Guidebook for Portland
Essentials
Alberta Cooperative Grocery
1500 NE Alberta StWhole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch StNew Seasons Market
1954 SE Division StFood Scene
Amazing Russian food. Can spend $25 - $200 here. It's my favorite food and vodka experience ever.
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Kachka
960 SE 11th AveAmazing Russian food. Can spend $25 - $200 here. It's my favorite food and vodka experience ever.
$$ Classy Mexican sit-down meal with beautifully done mole and fresh nepalitos. It’s a real date and I think Mondays sometimes Fridays theres live music.
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Autentica Mexican Cuisine
5507 NE 30th Ave$$ Classy Mexican sit-down meal with beautifully done mole and fresh nepalitos. It’s a real date and I think Mondays sometimes Fridays theres live music.
Ceviche, tamales, and more. Margarhitas and often times live music. Epic scene.
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Tamale Boy Dekum
1764 NE Dekum StCeviche, tamales, and more. Margarhitas and often times live music. Epic scene.
Quick, simple, homemade delicious Oaxacan style rotisserie chicken with homemade tortillas and perfect sides.
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Pollo Norte
2935 NE Glisan StQuick, simple, homemade delicious Oaxacan style rotisserie chicken with homemade tortillas and perfect sides.
$$ Fresh Italian kitchen. Homemade noodles. It’s the real deal; you can’t find Italian like this anywhere in Boston. Very quaint kitchen atmosphere. Also the tiny place is lined with walls of
wine.
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Luce
2140 E Burnside St$$ Fresh Italian kitchen. Homemade noodles. It’s the real deal; you can’t find Italian like this anywhere in Boston. Very quaint kitchen atmosphere. Also the tiny place is lined with walls of
wine.
Yep. Great happy hour oyster deals. Authentic New Orleans cuisine. Check for live music before you go.
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60 Minutes to Escape
134 SE Taylor StYep. Great happy hour oyster deals. Authentic New Orleans cuisine. Check for live music before you go.
Super yummy Ethiopian food. Don’t tell all my neighbors I think Enat’s is better than their food or restaurants please :)
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Enat Kitchen
300 N Killingsworth StSuper yummy Ethiopian food. Don’t tell all my neighbors I think Enat’s is better than their food or restaurants please :)
Portlands original street cart turned restaraunt, started and run by a very lovely woman who has perfected this Kao Man Gai sauce. The menu is simple- 6 meals to choose from and some random sides like fried chicken skin or chicken liver. It’s all really fresh, homemade and will make you feel back to normal if you eat out too much :) Plus they have coconut soft serve icecream. It’s a quick bite. Vietnamese.
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Nong's Khao Man Gai
609 SE Ankeny StPortlands original street cart turned restaraunt, started and run by a very lovely woman who has perfected this Kao Man Gai sauce. The menu is simple- 6 meals to choose from and some random sides like fried chicken skin or chicken liver. It’s all really fresh, homemade and will make you feel back to normal if you eat out too much :) Plus they have coconut soft serve icecream. It’s a quick bite. Vietnamese.
Downtown. Especially good. Order at the bar, seat as you order style. A little clanky but totally worth it for the high quality food and beverages.
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Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen
835 SW 2nd AveDowntown. Especially good. Order at the bar, seat as you order style. A little clanky but totally worth it for the high quality food and beverages.
What can I say? This place has no website and I can’t find the phone number. Their hours are definitely 5 - 10 pm but not every day. You have to take cab there and can’t go with more than 4 people per table, no less than 2 and definitely no children. It’s totally a wild Japanese food experience and you should plan to get drunk and get your mind completely blown. It’s a real toss but if it’s closed or has vanished (the owner likes it this way), there are plenty of beautiful spots right there in this little nook of Portland, most especially the Vintage Cocktail Lounge.
Tanuki
8029 Southeast Stark StreetWhat can I say? This place has no website and I can’t find the phone number. Their hours are definitely 5 - 10 pm but not every day. You have to take cab there and can’t go with more than 4 people per table, no less than 2 and definitely no children. It’s totally a wild Japanese food experience and you should plan to get drunk and get your mind completely blown. It’s a real toss but if it’s closed or has vanished (the owner likes it this way), there are plenty of beautiful spots right there in this little nook of Portland, most especially the Vintage Cocktail Lounge.
Miho Izakaya
4057 N Interstate AveJapanese tapas. Wow.
Quaint and not clanky, well done sushi. Sake menu from another planet. Best bowl of miso soup since Japan.
