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September 21, 2019
Corbett, Oregon
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Daniel & Rachel

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Portland is full of some of our favorite things. Here are some of our top picks. This list runs from morning activities to night activities, to Oregon 'bucket list' favorites. This list is long, but worth it! We encourage you to take the time to consider all of these landmarks!
Midpoint food & drink

Midpoint food & drink

3524 Southeast 52nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97206
, (503) 774-1164

Skatepunk diner. Go here for brunch. You won't regret it.

Screen Door

Screen Door

2337 East Burnside Street, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 542-0880

Southern brunch. Also dinner. Both are great

Broder Café

Broder Café

2508 Southeast Clinton Street, Portland, OR 97202
, (503) 736-3333

Nordic brunch. Quite the experience.

BLACKHEART

BLACKHEART

2411 Southeast Belmont Street, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 954-1541

Scumbag Brunch. You can get BLACKHEART butt plugs here. (Not kid friendly)

Genies Cafe

Genies Cafe

1101 Southeast Division Street, Portland, OR 97202
, (503) 445-9777

Brunch diner. Place is legit

Tin Shed Garden Cafe

Tin Shed Garden Cafe

1438 Northeast Alberta Street, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 288-6966

Dog-friendly cafe. They even have a doggie menu. Fun place.

Trinket

Trinket

2035 Southeast Cesar Estrada Chavez Boulevard, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 477-4252

Great brunch. This place is just SOOOOO cute. Love LOVE LOVE.

Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie

Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie

1824 Northeast Alberta Street, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 284-6564

French bakery with dope entrees. Brunch

Angel's Donuts & Ice Cream

Angel's Donuts & Ice Cream

2805 Northeast Alberta Street, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 284-4510

Best full sized donuts in town. Please do not go to Voodoo Donuts

Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai

Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai

4759 Northeast Fremont Street, Portland, OR 97213
, (503) 206-8692

Best tiny donuts in town. This place is incredibly good. Also, chai. You can get flights of chai. Gets crazy busy, get there early

Coquine

Coquine

6839 Southeast Belmont Street, Portland, OR 97215
, (503) 384-2483

French. Brunch and dinner. Very, very good.

Pine State Biscuits | Alberta

Pine State Biscuits | Alberta

2204 Northeast Alberta Street, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 477-6605

Name says it all. F'n tasty.

Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen

Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen

835 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
, (503) 222-0047

So good.

Apizza Scholls

Apizza Scholls

4741 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97215
, (503) 233-1286

Best pizza I've ever had.

Matt's BBQ

Matt's BBQ

4233 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97217
, (503) 504-0870

In the running for best BBQ in Portland.

Shalom Y'all SW - Downtown Location

Shalom Y'all SW - Downtown Location

1128 Southwest Alder Street, Portland, OR 97205
, (503) 333-6123

"Isreali street food" -John Gorham

Baby Doll Pizza

Baby Doll Pizza

2835 Southeast Stark Street, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 459-4450

Love this pizza.

Boxer Ramen

Boxer Ramen

2032 Northeast Alberta Street, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 946-1619

White boy ramen. Done SO well.

Canteen

Canteen

2816 Southeast Stark Street, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 922-1858

Vegan hole-in-the-wall. I love eating here.

Lardo

Lardo

1212 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 234-7786

Chef driven sandwich shop. I'd eat here everyday, if I could

House Of Banh Mi

House Of Banh Mi

511 Northeast 76th Avenue, Portland, OR 97213
, (503) 254-7074

Best Banh Mi in the city

Marukin Ramen

Marukin Ramen

609 Southeast Ankeny Street, Portland, OR 97214

Best traditional ramen. 4 item menu.

Double Dragon

Double Dragon

1235 Southeast Division Street, Portland, OR 97202
, (503) 230-8340

Restaurant and bar in the theme of the video game, Double Dragon. Asian Fusion. Fun spot, good food.

Devil's Dill Sandwich Shop

Devil's Dill Sandwich Shop

1711 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 236-8067

GET THE TURKEY KALE SANDWICH. Delivers til 3:30am

Le Pigeon

Le Pigeon

738 East Burnside Street, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 546-8796

Finest french restaurant in the city

OX Restaurant

OX Restaurant

2225 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Portland, OR 97212
, (503) 284-3366

Meat-centric Argentinian food. Absolutely worth the money.

Lechon

Lechon

113 Southwest Naito Parkway, Portland, OR 97204
, (503) 219-9000

Lantin American Fusion. Over the top. Incredible.

Tusk

Tusk

2448 East Burnside Street, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 894-8082

Veggie-centric Mediterranean food. This place will blow your mind.

Toro Bravo

Toro Bravo

120 Northeast Russell Street, Portland, OR 97212
, (503) 281-4464

Spanish. Tapas. Portland Famous.

Kachka

Kachka

960 Southeast 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 235-0059

Russian and Eastern European cuisine. One of our favorites! If you're feeling adventurous, hit up this place. Named 'America's Best Russian Restaurant'

Interurban

Interurban

4057 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
, (503) 284-6669

New American/French. Awesome fancy late-night spot.

La Taq

La Taq

1625 Northeast Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97211
, (971) 888-5687

Tex Mex. This place will change your mind about Tex Mex.

