BlvdI actually like this Powell's a little better than the downtown one because it's more navigable and I think the staff makes better recommendations.