Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
Cha Cha Cha Taqueria
3433 SE Hawthorne BlvdTasty mexican food with great margaritas. Walking distance.
Seafood restaurant that gets great reviews. Walking distance.
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Fishwife | Seafood Restaurant
5328 N Lombard StSeafood restaurant that gets great reviews. Walking distance.
Great breakfast spot with amazing scones and home-made jam. Located in the historic Kenton area.
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Cup & Saucer Cafe
8237 North Denver AvenueGreat breakfast spot with amazing scones and home-made jam. Located in the historic Kenton area.
McMenamins St. Johns Theater & Pub
8203 N Ivanhoe StPub and theater. Beer + movie.
Amazing Thai food. He has written a cook book and just opened a location in NYC. The spicy wings and beef salad are to die for...
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Pok Pok Wing
1469 NE Prescott StAmazing Thai food. He has written a cook book and just opened a location in NYC. The spicy wings and beef salad are to die for...
Brand new, tasty noodle place. Not even a block from the house. Drunken noodles and Veggie deluxe are great...haven't tried any others yet.
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Drunken Noodle
5907 N Lombard StBrand new, tasty noodle place. Not even a block from the house. Drunken noodles and Veggie deluxe are great...haven't tried any others yet.
Essentials
Nearby, small grocery store with a great deli and great beer/wine selections. Great for just a couple of days (no bulk / think opposite Costco!)
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Green Zebra Grocery
3011 N Lombard StNearby, small grocery store with a great deli and great beer/wine selections. Great for just a couple of days (no bulk / think opposite Costco!)
Fred Meyer
6850 N Lombard StNearby grocery store. Walking distance.
Sightseeing
Get right up under the historic St. Johns Bridge (one of the prettiest in Portland). Great park for photos with a dock. If you saw the protest on tv with folks hanging from a bridge, this is it!
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Cathedral Park
Get right up under the historic St. Johns Bridge (one of the prettiest in Portland). Great park for photos with a dock. If you saw the protest on tv with folks hanging from a bridge, this is it!
Awesome place for a Stand Up Paddle (SUP), or canoeing adventure. No motors allowed on these 2 lakes. Some walking paths nestled in there.
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Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area
5300 N Marine DrAwesome place for a Stand Up Paddle (SUP), or canoeing adventure. No motors allowed on these 2 lakes. Some walking paths nestled in there.
Skógarholt
TONS of hiking trails.
Sauvies Island
38799 NW Reeder RdBerry/pumpkin patches, lavendar farms and house boat community.
Everything Else
Big spacious park with playground, outdoor pool, skate park and frisbee golf course.
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Pier Park
Pier ParkBig spacious park with playground, outdoor pool, skate park and frisbee golf course.
West Coast Fitness
7522 N Lombard StGym!
Large, wooded park with indoor swimming pool. Great place to go for a run.
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Columbia Swimming Pool
7701 N Chautauqua BlvdLarge, wooded park with indoor swimming pool. Great place to go for a run.
Beautiful campus...add it to your "jog" route along the bluff.
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University of Portland
5000 N Willamette BlvdBeautiful campus...add it to your "jog" route along the bluff.
Tasty burrito place lacking in ambience. Def. recommend getting take-out burritos to eat down at Cathedral Park under the bridge. Don't forget the home-made guac to dump on your food.Delic
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Tienda Santa Cruz
8630 N Lombard StTasty burrito place lacking in ambience. Def. recommend getting take-out burritos to eat down at Cathedral Park under the bridge. Don't forget the home-made guac to dump on your food.Delic
Shopping
Essentials shopping: Target, Pier 1, BabiesRUs, Michael's, Home Depot, TJ Maxx, Stanfords Restaurant, liquor store. House boats nearby...fun if you rent a SUP/kayak to spy on.
Hayden Island
Essentials shopping: Target, Pier 1, BabiesRUs, Michael's, Home Depot, TJ Maxx, Stanfords Restaurant, liquor store. House boats nearby...fun if you rent a SUP/kayak to spy on.
Drinks & Nightlife
Leisure Public House
8002 N Lombard StCute bar with tasty drinks.
Dive (ish) bar super duper close to home. Great drinks, big tv with sports, pool tables, etc. Friendly people.
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Sundown Pub
5903 N Lombard StDive (ish) bar super duper close to home. Great drinks, big tv with sports, pool tables, etc. Friendly people.