Guidebook for Portland
Essentials
Literally a 4 minute walk away. One of the pricier markets in Portland, but food/beer/wine is of the highest quality. Good deli & dessert counters, organic produce. Great beer & wine selection.
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Zupan's Markets
3301 Southeast Belmont StreetLiterally a 4 minute walk away. One of the pricier markets in Portland, but food/beer/wine is of the highest quality. Good deli & dessert counters, organic produce. Great beer & wine selection.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great bar with very good kitchen, elevated pub fare. Indoor/outdoor seating. Speakeasy-themed interior. Good service. A 'classy pub'. Interestingly, often inhabited by very attractive people (?!)
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Circa 33
3348 SE Belmont StGreat bar with very good kitchen, elevated pub fare. Indoor/outdoor seating. Speakeasy-themed interior. Good service. A 'classy pub'. Interestingly, often inhabited by very attractive people (?!)
Good bar w/ vegan menu. VERY popular happy hour/weekend nite spot. Interesting Portland hang; clientele dangerously straddles line between hip and hipster. Patio. When uber-busy, kitchen gets slowww.
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The Sweet Hereafter
3326 SE Belmont StGood bar w/ vegan menu. VERY popular happy hour/weekend nite spot. Interesting Portland hang; clientele dangerously straddles line between hip and hipster. Patio. When uber-busy, kitchen gets slowww.
Quintessential neighborhood hangout. Just a local bar with local folk, but a nice establishment. Good beer & ciders on tap, a very fun Trivia Tuesday (8PM), a good place to pretend you're a homie.
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Side Street
828 SE 34th AveQuintessential neighborhood hangout. Just a local bar with local folk, but a nice establishment. Good beer & ciders on tap, a very fun Trivia Tuesday (8PM), a good place to pretend you're a homie.
The best live-music dance spot in the entire city. Live bands 2-3 nights a week, good DJ's other nights. Always a fun scene; no attitude, just folks having a good time. Music in the basement.
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Goodfoot Pub & Lounge
2845 SE Stark StThe best live-music dance spot in the entire city. Live bands 2-3 nights a week, good DJ's other nights. Always a fun scene; no attitude, just folks having a good time. Music in the basement.
A complete DIVE. The Cafe and Bar are connected to one another. Just a good example of a local, old, decrepit establishment. Decent cafe food, often horrible wall art, and plenty o' Portland color.
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Bare Bones Cafe & Bar
2908 SE Belmont StA complete DIVE. The Cafe and Bar are connected to one another. Just a good example of a local, old, decrepit establishment. Decent cafe food, often horrible wall art, and plenty o' Portland color.
Nothing to recommend it at all. A local sports bar. Completely funky, run-down. A real hole. Drunks. One sign misspelled. TV's. Pool, video poker. Also a popular n-hood joint, for whatever reason.....
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The Belmont Inn
3357 SE Belmont StNothing to recommend it at all. A local sports bar. Completely funky, run-down. A real hole. Drunks. One sign misspelled. TV's. Pool, video poker. Also a popular n-hood joint, for whatever reason.....
Food Scene
Funny that two of the few GOOD Pizza joints here have NY connections. Coincidence ? I think not. NY-style pizza: nice BIG, oily slices; combo specials, cheap beer, friendly staff, outdoor seating.
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Straight From New York Pizza
3330 SE Belmont StFunny that two of the few GOOD Pizza joints here have NY connections. Coincidence ? I think not. NY-style pizza: nice BIG, oily slices; combo specials, cheap beer, friendly staff, outdoor seating.
Portland doesn't do good Pizza. A known fact. BUT this place is run by a native NY'er (like George !) who knows his stuff. Hybrid east-west coast style, crispier crust, interesting toppings. Yum.
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Baby Doll Pizza
2835 SE Stark StPortland doesn't do good Pizza. A known fact. BUT this place is run by a native NY'er (like George !) who knows his stuff. Hybrid east-west coast style, crispier crust, interesting toppings. Yum.
A basic, right-up-the-alley, middle-eastern place. Large menu. Nothing fabulous, but everything is good; made fresh, and when you have the jones for middle-eastern, this place will do ya well.
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Hoda's Middle-Eastern Cuisine
3401 SE Belmont StA basic, right-up-the-alley, middle-eastern place. Large menu. Nothing fabulous, but everything is good; made fresh, and when you have the jones for middle-eastern, this place will do ya well.
