Guidebook for Portland

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Guidebook for Portland

Sightseeing

One of Portland's hippest neighborhoods! With great restaurants, bars, shopping, people watching ... the 10 minute walk from my place is SO worth it!
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North Mississippi Avenue
North Mississippi Avenue
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One of Portland's hippest neighborhoods! With great restaurants, bars, shopping, people watching ... the 10 minute walk from my place is SO worth it!
The Pearl not that long ago was all industrial, much of it vacant, and nowhere to be at night. Today it is one of the most desirable neighborhoods to live. You can spend days just looking at all the shops. You can spend weeks on all the restaurants. 15 minute ride from the house on lightrail.
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Pearl District
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The Pearl not that long ago was all industrial, much of it vacant, and nowhere to be at night. Today it is one of the most desirable neighborhoods to live. You can spend days just looking at all the shops. You can spend weeks on all the restaurants. 15 minute ride from the house on lightrail.

Food Scene

This German brew pub is always hopping. And if you've heard about Portland's Food Cart nation, there are right next to the beer garden.
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Prost! Portland
4237 N Mississippi Ave
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This German brew pub is always hopping. And if you've heard about Portland's Food Cart nation, there are right next to the beer garden.
If you haven't heard about the donuts yet, you will. It's just a short lightrail ride from my street to downtown.
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Voodoo Doughnut
8145 SE 82nd Ave
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If you haven't heard about the donuts yet, you will. It's just a short lightrail ride from my street to downtown.
With great pizza, brews on tap, and live music, you can spend a whole evening here.
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Mississippi Pizza
3552 N Mississippi Ave
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With great pizza, brews on tap, and live music, you can spend a whole evening here.
One of my favorite restaurants! It's southern food done right.
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Miss Delta Restaurant and Bar
3950 N Mississippi Ave
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One of my favorite restaurants! It's southern food done right.
Their blueberry, basil, bourbon glazed donut is a little piece of heaven.
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Blue Star Donuts
3325 SE Division St
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Their blueberry, basil, bourbon glazed donut is a little piece of heaven.
Do you love ice cream? =)
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Ruby Jewel Ice Cream
3713 N Mississippi Ave
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Do you love ice cream? =)
Coffee!! At the end of my street! And they serve fantastic sandwiches on bagels made fresh daily.
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The Eisenhower Bagelhouse
4350 N Interstate Ave
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Coffee!! At the end of my street! And they serve fantastic sandwiches on bagels made fresh daily.
The best wings I've ever had and a whole lot more. Just a 4 minute walk. Choose from 20 or so different sauces ... then have a deep friend twinkie for dessert.
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Fire On the Mountain Buffalo Wings | Interstate
4225 N Interstate Ave
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The best wings I've ever had and a whole lot more. Just a 4 minute walk. Choose from 20 or so different sauces ... then have a deep friend twinkie for dessert.
One of the oldest and most known of Portland's own breweries, this restaurant and bar is a 10 min lightrail ride from the house.
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The Widmer Brothers Brewery
929 N Russell St
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One of the oldest and most known of Portland's own breweries, this restaurant and bar is a 10 min lightrail ride from the house.

Everything Else

The largest used bookstore in the world. A short lightrail ride into downtown and a short walk. It's crazy amazing.
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Isixeko sasePowell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside St
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The largest used bookstore in the world. A short lightrail ride into downtown and a short walk. It's crazy amazing.
Marijuana is legal in Oregon. For those interested there is a dispensary about a 10 minute walk.
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Nectar - Mississippi
4125 N Mississippi Ave
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Marijuana is legal in Oregon. For those interested there is a dispensary about a 10 minute walk.
You'll walk 1/2 block from my door to transit, take a 10 minute ride, and hop off right in front of our professional arena.
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I-Center ye-Moda
1 N Center Ct St
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You'll walk 1/2 block from my door to transit, take a 10 minute ride, and hop off right in front of our professional arena.
A very easy 20 minutes and you can attend any one of the events.
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Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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A very easy 20 minutes and you can attend any one of the events.
An upscale market featuring fresh, organic, healthy (well not everything; they have a bakery too), both full grocery/health depts it is a mere 5 minute lightrail ride.
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New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
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An upscale market featuring fresh, organic, healthy (well not everything; they have a bakery too), both full grocery/health depts it is a mere 5 minute lightrail ride.
This is it, Portland's Living Room and the center of the city. Travel time by lightrail from the house to the bricks of the square? 20 minutes.
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SW 6th & Yamhill Northbound station
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This is it, Portland's Living Room and the center of the city. Travel time by lightrail from the house to the bricks of the square? 20 minutes.

Drinks & Nightlife

Dozens of taps line the wall of beers, hard ciders, and everything in between. They also serve food.
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Untapped
4320 N Interstate Ave
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Dozens of taps line the wall of beers, hard ciders, and everything in between. They also serve food.

Essentials

Guests always ask about the nearest laundrymatte. Spin is awesome! From machines that will text you when your laundry is done to a cafe with food, wine, and beer.
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Spin Laundry Lounge
750 N Fremont St
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Guests always ask about the nearest laundrymatte. Spin is awesome! From machines that will text you when your laundry is done to a cafe with food, wine, and beer.