Jean's Quick Guide to Portland - Food, Shops & Sights

Jean
Jean's Quick Guide to Portland - Food, Shops & Sights

Food Close By

These are some of our favorite restaurants within fairly close proximity.
Great neighborhood brewpub! Good selection of beers and full bar plus really good food. Within walking distance!
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Tabor Tavern
5325 E Burnside St
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Great neighborhood brewpub! Good selection of beers and full bar plus really good food. Within walking distance!
Just a couple blocks away! Great coffee and breakfast menu. Lunch served as well. Indoor/outdoor dining or take out. Open Thur-Sunday.
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The New Deal Café
5250 NE Halsey St
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Just a couple blocks away! Great coffee and breakfast menu. Lunch served as well. Indoor/outdoor dining or take out. Open Thur-Sunday.
Really amazing seafood. One of Portland's best seafood restaurants and just a 10 minute walk away, or quick drive.
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Cabezon Restaurant
5200 NE Sacramento St
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Really amazing seafood. One of Portland's best seafood restaurants and just a 10 minute walk away, or quick drive.
Great pizza, close by. Easy walk or quick drive. Delivery available as well.
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American Dream Pizza
4620 NE Glisan St
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Great pizza, close by. Easy walk or quick drive. Delivery available as well.
Really good, fresh sushi! Very small, pretty close. Parking can be a hassle but you might get lucky. Great for takeout too!
Bluefin Sushi Bar
4138 NE Broadway
Really good, fresh sushi! Very small, pretty close. Parking can be a hassle but you might get lucky. Great for takeout too!

Sightseeing

Best views of Portland - on the west side of park see all the way across downtown and from the east side, beautiful views all the way to Mt. Hood on a clear day. Good hiking and a great spot for some walking and exercise.
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Mt Tabor Dog Park
2219 SE Lincoln St
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Best views of Portland - on the west side of park see all the way across downtown and from the east side, beautiful views all the way to Mt. Hood on a clear day. Good hiking and a great spot for some walking and exercise.
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International Rose Test Garden
400 SW Kingston Ave
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Beautiful and serene. Well worth the time.
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Portland Japanese Garden
611 SW Kingston Ave
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Beautiful and serene. Well worth the time.
A bit of a drive (30+ minutes), but well worth it if you haven't been. Many other waterfalls and hikes along the Old Columbia Hwy as well. Expect heavy traffic and lots of people during the summer and on weekends.
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Multnomah Falls station
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A bit of a drive (30+ minutes), but well worth it if you haven't been. Many other waterfalls and hikes along the Old Columbia Hwy as well. Expect heavy traffic and lots of people during the summer and on weekends.
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Zoo Oregon
4001 SW Canyon Rd
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Some of our favorites!

Some are close by on the Eastside, others will require a trip across town.
Our favorite pizza place on the Eastside. Wood fired. Great specials and an amazing Caesar salad!
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Pizzeria Otto
6708 NE Sandy Blvd
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Our favorite pizza place on the Eastside. Wood fired. Great specials and an amazing Caesar salad!
Fresh and delicious! Chai tea from scratch - try the flight to find your favorite. A dozen free doughnuts on your birthday!
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Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai
4759 NE Fremont St
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Fresh and delicious! Chai tea from scratch - try the flight to find your favorite. A dozen free doughnuts on your birthday!
Great local place for really good food and a really good price. Some of the best cocktails and excellent choices for food. Good happy hour spot. Very local, busy, energetic spot! Located in Montavilla neighborhood not too far away. Other bars and restaurants close by.
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The Observatory
8115 SE Stark St
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Great local place for really good food and a really good price. Some of the best cocktails and excellent choices for food. Good happy hour spot. Very local, busy, energetic spot! Located in Montavilla neighborhood not too far away. Other bars and restaurants close by.
The best dessert selection in the city by far! They are known for their homemade creations. The location on NW 23rd Avenue is surrounded by blocks of beautiful shops and fun places to check out.
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Papa Haydn
701 NW 23rd Ave
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The best dessert selection in the city by far! They are known for their homemade creations. The location on NW 23rd Avenue is surrounded by blocks of beautiful shops and fun places to check out.
Super yummy donuts. And they're vegan if you're into that. But regardless, they are super yummy! They also have vegan ice cream. I imagine that this is what a donut tasted like 100 years ago before chemicals started to replace real ingredients.
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Doe Donuts
4110 Northeast Sandy Boulevard
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Super yummy donuts. And they're vegan if you're into that. But regardless, they are super yummy! They also have vegan ice cream. I imagine that this is what a donut tasted like 100 years ago before chemicals started to replace real ingredients.
If you make the trip to Multnomah Falls, or any of the other amazing falls near there, make sure you plan a stop at the Sugarpine Drive-In on your way back. You won't be disappointed!
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Sugarpine Drive-In
1208 E Historic Columbia River Hwy
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If you make the trip to Multnomah Falls, or any of the other amazing falls near there, make sure you plan a stop at the Sugarpine Drive-In on your way back. You won't be disappointed!

