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Food scene
awesome neighborhood spot for coffee and tea. Their breakfast sandwiches are excellent and they have vegan offerings, too!
56 locals recommend
Seven Virtues Coffee Roasters on Glisan
5936 NE Glisan Stawesome neighborhood spot for coffee and tea. Their breakfast sandwiches are excellent and they have vegan offerings, too!
Albina Press
4637 N Albina Avequiet, tranquil coffee shop serving locally roasted beans
busy little coffee shop serving some of the best local roasts in town
347 locals recommend
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
4525 SE Division Stbusy little coffee shop serving some of the best local roasts in town
a favorite for breakfast/brunch: tons of veggie options and everything is made in house from local ingredients. Perfect way to start a Portland day!
20 locals recommend
Fern Kitchen
2311 SE 50th Avea favorite for breakfast/brunch: tons of veggie options and everything is made in house from local ingredients. Perfect way to start a Portland day!
French bakery & cafe with great pastries and fantastic lunch/early dinner options
385 locals recommend
Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
3420 NE Sandy BlvdFrench bakery & cafe with great pastries and fantastic lunch/early dinner options
Tabor Bread
4438 SE Hawthorne Blvdincredible bakery with a limited but delicious food menu
great breakfast spot. Sweet and savory waffles- something for everyone!
135 locals recommend
The Waffle Window
3610 SE Hawthorne Blvdgreat breakfast spot. Sweet and savory waffles- something for everyone!
St. Honoré Bakery SE Division
3333 SE Division Stgo for the croissants!
Trinket
2035 SE Cesar Estrada Chavez Blvdneighborhood spot with stellar breakfasts
Ken's Artisan Pizza
304 SE 28th Avebest pizza in town, hands down
another incredible pizza spot, but expect a wait. People often line up before they even open, so get there early. It’s worth it!
221 locals recommend
Apizza Scholls
4741 SE Hawthorne Blvdanother incredible pizza spot, but expect a wait. People often line up before they even open, so get there early. It’s worth it!
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta Stdelicious Indian street food in a fun atmosphere
food truck serving some of the best sandwiches in PDX. Take your food next door and enjoy it with one of the many great beers Belmont Station offers
20 locals recommend
Clay's Smokehouse and Catering
2865 SE Division Stfood truck serving some of the best sandwiches in PDX. Take your food next door and enjoy it with one of the many great beers Belmont Station offers
PDX Sliders Division
3111 SE Division Steasily some of the best burgers in Portland, don’t skip it!
loud and funky casual Mexican restaurant. A must-visit if you like good Mexican food and fresh-made margaritas. Don’t let the line intimidate you, it usually moves pretty fast and is very much worth the wait!
318 locals recommend
¿Por Qué No?
4635 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevardloud and funky casual Mexican restaurant. A must-visit if you like good Mexican food and fresh-made margaritas. Don’t let the line intimidate you, it usually moves pretty fast and is very much worth the wait!
amazingly delicious sandwiches from a shop run by super friendly folks
14 locals recommend
Sammich PDX
2137 E Burnside Stamazingly delicious sandwiches from a shop run by super friendly folks
one of the best of many excellent options for Thai food in SE Portland. Super friendly staff, too!
18 locals recommend
Sivalai | Thai Restaurant
4806 SE Stark Stone of the best of many excellent options for Thai food in SE Portland. Super friendly staff, too!
sustainably-harvested sushi restaurant with an excellent happy hour selection
471 locals recommend
Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Avesustainably-harvested sushi restaurant with an excellent happy hour selection
fantastic place for an upscale dinner. They have their own butcher shop onsite, so it’s a pretty meat-centric menu, but everything here is incredible. Go for lunch from the counter for a more casual experience
147 locals recommend
Laurelhurst Market
3155 E Burnside Stfantastic place for an upscale dinner. They have their own butcher shop onsite, so it’s a pretty meat-centric menu, but everything here is incredible. Go for lunch from the counter for a more casual experience
excellent restaurant with a locally-sourced menu in the heart of the Montavilla neighborhood (short for Mount Tabor Village)
171 locals recommend
The Observatory
8115 SE Stark Stexcellent restaurant with a locally-sourced menu in the heart of the Montavilla neighborhood (short for Mount Tabor Village)
cozy spot for happy hour with a creative dinner menu and another spot for great cocktails
161 locals recommend
Sapphire Hotel Bar
5008 SE Hawthorne Blvdcozy spot for happy hour with a creative dinner menu and another spot for great cocktails
fantastic Brewery surrounded by some incredible food carts with an array of cuisines including ramen, fried chicken sandwiches, burgers, Venezuelan, Mediterranean, Hawaiian and more!
