Guidebook for Portland
Drinks & Nightlife
Holocene
1001 SE Morrison StGreat music venue. About a 20 minute walk away or a 2 minute drive.
This is a great music venue with awesome live shows. They also have a nice bar upstairs with a fireplace and great food! Nice to eat before a show or grad a beer after on their back patio.
249 locals recommend
Doug Fir Lounge
301 E Burnside StThis is a great music venue with awesome live shows. They also have a nice bar upstairs with a fireplace and great food! Nice to eat before a show or grad a beer after on their back patio.
This bar is really good for just going and even hanging out alone. They sometimes play weird or classic movies. You can get sandwich from the place next door, Devil's Dill (best sandwiches!) and eat it there. Open till 2am.
6 locals recommend
No Fun Bar
1709 SE Hawthorne BlvdThis bar is really good for just going and even hanging out alone. They sometimes play weird or classic movies. You can get sandwich from the place next door, Devil's Dill (best sandwiches!) and eat it there. Open till 2am.
They have FREE pool and Monday night trivia! And huge nachos for like $5! It's pretty quiet in there because it's a great kept local secret.
8 locals recommend
Hawthorne Hideaway
2221 SE Hawthorne BlvdThey have FREE pool and Monday night trivia! And huge nachos for like $5! It's pretty quiet in there because it's a great kept local secret.
One of the best music venues in town!! Cool first floor and ever cooler second floor balcony.
436 locals recommend
Mississippi Studios
3939 N Mississippi AveOne of the best music venues in town!! Cool first floor and ever cooler second floor balcony.
This is actually located on Belmont, the search thing isn't finding it.
A list of sour beer so long, you won't be able to try them all. You can get the 2oz glasses and keep trying. They are all delicious! My favorite is the nouxiou. (Not totally sure on spelling) Great outdoor seating! Closes at 10pm.
Cascadia Homebrew
211 4th Ave EThis is actually located on Belmont, the search thing isn't finding it.
A list of sour beer so long, you won't be able to try them all. You can get the 2oz glasses and keep trying. They are all delicious! My favorite is the nouxiou. (Not totally sure on spelling) Great outdoor seating! Closes at 10pm.
Food Scene
Great place to work quietly or get an awesome bagel sandwich. Free wifi and now you can use their printer to print.
19 locals recommend
Tiny's Coffee South East
1412 SE 12th AveGreat place to work quietly or get an awesome bagel sandwich. Free wifi and now you can use their printer to print.
Vegan food! Great for lunch, dinner or late nights. Great back outdoor seating.
146 locals recommend
The Sweet Hereafter
3326 SE Belmont StVegan food! Great for lunch, dinner or late nights. Great back outdoor seating.
BEST sandwiches in PDX! The best! I recommend the #1. Free delivery, but can take a long time (delivery menus in the kitchen). It's about a 7 block walk. Fyi... open at 5pm - 2am. Technically connected to the bar next door called "No Fun Bar" you can eat outside or next door at No Fun. Sometimes they have weird movies playing.
25 locals recommend
Devil's Dill Sandwich Shop
1711 SE Hawthorne BlvdBEST sandwiches in PDX! The best! I recommend the #1. Free delivery, but can take a long time (delivery menus in the kitchen). It's about a 7 block walk. Fyi... open at 5pm - 2am. Technically connected to the bar next door called "No Fun Bar" you can eat outside or next door at No Fun. Sometimes they have weird movies playing.
Located right across the street, they've got good coffee, great bread and amazing sandwiches. Patio in the back for nice days!
58 locals recommend
Grand Central Bakery - Hawthorne cafe
2230 SE Hawthorne BlvdLocated right across the street, they've got good coffee, great bread and amazing sandwiches. Patio in the back for nice days!
Best brunch in town, worth the 1.5hr wait. Since it's literally just down the street, if you go at 1pm, you'll wait for less time. They have coffee while you wait, at least. Brunch ends at 2pm. Kids play areas inside.
165 locals recommend
Jam On Hawthorne
2239 SE Hawthorne BlvdBest brunch in town, worth the 1.5hr wait. Since it's literally just down the street, if you go at 1pm, you'll wait for less time. They have coffee while you wait, at least. Brunch ends at 2pm. Kids play areas inside.
Sightseeing
This is the most beautiful bridge ever! I lived here for over a year before ever seeing it. Don't make that mistake. Totally worth walking from one end to the next. You can park in St. John's area and walk across and then up the trails right to Forest Park!
