Guidebook for Portland

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Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Diane's Restaurant
5052 SE Foster Rd
12 locals recommend
La Bamba Restaurant
4908 SE Powell Blvd
12 locals recommend
45 locals recommend
Foster Burger
5339 SE Foster Rd
45 locals recommend
Super fresh Thai; walking distance and delivers!
16 locals recommend
Siri Thai
5234 SE Powell Blvd
16 locals recommend
Super fresh Thai; walking distance and delivers!
cute, yummy, no-frills Loud music
57 locals recommend
Little Big Burger - Division
3810 SE Division St
57 locals recommend
cute, yummy, no-frills Loud music
Sushi! Some of the best sushi in Portland - and walking distance!
68 locals recommend
Baan Thai | Restaurant and Bar
68 locals recommend
Sushi! Some of the best sushi in Portland - and walking distance!
Texas-sized Sushi! Best prices for fresh, stellar sushi
95 locals recommend
Saburos | Sushi House Restaurant
1667 SE Bybee Blvd
95 locals recommend
Texas-sized Sushi! Best prices for fresh, stellar sushi
standard cafe for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Walking distance. Vegan options.
18 locals recommend
Bird + Bear / Food & Drink
2801 SE Holgate Blvd
18 locals recommend
standard cafe for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Walking distance. Vegan options.
THAI BBQ Restaurant
4811 SE Powell Blvd
Fantastic daily drink specials. Mellow atmosphere. Great happy hour
171 locals recommend
The Observatory
8115 SE Stark St
171 locals recommend
Fantastic daily drink specials. Mellow atmosphere. Great happy hour
high-end. Yummy.... sit at the bar and chat with the bartenders
236 locals recommend
Ava Gene's
3377 SE Division St
236 locals recommend
high-end. Yummy.... sit at the bar and chat with the bartenders
Yummy. High-end. Oyster bar, super fried chicken. Great cocktails. Sit at the bar to chat with barteners
126 locals recommend
The Woodsman Tavern
4537 SE Division St
126 locals recommend
Yummy. High-end. Oyster bar, super fried chicken. Great cocktails. Sit at the bar to chat with barteners
Indian food and Bollywood movies.
625 locals recommend
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta St
625 locals recommend
Indian food and Bollywood movies.
Local chain with yummy pizza, salads, and sandwiches. Finally, a Caesar Salad with enough garlic!
122 locals recommend
Pizzicato Pizza
6042 SE Division St
122 locals recommend
Local chain with yummy pizza, salads, and sandwiches. Finally, a Caesar Salad with enough garlic!
Just blocks from PIxie! Guest recommended, too Yummy, variety, and inexpensive.... Fried chicken, pizza, paleo (super-yummy), breakfast (Super-yummy), desserts, thai/asian-fusian, Venezualan, Mexican, Hawaiin/BBQ, Fish, Texas BBQ, beer & dogs, Italian (Guest recommended/Super-yummy) Most carts have a Facebook page. Check it for their hours and availability. And Enjoy!
50 locals recommend
Carts on Foster
5205 SE Foster Rd
50 locals recommend
Just blocks from PIxie! Guest recommended, too Yummy, variety, and inexpensive.... Fried chicken, pizza, paleo (super-yummy), breakfast (Super-yummy), desserts, thai/asian-fusian, Venezualan, Mexican, Hawaiin/BBQ, Fish, Texas BBQ, beer & dogs, Italian (Guest recommended/Super-yummy) Most carts have a Facebook page. Check it for their hours and availability. And Enjoy!

Parks & Nature

Amazing views! Access to many SW hills tourist destinations, including Pittock Mansion, Japanese Garden, Portland Zoo....
940 locals recommend
Forest Park
940 locals recommend
Amazing views! Access to many SW hills tourist destinations, including Pittock Mansion, Japanese Garden, Portland Zoo....
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
5801 SE 28th Ave
195 locals recommend
91 locals recommend
Waterfront Park Trail,
209 Waterfront Park Trail
91 locals recommend
World Forestry Center - Discovery Museum
4033 SW Canyon Rd
28 locals recommend
1015 locals recommend
Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston Ave
1015 locals recommend
405 locals recommend
Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett St
405 locals recommend
hiking, reservoirs, events, views of Mt Hood
155 locals recommend
Mount Tabor - Stairs
6738 Mt Tabor
155 locals recommend
hiking, reservoirs, events, views of Mt Hood
Portland's famous rose garden. Walk the path and read the rose queens going back to the early 20th century
71 locals recommend
International Rose Test Garden station
71 locals recommend
Portland's famous rose garden. Walk the path and read the rose queens going back to the early 20th century
Animals! Lions and Tigers and Bears! The Zoo Concerts are a fantastic venue to see big names. Usually there's a bird demonstration. - A hawk might fly inches above your head!
524 locals recommend
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd
524 locals recommend
Animals! Lions and Tigers and Bears! The Zoo Concerts are a fantastic venue to see big names. Usually there's a bird demonstration. - A hawk might fly inches above your head!
Hike to the top and look down on the NW most famous waterfalls. On the drive there, count all the smaller falls!
974 locals recommend
Multnomah Falls station
974 locals recommend
Hike to the top and look down on the NW most famous waterfalls. On the drive there, count all the smaller falls!
Spectacular, eerie, breathtaking, forsaken.... One of a kind experience of the incredible power of natural forces... You can hike to the volcano. It's like being on the moon.
20 locals recommend
Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument
20 locals recommend
Spectacular, eerie, breathtaking, forsaken.... One of a kind experience of the incredible power of natural forces... You can hike to the volcano. It's like being on the moon.
Little-known opportunity to visit wolves in nature
White Wolf Sanctuary
10095 E Alsea Hwy
Little-known opportunity to visit wolves in nature
There's also a museum and gift shop at the main entrances to their trails. Besides the Pittock Bird Sanctuary Trail, there's The Collins Sanctuary and The Founder's Trail.
42 locals recommend
Portland Audubon
5151 NW Cornell Rd
42 locals recommend
There's also a museum and gift shop at the main entrances to their trails. Besides the Pittock Bird Sanctuary Trail, there's The Collins Sanctuary and The Founder's Trail.
One of the Audubon Society's hiking trails
Pittock Bird Sanctuary
One of the Audubon Society's hiking trails