Great breakfast/lunch joint. Gets busy on weekend mornings. Eggs, pancakes, sandwiches, stuff like this.
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Utopia Cafe
3308 Southeast Belmont StreetGreat breakfast/lunch joint. Gets busy on weekend mornings. Eggs, pancakes, sandwiches, stuff like this.
Crazy, quirky eatery which looks like it started as a single-wide trailerhome. Very interesting interior decor. Just terrific food...equally excellent for brunch or dinner. Nice folk. Back patio.
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Wild Abandon
Crazy, quirky eatery which looks like it started as a single-wide trailerhome. Very interesting interior decor. Just terrific food...equally excellent for brunch or dinner. Nice folk. Back patio.
Straight-up family style Thai restaurant. A popular local spot. Very informal. Large servings, decent food. Not a five-star restaurant, just a good, basic Thai joint.
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Pad Thai Kitchen
2309 SE Belmont StStraight-up family style Thai restaurant. A popular local spot. Very informal. Large servings, decent food. Not a five-star restaurant, just a good, basic Thai joint.
Right around the corner, run by a wonderful couple formerly of Austin. Great coffee drinks, and they specialize in very yummy, home-made vietnamese-style stuffed morning buns. Oomph, good stuff.
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Happy Sparrow Cafe
5405 Jean RdRight around the corner, run by a wonderful couple formerly of Austin. Great coffee drinks, and they specialize in very yummy, home-made vietnamese-style stuffed morning buns. Oomph, good stuff.
A very typical local cafe, and this one is actually STILL local, hasn't been bought out yet. Good home-roasts, a nice hang with a side garden. Made famous by the 'Portlandia' "Baseball Team" episode.
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Oblique Coffee Roasters
3039 SE Stark StA very typical local cafe, and this one is actually STILL local, hasn't been bought out yet. Good home-roasts, a nice hang with a side garden. Made famous by the 'Portlandia' "Baseball Team" episode.
One of our favorite Italian joints. Slightly upscale, but not hoidy-toidy or uber-pricey by any means. High quality fare, good bar, nice atmosphere.
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Accanto
One of our favorite Italian joints. Slightly upscale, but not hoidy-toidy or uber-pricey by any means. High quality fare, good bar, nice atmosphere.
A great example of a Portland foodcart lot, a nice walk from our flat. Good variety of carts (Hawaiian, burger, middle eastern, shaved ice, sushi, beer, and fried chicken)
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EuroTrash FoodCart
4298 SE Belmont StA great example of a Portland foodcart lot, a nice walk from our flat. Good variety of carts (Hawaiian, burger, middle eastern, shaved ice, sushi, beer, and fried chicken)
Crazy place...make-your-own pancakes right at your table.....you'll feel sorta guilty/embarrassed that you are actually having fun.....
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Slappy Cakes
4246 SE Belmont StCrazy place...make-your-own pancakes right at your table.....you'll feel sorta guilty/embarrassed that you are actually having fun.....
A funny place ! I like it; they try for a bit more upscale Thai experience (at least by PDX standards). A lotta stuff is really GOOD; it's just... the menu and staff can be downright odd at times :)
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Mai Thai Portland
3104 SE Belmont StA funny place ! I like it; they try for a bit more upscale Thai experience (at least by PDX standards). A lotta stuff is really GOOD; it's just... the menu and staff can be downright odd at times :)
Suzette
3342 SE Belmont StA good creperie...whether for breakfast/lunch or dessert.
Everything Else
Advantis Credit Union
4235 SE Woodstock BlvdThe neighborhood bank.
Anudda public park. Hills. Trees. Squirrels. More Crows (aka The Portland Pigeon). Grass. Tennis & Basketball courts. Playground. A duck pond where feeding the ducks is frowned upon (fer chrissake).
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Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark StAnudda public park. Hills. Trees. Squirrels. More Crows (aka The Portland Pigeon). Grass. Tennis & Basketball courts. Playground. A duck pond where feeding the ducks is frowned upon (fer chrissake).
A park ! This one's flat. Grass, trees, tennis and basketball courts. Also, Crows. Lotsa people sunning themselves. A younger, more hipper park than Laurelhurst, which is more family-esque.
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Colonel Summers Park
A park ! This one's flat. Grass, trees, tennis and basketball courts. Also, Crows. Lotsa people sunning themselves. A younger, more hipper park than Laurelhurst, which is more family-esque.