Coffee and breakfast

Favorite coffee and quick breakfast place. Delicious baked goods and the best quiche. Try the Honey Vanilla latte - yum!
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Crema Bakery & Cafe
2728 SE Ankeny St
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Favorite coffee and quick breakfast place. Delicious baked goods and the best quiche. Try the Honey Vanilla latte - yum!
Zell's has always been a favorite of ours and it's been around for a very long time. If you want to hang with the locals for breakfast, this is a great spot. Not hipster or pretentious, just great breakfast and a cozy, homey feel. Like all places in Portland, be prepared to wait for awhile if you go on the weekend.
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Zell's Cafe
1300 Southeast Morrison Street
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Zell's has always been a favorite of ours and it's been around for a very long time. If you want to hang with the locals for breakfast, this is a great spot. Not hipster or pretentious, just great breakfast and a cozy, homey feel. Like all places in Portland, be prepared to wait for awhile if you go on the weekend.
The closest coffee place with a drive thru window. Need I say more?
The Human Bean
8355 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy
The closest coffee place with a drive thru window. Need I say more?

Entertainment

CHECK WEBSITES OR GOOGLE FOR MOST RECENT UPDATES. SOME PLACES HAVE REOPENED. Movie theaters with a twist and other places to chill if you don't want to stay in, or it's pouring down rain.
Cheap movies with pizza, sushi, beer and wine.
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Academy Theater
7818 SE Stark St
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Cheap movies with pizza, sushi, beer and wine.
Another movie theater where you can have a beer or wine and grab a slice for dinner. Popcorn, candy and tea available too! Located in another great little pocket of bars, restaurants and shops. Fifty Licks ice cream just across the street.
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Laurelhurst Theatre
2735 E Burnside St
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Another movie theater where you can have a beer or wine and grab a slice for dinner. Popcorn, candy and tea available too! Located in another great little pocket of bars, restaurants and shops. Fifty Licks ice cream just across the street.
Iconic McMenamin's property with full restaurant and old theater on site. A very fun place to check out if you've never been to Portland. Located in the heart of Portland's Hawthorne district. Shop, eat and people watch all day long on this street!
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McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Iconic McMenamin's property with full restaurant and old theater on site. A very fun place to check out if you've never been to Portland. Located in the heart of Portland's Hawthorne district. Shop, eat and people watch all day long on this street!
I haven't been here yet but I hear if you like pinball machines and other gaming set ups you need to check this place out.
WedgeHead
3728 NE Sandy Blvd
I haven't been here yet but I hear if you like pinball machines and other gaming set ups you need to check this place out.
Largest bookstore you'll ever go to! Plan to spend some time here.
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Powell's City of Books
1005 West Burnside Street
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Largest bookstore you'll ever go to! Plan to spend some time here.

Groceries and other necessities.

4121 NE Halsey St. Traditional TJ's - this location can be very busy and the parking lot can be a little scary at peak hours.
Trader Joe's
4121 Northeast Halsey Street
4121 NE Halsey St. Traditional TJ's - this location can be very busy and the parking lot can be a little scary at peak hours.
4301 NE Sandy Blvd. A very nice, large Whole Foods store. It even has a parking garage above it as street parking can be busy.
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Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch St
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4301 NE Sandy Blvd. A very nice, large Whole Foods store. It even has a parking garage above it as street parking can be busy.
6615 NE Glisan St. One-stop shopping.
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Fred Meyer
3805 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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6615 NE Glisan St. One-stop shopping.
5544 E. Burnside St. Closest and most convenient grocery store.
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QFC
6411 SE Milwaukie Ave
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5544 E. Burnside St. Closest and most convenient grocery store.
If you want high-end imported foods from Spain and Italy, plus local delicacies stop here. Eat in, take out or buy and make your own.
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Providore Fine Foods
2340 NE Sandy Blvd
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If you want high-end imported foods from Spain and Italy, plus local delicacies stop here. Eat in, take out or buy and make your own.

Shopping

Locally made items. Start your trip down Division Street here.
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Carter & Rose
3601 SE Division St
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Locally made items. Start your trip down Division Street here.
Best selection of high quality, comfortable and fashionable shoes for men and women.
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Imelda's and Louie's
3426 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Best selection of high quality, comfortable and fashionable shoes for men and women.
Boutique shopping at its best. Locally owned, 2 locations.
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Adorn
3130 SE Division St
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Boutique shopping at its best. Locally owned, 2 locations.
Beautiful shop filled with plants and locally designed objects.
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Pistils Nursery
3811 N Mississippi Ave
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Beautiful shop filled with plants and locally designed objects.
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Schoolhouse
2181 NW Nicolai St
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