23 locals recommend
The Barley Pod
6035 NE Halsey Stfantastic Brewery surrounded by some incredible food carts with an array of cuisines including ramen, fried chicken sandwiches, burgers, Venezuelan, Mediterranean, Hawaiian and more!
innovative and incredibly delicious donuts. Their mainstays are excellent and they always have something interesting with their seasonal and vegan offerings. Definitely worth the splurge!
403 locals recommend
Blue Star Donuts
3325 SE Division Stinnovative and incredibly delicious donuts. Their mainstays are excellent and they always have something interesting with their seasonal and vegan offerings. Definitely worth the splurge!
probably Portland’s best ice creamery hands down. With creative flavor combinations and a rotating monthly menu of fresh offerings, they encourage sampling all the flavors you want before selecting your choice. The split scoop option makes it easy when you can’t make up your mind because they are all so delicious!
1078 locals recommend
Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta Stprobably Portland’s best ice creamery hands down. With creative flavor combinations and a rotating monthly menu of fresh offerings, they encourage sampling all the flavors you want before selecting your choice. The split scoop option makes it easy when you can’t make up your mind because they are all so delicious!
Cheers!
cozy taproom and bottle shop with a great patio for sunny afternoons and warm evenings. They even keep an updated inventory of the 1000+ bottles/cans on their website if you’re looking for something specific
68 locals recommend
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark Stcozy taproom and bottle shop with a great patio for sunny afternoons and warm evenings. They even keep an updated inventory of the 1000+ bottles/cans on their website if you’re looking for something specific
Caldera Public House
6031 SE Stark Stpub-style venue with a great outdoor patio
a quirky atmosphere in a really cool space with a good whiskey selection, great local beers on tap, pool tables & shuffleboard
351 locals recommend
McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvda quirky atmosphere in a really cool space with a good whiskey selection, great local beers on tap, pool tables & shuffleboard
popular neighborhood eatery with great local beers on draught, high quality menu (be sure to check out happy hour!) and friendly atmosphere
99 locals recommend
Tabor Tavern
5325 E Burnside Stpopular neighborhood eatery with great local beers on draught, high quality menu (be sure to check out happy hour!) and friendly atmosphere
Pok Pok is one of the most famous eateries in PDX and is certainly worth the wait for their full menu if you have the time. If not, head over to their companion restaurant, WSL. It features a limited menu (they still have the famous fish sauce wings!) with a much shorter wait, if any
90 locals recommend
Whiskey Soda Lounge
3131 SE Division StPok Pok is one of the most famous eateries in PDX and is certainly worth the wait for their full menu if you have the time. If not, head over to their companion restaurant, WSL. It features a limited menu (they still have the famous fish sauce wings!) with a much shorter wait, if any
Groceries & More
national grocery chain with organic produce, great pre-made/deli foods, home goods, electronics and more...anything you might possibly need during your stay
616 locals recommend
Fred Meyer
3805 SE Hawthorne Blvdnational grocery chain with organic produce, great pre-made/deli foods, home goods, electronics and more...anything you might possibly need during your stay
our regional organic grocer with excellent produce, butcher counter, deli, grab & go foods and even home goods and other locally produced wares
1022 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Aveour regional organic grocer with excellent produce, butcher counter, deli, grab & go foods and even home goods and other locally produced wares
right nearby, open 24 hrs a day, they have all the day to day essentials and deli/grab & go foods
118 locals recommend
QFC
6411 SE Milwaukie Averight nearby, open 24 hrs a day, they have all the day to day essentials and deli/grab & go foods