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Zilla Sake
1806 NE Alberta StQuaint and not clanky, well done sushi. Sake menu from another planet. Best bowl of miso soup since Japan.
$$$ but fresh, classy, original and lots of locally sourced fish. Sit at the bar if you can
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Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Ave$$$ but fresh, classy, original and lots of locally sourced fish. Sit at the bar if you can
Best weird Thai food ever. You feeling a cold coming on? Go get the oxtail lemongrass soup
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Hat Yai
1605 NE Killingsworth StBest weird Thai food ever. You feeling a cold coming on? Go get the oxtail lemongrass soup
Amazing environment. Totally affordable and unique Thai street food. Excellent cocktails
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Mee-Sen Thai Eatery
3924 N Mississippi AveAmazing environment. Totally affordable and unique Thai street food. Excellent cocktails
Famous for their fish sauce chicken wings and more; a Portland staple. Thai
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Pok Pok Wing
1469 NE Prescott StFamous for their fish sauce chicken wings and more; a Portland staple. Thai
Small grocery. Cocktails, wine and beer. Simple, fresh and delicious menu. Epic little deli to go. Self serve coffee.
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P's & Q's Market
1301 NE Dekum StSmall grocery. Cocktails, wine and beer. Simple, fresh and delicious menu. Epic little deli to go. Self serve coffee.
Best Southern food in the Northwest. I'm from Louisiana; take it from me.
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Muscadine
Best Southern food in the Northwest. I'm from Louisiana; take it from me.
Drinks & Nightlife
Delicious, simple, classy bar. Cozy. I’d go broke there if I lived any closer. Best vegan burger in town. Also top notch actual burger.
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Wilder
5501 NE 30th AveDelicious, simple, classy bar. Cozy. I’d go broke there if I lived any closer. Best vegan burger in town. Also top notch actual burger.
Very close, very sweet, very hip. Also a 2 story stand alone house with soft DJ tunes and good cocktails.
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Beech Street Parlor
412 NE Beech StVery close, very sweet, very hip. Also a 2 story stand alone house with soft DJ tunes and good cocktails.
Portland classic. A little off the beaten path. A stand alone 2 story house with a country feel inside.
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Liberty Glass
938 N Cook StPortland classic. A little off the beaten path. A stand alone 2 story house with a country feel inside.
Classy. Classic. Sit at the bar. Heated backyard fireplace.
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Interurban
4057 N Mississippi AveClassy. Classic. Sit at the bar. Heated backyard fireplace.
Live music usually every night. Check out the schedule; sometimes its free. And its only a few blocks from the house.
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Alberta Street
1036 NE Alberta StLive music usually every night. Check out the schedule; sometimes its free. And its only a few blocks from the house.
Sightseeing
Stop in for some tea. I think maybe it's a $10 or $20 entrance fee. I have a membership, so I just go all the time.
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Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett StStop in for some tea. I think maybe it's a $10 or $20 entrance fee. I have a membership, so I just go all the time.
Entertainment & Activities
Check out McMennamins movie theatres. Sometimes the movies are most excellent and always good seats.
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McMenamins Kennedy School Theater
5736 NE 33rd AveCheck out McMennamins movie theatres. Sometimes the movies are most excellent and always good seats.
Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy BlvdMost beautiful yoga studio in town. Where I study with Sarah Trelease and Cary Spaeth.
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North Portland Yoga
Most beautiful yoga studio in town. Where I study with Sarah Trelease and Cary Spaeth.
Great yoga studio. Look for my favorite teachers: Nathan Mills, Devon Riley, Sarah Robinette, Sweethome Teacup, & Heather Klawender, and lots of people like Suniti Dernovsek.
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The People's Yoga
3014 NE Killingsworth StGreat yoga studio. Look for my favorite teachers: Nathan Mills, Devon Riley, Sarah Robinette, Sweethome Teacup, & Heather Klawender, and lots of people like Suniti Dernovsek.
Iyengar center, if you are a fan of such lineage. If you are and are all wanting to go take the drive to Sunset Yoga, let me know and I might have some free classes stored up from a previous house guest (who wasn't able to cash in on everything).
Sunset Yoga Center
8785 SW Beaverton Hillsdale HwyIyengar center, if you are a fan of such lineage. If you are and are all wanting to go take the drive to Sunset Yoga, let me know and I might have some free classes stored up from a previous house guest (who wasn't able to cash in on everything).
Kinda pricey yoga classes ($18 drop in- look for a groupon), but they have a complimentary sauna, tea and steaming hot showers with shampoo and conditioner. My favorite teachers: Nathan Mills, Chia Rafelson
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Root Whole Body
2122 NW Quimby StKinda pricey yoga classes ($18 drop in- look for a groupon), but they have a complimentary sauna, tea and steaming hot showers with shampoo and conditioner. My favorite teachers: Nathan Mills, Chia Rafelson