Guidebook for Portland

Aaron & Laura
Aaron & Laura
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Excellent neighborhood sushi place with good ramen and inventive sushi rolls
97 locals recommend
Mio Sushi
2735 N Killingsworth St
97 locals recommend
Excellent neighborhood sushi place with good ramen and inventive sushi rolls
Vegan hamburgers? Yes, please - could have fooled quite a few meat-eaters!
11 locals recommend
Next Level Burger Hawthorne
4121 SE Hawthorne Blvd
11 locals recommend
Vegan hamburgers? Yes, please - could have fooled quite a few meat-eaters!
Amazing donuts without the hype!
403 locals recommend
Blue Star Donuts
3325 SE Division St
403 locals recommend
Amazing donuts without the hype!
4.5 stars with a daily lunch buffet, what's not to love?
16 locals recommend
Dwaraka Indian Cuisine
3962 SE Hawthorne Blvd
16 locals recommend
4.5 stars with a daily lunch buffet, what's not to love?
Excellent Portland taco eatery - don't miss it!
318 locals recommend
¿Por Qué No?
4635 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
318 locals recommend
Excellent Portland taco eatery - don't miss it!
Great little Portland pizzeria - consistently voted one of the best in the city!
221 locals recommend
Apizza Scholls
4741 SE Hawthorne Blvd
221 locals recommend
Great little Portland pizzeria - consistently voted one of the best in the city!
Best chicken & waffles in Portland. No matter what anyone else says. Must try!
52 locals recommend
B & I
3610 SE Hawthorne Blvd
52 locals recommend
Best chicken & waffles in Portland. No matter what anyone else says. Must try!
Excellent diner with good options for vegetarians
39 locals recommend
Cup & Saucer Cafe
3566 SE Hawthorne Blvd
39 locals recommend
Excellent diner with good options for vegetarians
Best Japanese curry outside of Japan!
9 locals recommend
Kalé
50 SW Pine St
9 locals recommend
Best Japanese curry outside of Japan!
Happy Hour 7 days a week from 11-6 gives you a $5 12" wood-fired margherita pizza that's to die for!
173 locals recommend
Life of Pie Pizza
3632 N Williams Ave
173 locals recommend
Happy Hour 7 days a week from 11-6 gives you a $5 12" wood-fired margherita pizza that's to die for!
Excellent Lebanese cuisine at affordable prices
19 locals recommend
Riyadh's Lebanese Restaurant
1318 SE Hawthorne Blvd
19 locals recommend
Excellent Lebanese cuisine at affordable prices
Fresh Mexican food there when you need it
59 locals recommend
Cha Cha Cha Taqueria
3433 SE Hawthorne Blvd
59 locals recommend
Fresh Mexican food there when you need it
The perfect cup of coffee.
110 locals recommend
Coava Coffee Roasters
2631 SE Hawthorne Blvd
110 locals recommend
The perfect cup of coffee.
Yummy ice cream!!
125 locals recommend
Ruby Jewel Ice Cream
3713 N Mississippi Ave
125 locals recommend
Yummy ice cream!!
Best Thai food in Portland!
460 locals recommend
Pok Pok
3226 SE Division St
460 locals recommend
Best Thai food in Portland!
Small portioned burgers and amazing truffle fries
13 locals recommend
Little Big Burger - Hawthorne
2028 SE Hawthorne Blvd
13 locals recommend
Small portioned burgers and amazing truffle fries
Excellent bakery with fresh baked breads and pastries
58 locals recommend
Grand Central Bakery - Hawthorne cafe
2230 SE Hawthorne Blvd
58 locals recommend
Excellent bakery with fresh baked breads and pastries
Great breakfast!
165 locals recommend
Jam On Hawthorne
2239 SE Hawthorne Blvd
165 locals recommend
Great breakfast!
Need your waffle from a window?
135 locals recommend
The Waffle Window
3610 SE Hawthorne Blvd
135 locals recommend
Need your waffle from a window?
Make your own pancakes - fun for kids!
73 locals recommend
Slappy Cakes
4246 SE Belmont St
73 locals recommend
Make your own pancakes - fun for kids!
COFFEE!!
40 locals recommend
Common Grounds Coffeehouse
4321 SE Hawthorne Blvd
40 locals recommend
COFFEE!!
Get your juice on!
60 locals recommend
Kure Juice Bar
4380 SE Hawthorne Blvd
60 locals recommend
Get your juice on!
Great traditional British style pub with excellent beer on tap
82 locals recommend
Horse Brass Pub
4534 SE Belmont St
82 locals recommend
Great traditional British style pub with excellent beer on tap
Coffee!
10 locals recommend
Red Square Cafe
4505 SE Belmont St
10 locals recommend
Coffee!
Excellent coffee!
347 locals recommend
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
4525 SE Division St
347 locals recommend
Excellent coffee!
Good coffee.
117 locals recommend
Good Coffee
4747 SE Division St
117 locals recommend
Good coffee.
Check it out!
76 locals recommend
