Guidebook for Portland

Victoria
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

My favorite comfortable coffee shop that also has cheap great good food (and milkshakes!) A two minute walk from the house.
11 locals recommend
Fehrenbacher Hof
1225 SW 19th Ave
11 locals recommend
My favorite comfortable coffee shop that also has cheap great good food (and milkshakes!) A two minute walk from the house.
This place has my favorite Thai food in town. Reasonably priced. Food is delicious and it is only a 2 block walk away from the house.
Kinara
1126 Southwest 18th Avenue
This place has my favorite Thai food in town. Reasonably priced. Food is delicious and it is only a 2 block walk away from the house.
Bellagio's has great pizza. I enjoy their gluten free pizza. 3 blocks from the house. Of course, they deliver.
23 locals recommend
Bellagios Pizza
8112 SE 13th Ave
23 locals recommend
Bellagio's has great pizza. I enjoy their gluten free pizza. 3 blocks from the house. Of course, they deliver.
This is a wonderful classic restaurant, located in a wonderful old building, very cozy inside. Amazing old giant fireplace. Great bar. They are noted for their amazing onion rings! They specialize in steaks and baked potatoes. However, vegetarians will love their wonderful vegetarian plate that is not on the menu. I LOVE it! A 5 minute walk from the house.
53 locals recommend
RingSide Steakhouse
2165 W Burnside St
53 locals recommend
This is a wonderful classic restaurant, located in a wonderful old building, very cozy inside. Amazing old giant fireplace. Great bar. They are noted for their amazing onion rings! They specialize in steaks and baked potatoes. However, vegetarians will love their wonderful vegetarian plate that is not on the menu. I LOVE it! A 5 minute walk from the house.
Elephants is noted for it's wonderful & wide variety of delicious take out food, including soups & salads. It's also a great place to buy deli sandwiches, milkshakes and desserts. You can also eat in. If the booths in the front are taken you can go to their nice back room or outside to eat.
80 locals recommend
Elephants Delicatessen
115 NW 22nd Ave
80 locals recommend
Elephants is noted for it's wonderful & wide variety of delicious take out food, including soups & salads. It's also a great place to buy deli sandwiches, milkshakes and desserts. You can also eat in. If the booths in the front are taken you can go to their nice back room or outside to eat.
What is a vacation without a quick trip to Starbucks? This is very close to the house. An even closer and better choice though, is Fehrenbacher Hof, see above!
49 locals recommend
Starbucks
7525 SW Barnes Rd
49 locals recommend
What is a vacation without a quick trip to Starbucks? This is very close to the house. An even closer and better choice though, is Fehrenbacher Hof, see above!
Well if you must visit this famous place, be prepared for a VERY LONG LINE! I suggest getting there early! More popular with the locals is Blue Star Donuts. The closest one is at 1237 SW Washington St., Portland, OR 97205, 503-265-8410
366 locals recommend
Voodoo Doughnut
8145 SE 82nd Ave
366 locals recommend
Well if you must visit this famous place, be prepared for a VERY LONG LINE! I suggest getting there early! More popular with the locals is Blue Star Donuts. The closest one is at 1237 SW Washington St., Portland, OR 97205, 503-265-8410
Portland has AWESOME street markets and this one is about a 10 minute walk away! It is open on Saturdays. It gets super crowded so go early, don't forget to take your own bags, there are some in the apartment. Great for kids, it's lively, there is music, lots of food - cooked and uncooked, very cool scene.
123 locals recommend
Portland Farmers Market at PSU
1803 SW Park Ave
123 locals recommend
Portland has AWESOME street markets and this one is about a 10 minute walk away! It is open on Saturdays. It gets super crowded so go early, don't forget to take your own bags, there are some in the apartment. Great for kids, it's lively, there is music, lots of food - cooked and uncooked, very cool scene.
Sandwiches and salads, quick! I love their salads but I haven't tried their sandwiches. I bet they are good. Give me a review if you try this place please.
East Side Deli on Jefferson
1755 SW Jefferson St
Sandwiches and salads, quick! I love their salads but I haven't tried their sandwiches. I bet they are good. Give me a review if you try this place please.
This place has uniquely prepared Thai Ice Cream. It is very popular and delicious, and fun to watch them make your order from scratch!!
22 Below
615 SW Jefferson St
This place has uniquely prepared Thai Ice Cream. It is very popular and delicious, and fun to watch them make your order from scratch!!