67 locals recommend
St. Johns Bridge
8600 Northwest Bridge AvenueThis is the most beautiful bridge ever! I lived here for over a year before ever seeing it. Don't make that mistake. Totally worth walking from one end to the next. You can park in St. John's area and walk across and then up the trails right to Forest Park!
Parks & Nature
Cathedral Park
Great park! Amazing place to spend a morning or afternoon.
Amazing, amazing trails and a lush green forest all year round. The moss is beautiful! You can hike and mt. bike on the trails. Sometimes there's a few people on the trails, but you can usually find never ending amount of trails that lead off away from people. Great for jogging.
940 locals recommend
Forest Park
Amazing, amazing trails and a lush green forest all year round. The moss is beautiful! You can hike and mt. bike on the trails. Sometimes there's a few people on the trails, but you can usually find never ending amount of trails that lead off away from people. Great for jogging.
This is an awesome place to walk around to clear your head, views of Portland and Mt. Hood. Sometimes it is busy, but there are some less traveled paths. They also have a kids playground.
420 locals recommend
Mount Tabor
This is an awesome place to walk around to clear your head, views of Portland and Mt. Hood. Sometimes it is busy, but there are some less traveled paths. They also have a kids playground.
Shopping
Everything from local artists to some essentials. They have food trucks there, so I you might wanna go hungry. It's both Sat and Sun from March to December.
425 locals recommend
Portland Saturday Market
2 SW Naito PkwyEverything from local artists to some essentials. They have food trucks there, so I you might wanna go hungry. It's both Sat and Sun from March to December.
This is the coolest shop full of strange things. Not stranger things, but things like taxidermy octopus, birds, goat, and crystals and plants and just some neat unique stuff.
94 locals recommend
Paxton Gate
4204 N Mississippi AveThis is the coolest shop full of strange things. Not stranger things, but things like taxidermy octopus, birds, goat, and crystals and plants and just some neat unique stuff.
If you're looking for rain gear, jackets, etc on a budget.. go to their basement. It's full of used gear. You can find great deals!
29 locals recommend
Next Adventure
426 SE Grand AveIf you're looking for rain gear, jackets, etc on a budget.. go to their basement. It's full of used gear. You can find great deals!
Essentials
Talarico's Produce
2230 SE Hawthorne BlvdLocal Market - fruits and veggies, cheaper than Safeway!
Healthy grocery store! A little expensive for basic things, but worth it on most items.
974 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division StHealthy grocery store! A little expensive for basic things, but worth it on most items.
Walgreens
5420 NE 33rd AveLocally owned shop. The guy in there is really nice. You can find wine, beer and cider for cheaper than 711 or Safeway.
G M Market
1727 SE Hawthorne BlvdLocally owned shop. The guy in there is really nice. You can find wine, beer and cider for cheaper than 711 or Safeway.
Safeway
6901 NE Sandy BlvdIt's only 4 blocks away. You can walk there!
Entertainment & Activities
Great local bath house. It is co-ed and nude, fyi.
39 locals recommend
The Everett House Healing Center & Spa
2927 NE Everett StGreat local bath house. It is co-ed and nude, fyi.
McMenamins has everything, a movie theater, a soaking tub and a bar and restaurant. The food is decent, but the soaking tub is the best. You can bring drinks in the tub. It closes at 8pm for non-hotel guests.
538 locals recommend
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd AveMcMenamins has everything, a movie theater, a soaking tub and a bar and restaurant. The food is decent, but the soaking tub is the best. You can bring drinks in the tub. It closes at 8pm for non-hotel guests.
Great yoga classes. Friendly staff and instructors. I recommend Stephanie's class. She also sometimes does sound healing sessions with gongs and singing bowls. A room is filled with people laying down and it is so relaxing. A next level meditation!
90 locals recommend
The People's Yoga
3014 NE Killingsworth StGreat yoga classes. Friendly staff and instructors. I recommend Stephanie's class. She also sometimes does sound healing sessions with gongs and singing bowls. A room is filled with people laying down and it is so relaxing. A next level meditation!
QuarterWorld Arcade
4811 SE Hawthorne BlvdCheap games! Play a ton!
Adult arcade area. Real fun to hangout here, play some classic games and some new ones. They have a bar and decently priced drinks.
139 locals recommend
Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade
115 NW 5th AveAdult arcade area. Real fun to hangout here, play some classic games and some new ones. They have a bar and decently priced drinks.
Cinemagic
2021 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard$5 movies! Like most theaters in Portland, they have tap beer.
Portland Rock Gym
21 Northeast 12th AvenueGreat fun local climbing gym! Portland's first climbing gym.