Xico
3715 SE Division St
76 locals recommend
Check it out!
Large menu of pub food - good stuff!
14 locals recommend
Tom's Restaurant
3871 SE Division St
14 locals recommend
Large menu of pub food - good stuff!
Best ice cream in Portland! Pro tip - if you can decide on a pint, you can skip the line and go straight to the front!
1078 locals recommend
Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta St
1078 locals recommend
Best ice cream in Portland! Pro tip - if you can decide on a pint, you can skip the line and go straight to the front!
Excellent place to catch a pre-Pok Pok drink
90 locals recommend
Whiskey Soda Lounge
3131 SE Division St
90 locals recommend
Excellent place to catch a pre-Pok Pok drink
50+ beers on tap that rotate daily!
60 locals recommend
Rogue Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery
928 SE 9th Ave
60 locals recommend
50+ beers on tap that rotate daily!
Awesome place for the non-book lover to hang out while waiting for Powell's shoppers
142 locals recommend
Deschutes Brewery Portland Public House
210 NW 11th Ave
142 locals recommend
Awesome place for the non-book lover to hang out while waiting for Powell's shoppers
Excellent sushi!
34 locals recommend
Mirakutei Sushi & Ramen
536 E Burnside St
34 locals recommend
Excellent sushi!
Try hot pot here
Hot Pot City
1975 SW 1st Ave
Try hot pot here
Open late!
12 locals recommend
Original Hotcake House
1002 SE Powell Blvd
12 locals recommend
Open late!
Excellent taqueria with vegetarian and vegan options
45 locals recommend
Taqueria Los Gorditos
1212 SE Division St
45 locals recommend
Excellent taqueria with vegetarian and vegan options
Amazing biscuits and pretty decent fixins
145 locals recommend
Pine State Biscuits Division
1100 SE Division St
145 locals recommend
Amazing biscuits and pretty decent fixins
Chinese!
66 locals recommend
Double Dragon
1235 SE Division St
66 locals recommend
Chinese!
Excellent vegan options
43 locals recommend
Junior's Cafe
1742 SE 12th Ave
43 locals recommend
Excellent vegan options
They always win for best burrito in Portland
20 locals recommend
Robo Taco
607 SE Morrison St
20 locals recommend
They always win for best burrito in Portland
Coffee with hookah
37 locals recommend
Pied Cow Coffeehouse
3244 SE Belmont St
37 locals recommend
Coffee with hookah
Excellent eats!
25 locals recommend
TarBoush Lebanese Bistro & Bar
3257 SE Hawthorne Blvd
25 locals recommend
Excellent eats!
Cozy coffee
19 locals recommend
Rocking Frog Cafe
2511 SE Belmont St
19 locals recommend
Cozy coffee
Coffee plus good meeting space
21 locals recommend
Taborspace
5441 SE Belmont St
21 locals recommend
Coffee plus good meeting space
delicious Nordic cafe, excellent for a unique breakfast or lunch
156 locals recommend
Broder Café
2508 SE Clinton St
156 locals recommend
delicious Nordic cafe, excellent for a unique breakfast or lunch
a favorite for breakfast/brunch: tons of veggie options and everything is made in house from local ingredients. Perfect way to start a Portland day!
20 locals recommend
Fern Kitchen
2311 SE 50th Ave
20 locals recommend
a favorite for breakfast/brunch: tons of veggie options and everything is made in house from local ingredients. Perfect way to start a Portland day!
incredible bakery with a small but delicious food menu. If you can catch a baking class, do it - it’s a lot of fun and super informative!
81 locals recommend
Tabor Bread
4438 SE Hawthorne Blvd
81 locals recommend
incredible bakery with a small but delicious food menu. If you can catch a baking class, do it - it’s a lot of fun and super informative!
go for the croissants!
104 locals recommend
St. Honoré Bakery SE Division
3333 SE Division St
104 locals recommend
go for the croissants!
neighborhood spot with stellar breakfasts
39 locals recommend
Trinket
2035 SE Cesar Estrada Chavez Blvd
39 locals recommend
neighborhood spot with stellar breakfasts
easily some of the best burgers in Portland, don’t skip it!
37 locals recommend
PDX Sliders Division
3111 SE Division St
37 locals recommend
easily some of the best burgers in Portland, don’t skip it!
One of the best Cuban sandwiches you'll find in PDX, top-notch tostones and perfectly done empanadas - great for lunch or happy hour if you want to try one of their amazing rum cocktails
32 locals recommend
Cubo
3106 SE Hawthorne Blvd
32 locals recommend
One of the best Cuban sandwiches you'll find in PDX, top-notch tostones and perfectly done empanadas - great for lunch or happy hour if you want to try one of their amazing rum cocktails