Shopping

This is a good basic grocery store that is a short walk from the house. They also have a sushi bar, a place to drink beer, and a Starbucks. Can't say much good about their deli food but everything is fine. They are open 7 AM to 11 PM.
616 locals recommend
Fred Meyer
3805 SE Hawthorne Blvd
616 locals recommend
This is a good basic grocery store that is a short walk from the house. They also have a sushi bar, a place to drink beer, and a Starbucks. Can't say much good about their deli food but everything is fine. They are open 7 AM to 11 PM.
This grocery store is great for easy to prepare and ready to eat items. Also good prices on wine and flowers. It's about a 20 minute walk from the house.
480 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
2122 NW Glisan St
480 locals recommend
This grocery store is great for easy to prepare and ready to eat items. Also good prices on wine and flowers. It's about a 20 minute walk from the house.

Essentials

This is a nearby Pharmacy that is rarely crowded and has a nice selections of products and cards. Their phone number is 503-226-6211.
8 locals recommend
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy
13 NW 23rd Pl
8 locals recommend
This is a nearby Pharmacy that is rarely crowded and has a nice selections of products and cards. Their phone number is 503-226-6211.
Closest Emergency Room. Drive South on 20th, turn left on W Burnside, then turn right onto 21st Avenue, drive to Lovejoy, about 10 blocks, you will see it on the right.
8 locals recommend
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
1015 NW 22nd Ave
8 locals recommend
Closest Emergency Room. Drive South on 20th, turn left on W Burnside, then turn right onto 21st Avenue, drive to Lovejoy, about 10 blocks, you will see it on the right.
Good old Walgreens has a pharmacy, as well as just about everything else under the sun!
25 locals recommend
Walgreens
7280 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy
25 locals recommend
Good old Walgreens has a pharmacy, as well as just about everything else under the sun!
Very close by for milk, beer, whatever basics you may need.
Go Foods
1720 SW Jefferson St
Very close by for milk, beer, whatever basics you may need.

Entertainment & Activities

Great selection of movies, comfy seats, food and bar drinks are brought to your seats. Across the street from Powells.
136 locals recommend
Living Room Theater
341 SW 10th Ave
136 locals recommend
Great selection of movies, comfy seats, food and bar drinks are brought to your seats. Across the street from Powells.
If you like to browse books Powells is a place you can spend hours in. They also have a coffee shop and a large variety of interesting items for sale, including clothing, travel items, toys and various things you don't know that you need yet. When you get tired you can rest and eat in the many nearby restaurants.
976 locals recommend
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside St
976 locals recommend
If you like to browse books Powells is a place you can spend hours in. They also have a coffee shop and a large variety of interesting items for sale, including clothing, travel items, toys and various things you don't know that you need yet. When you get tired you can rest and eat in the many nearby restaurants.
Remodeled and comfortable, this is an iconic theater that has unusual movies, you'll love it. Cheaper than the chain theaters.
73 locals recommend
Cinema 21
616 NW 21st Ave
73 locals recommend
Remodeled and comfortable, this is an iconic theater that has unusual movies, you'll love it. Cheaper than the chain theaters.
This is a very interactie child sized fun place to take kids, especially if it's raining.
83 locals recommend
Portland Children's Museum
4015 SW Canyon Rd
83 locals recommend
This is a very interactie child sized fun place to take kids, especially if it's raining.