Shopping

Local chain of natural foods
1022 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
1022 locals recommend
Local chain of natural foods
NW chain.... Everything, walking distance. In the heart of Hawthorne's shopping
616 locals recommend
Fred Meyer
3805 SE Hawthorne Blvd
616 locals recommend
NW chain.... Everything, walking distance. In the heart of Hawthorne's shopping
480 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
2122 NW Glisan St
480 locals recommend
Awesome worker-owned NW chain. Super prices! Fantastic bulk section. Local products. Debit/Cash only
50 locals recommend
WinCo Foods
7979 SE Powell Blvd
50 locals recommend
Awesome worker-owned NW chain. Super prices! Fantastic bulk section. Local products. Debit/Cash only
Local shops, restaurants, great people-watching.
8 locals recommend
Southeast Hawthorne Street
Southeast Hawthorne Street
8 locals recommend
Local shops, restaurants, great people-watching.
Iconic market for local artists. March through Christmas Saturday and Sunday.... And famous for the "festival of the last minute" Christmas shopping opportunity.
425 locals recommend
Portland Saturday Market
2 SW Naito Pkwy
425 locals recommend
Iconic market for local artists. March through Christmas Saturday and Sunday.... And famous for the "festival of the last minute" Christmas shopping opportunity.

Essentials

9 locals recommend
Woodstock Laundry
4740 SE Woodstock Blvd
9 locals recommend
20 locals recommend
Belmont Eco Laundry
4725 SE Belmont St
20 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Belmont Eco On Hawthorne
2942 SE Hawthorne Blvd
9 locals recommend
32 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
630 NE Killingsworth St
32 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Oregon Historical Society Museum
1200 SW Park Ave
86 locals recommend
63 locals recommend
Keller Auditorium
222 SW Clay St
63 locals recommend
OMSI waterfront science programs, movies, interactive displays -Great for kids! Check out the submarine tour
646 locals recommend
OMSI
1945 SE Water Ave
646 locals recommend
OMSI waterfront science programs, movies, interactive displays -Great for kids! Check out the submarine tour
Hike up from any of the numerous Forest Park access points. Catch your breath and enjoy the view. People watch...
622 locals recommend
Pittock Mansion
3229 NW Pittock Dr
622 locals recommend
Hike up from any of the numerous Forest Park access points. Catch your breath and enjoy the view. People watch...
Standard museum with several shows and regular exhibits.
785 locals recommend
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Ave
785 locals recommend
Standard museum with several shows and regular exhibits.
29 locals recommend
Artists Repertory Theatre
1515 NW 11th Ave
29 locals recommend
Don't know why this theater isn't found by Airbnb's software... 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd,
10 locals recommend
Portland'5 Centers for the Arts
1111 SW Broadway
10 locals recommend
Don't know why this theater isn't found by Airbnb's software... 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd,
This entry is for the Mt Hood Jazz Festival in February
Mt. Hood Community College
26000 SE Stark St
This entry is for the Mt Hood Jazz Festival in February

Everything Else

21 locals recommend
Sauvie Island Farms
19818 NW Sauvie Island Rd
21 locals recommend

Sightseeing

Boutiques, Food, Food, Food!
28 locals recommend
Southeast Division Street
Southeast Division Street
28 locals recommend
Boutiques, Food, Food, Food!
Shops, food, "First Thursday" local street fair
117 locals recommend
Northeast Alberta Street
Northeast Alberta Street
117 locals recommend
Shops, food, "First Thursday" local street fair
Healers and Dealers... This neighborhood has shopping, restaurants, and hospitals!
239 locals recommend
Northwest 23rd Avenue
Northwest 23rd Avenue
239 locals recommend
Healers and Dealers... This neighborhood has shopping, restaurants, and hospitals!
Spectacular tree-lined walks and Christmas Lights
138 locals recommend
The Grotto
8840 NE Skidmore St
138 locals recommend
Spectacular tree-lined walks and Christmas Lights
Not sure of the exact address.... Apparently The Grotto is big enough to have two addresses.
8 locals recommend
The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights
8 locals recommend
Not sure of the exact address.... Apparently The Grotto is big enough to have two addresses.
Go for the views - and the history.
33 locals recommend
Multnomah Falls Lodge
53000 Historic Columbia River Hwy
33 locals recommend
Go for the views - and the history.