Shopping

Our friendly, neighborhood recreational cannabis store
Natural Wonders Marijuana Dispensary
3831 SE Main St
Our friendly, neighborhood recreational cannabis store
Groceries, household goods, electronics, and way way more!
616 locals recommend
Fred Meyer
3805 SE Hawthorne Blvd
616 locals recommend
Groceries, household goods, electronics, and way way more!
Best place to spend an afternoon amongst racks and racks of timeless treasures
51 locals recommend
Red Light Clothing Exchange
3590 SE Hawthorne Blvd
51 locals recommend
Best place to spend an afternoon amongst racks and racks of timeless treasures
Best vintage shop in town!
20 locals recommend
Lounge Lizard
1426 SE Hawthorne Blvd
20 locals recommend
Best vintage shop in town!
Best way to kill a day - walking the bookshelves at Powell's. New, used - they've got everything!
976 locals recommend
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside St
976 locals recommend
Best way to kill a day - walking the bookshelves at Powell's. New, used - they've got everything!
Powell's!! On Hawthorne!! Less books and more merch but it's still a fun place to wander
230 locals recommend
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd
230 locals recommend
Powell's!! On Hawthorne!! Less books and more merch but it's still a fun place to wander
We always find something we need at Vintage Pink
32 locals recommend
Vintage Pink
2500 SE Hawthorne Blvd
32 locals recommend
We always find something we need at Vintage Pink

Arts & Culture

Great little concert venue!
70 locals recommend
Hawthorne Theatre
1507 SE 39th Ave
70 locals recommend
Great little concert venue!
Theater plus a great place to get food and beer!
351 locals recommend
McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd
351 locals recommend
Theater plus a great place to get food and beer!
Excellent vintage theater
329 locals recommend
Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside St
329 locals recommend
Excellent vintage theater

Drinks & Nightlife

24 NW beers on-tap. Everyday.
70 locals recommend
Hawthorne Theatre
1507 SE 39th Ave
70 locals recommend
24 NW beers on-tap. Everyday.
Hand-crafted whiskey cocktails made at your table
126 locals recommend
Multnomah Whiskey Library
1124 SW Alder St
126 locals recommend
Hand-crafted whiskey cocktails made at your table
Get your growler filled here!
13 locals recommend
Growler's Taproom
3343 SE Hawthorne Blvd
13 locals recommend
Get your growler filled here!
A saloon. In Portland - check it out!
91 locals recommend
Landmark Saloon
4847 SE Division St
91 locals recommend
A saloon. In Portland - check it out!
Catch a beverage!
12 locals recommend
Triple Nickel Pub
3646 SE Belmont St
12 locals recommend
Catch a beverage!
Vegan cocktail bar
146 locals recommend
The Sweet Hereafter
3326 SE Belmont St
146 locals recommend
Vegan cocktail bar
Cute dive bar with great wait staff
33 locals recommend
Conquistador Lounge
2045 SE Belmont St
33 locals recommend
Cute dive bar with great wait staff
Sour beer mecca
105 locals recommend
Cascade Brewing Barrel House
939 SE Belmont St
105 locals recommend
Sour beer mecca
Whiskey bar
28 locals recommend
Double Barrel Tavern
2002 SE Division St
28 locals recommend
Whiskey bar
LGBT bar with good appetizers
31 locals recommend
Crush Bar
1400 SE Morrison St
31 locals recommend
LGBT bar with good appetizers
Divey bar
87 locals recommend
Goodfoot Pub & Lounge
2845 SE Stark St
87 locals recommend
Divey bar

Essentials

Organic groceries just a quick walk away!
1022 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
1022 locals recommend
Organic groceries just a quick walk away!
Grocery stop along the way
279 locals recommend
Safeway
6901 NE Sandy Blvd
279 locals recommend
Grocery stop along the way

Sightseeing

Beauty for every season
1015 locals recommend
Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston Ave
1015 locals recommend
Beauty for every season
Peaceful, calm respite in the heart of downtown
405 locals recommend
Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett St
405 locals recommend
Peaceful, calm respite in the heart of downtown

Parks & Nature

Beautiful natural area just outside of downtown
326 locals recommend
Washington Park
4033 SW Canyon Rd
326 locals recommend
Beautiful natural area just outside of downtown