Getting Around

This MAX station is 2 minutes from the house. Google Tri Met in order to scope out the maps. It's a great way to get around the city.
6 locals recommend
Metropolitan Area Express
Metropolitan Area Express
6 locals recommend
This MAX station is 2 minutes from the house. Google Tri Met in order to scope out the maps. It's a great way to get around the city.
You will probably want to visit Pioneer Square in downtown Portland, known as this cities "living room." In the square is a TriMet ticket office for Max and bus tickets and maps.
33 locals recommend
TriMet Ticket Office
701 SW 6th Ave
33 locals recommend
You will probably want to visit Pioneer Square in downtown Portland, known as this cities "living room." In the square is a TriMet ticket office for Max and bus tickets and maps.
This is a car rental that is walkable from the apartment.
64 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
2740 NE Sandy Blvd
64 locals recommend
This is a car rental that is walkable from the apartment.

Parks & Nature

This is one of Portland's most beautiful parks. It's about a 10 minute walk up the hill from the house. It's just so green and full of huge trees and plants, wonderful statues, the Holocaust Memorial, a huge rose garden. It is adjacent to the Japanese Garden.
326 locals recommend
Washington Park
4033 SW Canyon Rd
326 locals recommend
This is one of Portland's most beautiful parks. It's about a 10 minute walk up the hill from the house. It's just so green and full of huge trees and plants, wonderful statues, the Holocaust Memorial, a huge rose garden. It is adjacent to the Japanese Garden.
No need to sell you on a trip to a zoo, this one is great. It is only 1 Max stop away from the nearest station, Goose Hollow. Very near Washington Park and the Japanese Garden.
524 locals recommend
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd
524 locals recommend
No need to sell you on a trip to a zoo, this one is great. It is only 1 Max stop away from the nearest station, Goose Hollow. Very near Washington Park and the Japanese Garden.
This is a not to be missed gorgeous garden of international fame! It is so green, calm and beautiful. It is indescribably lovely. Fine for kids too!
1015 locals recommend
Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston Ave
1015 locals recommend
This is a not to be missed gorgeous garden of international fame! It is so green, calm and beautiful. It is indescribably lovely. Fine for kids too!
As soon as the roses start blooming, (May through October) the gorgeous sites and smells will take your breath away! Amazing photo ops for photographers. At the top of Washington Park, near the Japanese Garden and Zoo.
627 locals recommend
International Rose Test Garden
400 SW Kingston Ave
627 locals recommend
As soon as the roses start blooming, (May through October) the gorgeous sites and smells will take your breath away! Amazing photo ops for photographers. At the top of Washington Park, near the Japanese Garden and Zoo.
This is a marvelous place to walk and run for nature lovers. You will see a vast number of trees, which are labeled for your information.
145 locals recommend
Hoyt Arboretum
4000 SW Fairview Blvd
145 locals recommend
This is a marvelous place to walk and run for nature lovers. You will see a vast number of trees, which are labeled for your information.

Arts & Culture

This science museum is full of interesting exhibits and is a wonderful interactive place for kids and adults alike. Very interactive. Great gift store too.
646 locals recommend
OMSI
1945 SE Water Ave
646 locals recommend
This science museum is full of interesting exhibits and is a wonderful interactive place for kids and adults alike. Very interactive. Great gift store too.
Google Portland Art Museum to learn about the latest exhibits. The Native American exhibit has very special art and information on this NW culture.
785 locals recommend
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Ave
785 locals recommend
Google Portland Art Museum to learn about the latest exhibits. The Native American exhibit has very special art and information on this NW culture.
Our local history is fascinating and this Museum has great exhibits. Very close to our Art Museum.
86 locals recommend
Oregon Historical Society Museum
1200 SW Park Ave
86 locals recommend
Our local history is fascinating and this Museum has great exhibits. Very close to our Art Museum.
This lovely old fountain is just one of the many wonderful Portland fountains. Go to https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/42348 to plan a walk to see some of the best!
Skidmore Fountain
This lovely old fountain is just one of the many wonderful Portland fountains. Go to https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/42348 to plan a walk to see some of the best!