McMenamins Kennedy School

McMenamins Kennedy School

5736 Northeast 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 249-3983

An old elementary school turned hotel/bars/restaurants/spa/pool/movie theatre. All in elementary school theme. (ie. closet sized bar named 'detention')

Stammtisch

Stammtisch

401 Northeast 28th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232
, (503) 206-7983

German joint. They have the boot! Food is great

Hat Yai

Hat Yai

1605 Northeast Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 764-9701

Southern Thai. Not what you're used to.

Podnah's BBQ

Podnah's BBQ

1625 Northeast Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 281-3700

Texas BBQ. My favorite in the city.

Sapphire Hotel

Sapphire Hotel

5008 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97215
, (503) 232-6333

Old Chinese brothel, turned restaurant and bar. Very cool.

The People's Pig

The People's Pig

3217 North Williams Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
, (503) 282-2800

Super rustic and DELICOUS BBQ. Love this place.

Redwood

Redwood

7915 Southeast Stark Street, Portland, OR 97215
, (503) 841-5118

Best chicken wings evarrr!

Bar Avignon

Bar Avignon

2138 Southeast Division Street, Portland, OR 97202
, (503) 517-0808

OUR. FAVORITE. RESTAURANT. IN. THE. CITY.

Pizzeria Otto

Pizzeria Otto

6708 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR 97213
, (971) 373-8348

Dope pizza. Low key

Double Barrel Tavern

Double Barrel Tavern

2002 Southeast Division Street, Portland, OR 97202
, (503) 234-1420

Great burgers and drinks.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

2039 Southeast Clinton Street, Portland, OR 97202
, (503) 327-8637

'A Life Aquatic' themed restaurant. Very fancy. Oyster Happy Hour. In the running for best, overall, in this city.

La Moule

La Moule

2500 Southeast Clinton Street, Portland, OR 97202
, (971) 339-2822

Specializing in mussels. Very good.

EEM

EEM

3808 North Williams Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
, (971) 295-1645

Thai and American BBQ fusion. This place won restaurant of the year in Portland in 2019, which is really saying something. Price tag is not cheap, but also not crazy expensive. This restaurant will make you reconsider all you life choices.

Deadshot

Deadshot

2133 Southeast 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 504-9448

Hip bar. Very design forward. Innovative cocktails

Kachinka

Kachinka

720 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 235-0059

Kachka's original location. Now serving tapas style Russian bites and stiff vodka drinks. Rebranded as Kachinka, this place will blow your socks off.

Bible Club PDX

Bible Club PDX

6716 Southeast 16th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202
, (971) 279-2198

Prohibition era speakeasy. This place is gold.

Vintage Cocktail Lounge

Vintage Cocktail Lounge

7907 Southeast Stark Street, Portland, OR 97215
, (971) 242-8729

RAD local spot

Expatriate

Expatriate

5424 Northeast 30th Avenue, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 867-5309

Amazing cocktails. BEAST's bar.

The Rambler

The Rambler

4205 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97217
, (503) 459-4049

Bar. One of our favorites.

Mississippi Studios and Bar Bar

Mississippi Studios and Bar Bar

3939 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
, (503) 288-3895

Musical venue and Bar Bar

The Alibi Tiki Lounge

The Alibi Tiki Lounge

4024 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
, (503) 287-5335

Tiki bar with CRAZY vibes and karaoke! Alibi is Portland famous, and very fun.

Belmont Inn

Belmont Inn

3357 Southeast Belmont Street, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 232-1998

Local bar. Rad spot.

White Owl Social Club

White Owl Social Club

1305 Southeast 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 236-9672

Bar and venue. Good spot

The Liquor Store

The Liquor Store

3341 Southeast Belmont Street, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 754-7782

Swanky bar with constant stream of DJ's

Hale Pele

Hale Pele

2733 Northeast Broadway Street, Portland, OR 97232
, (503) 662-8454

Ridiculous tiki bar with frequent indoor 'storms'. Decent island inspired bites.

Game Knight Lounge

Game Knight Lounge

3037 North Williams Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
, (503) 236-3377

Game bar! Has every game you could ever imagine.

Florida Room

Florida Room

435 North Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97217
, (503) 287-5658

Good, clean, fun.

CRUZROOM

CRUZROOM

2338 Northeast Alberta Street, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 208-3483

Great tacos, great drinks

The Knock Back

The Knock Back

2315 Northeast Alberta Street, Portland, OR 97211
, (503) 284-4090

Pretty awesome food for a bar.

Level Beer

Level Beer

5211 Northeast 148th Avenue, Portland, OR 97230
, (503) 714-1222

Our favorite brewery.

Ex Novo Brewing Co.

Ex Novo Brewing Co.

2326 North Flint Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
, (503) 894-8251

Beer. Mmmmmmmmm

StormBreaker Brewing

StormBreaker Brewing

832 North Beech Street, Portland, OR 97227
, (971) 703-4516

On Mississippi. Could lead to a brew-hop.

Ecliptic Brewing

Ecliptic Brewing

825 North Cook Street, Portland, OR 97227
, (503) 265-8002

Love this spot.

Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery

Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery

30203 Northeast Benjamin Road, Newberg, OR 97132
, (503) 487-6873

Farmhouse Brewery in Newberg, OR. Super awesome.

Little Beast

Little Beast

3412 Southeast Division Street, Portland, OR 97202
, (503) 208-2723

Beer garden with a large yard that you can picnic in. This place has some of the best beer that Portland has to offer. If you come here, be sure to get the Golden Stone.

pFriem Family Brewers

pFriem Family Brewers

707 Portway Avenue, Hood River, OR 97031
, (541) 321-0490

Probably the best beer in Oregon. Which puts it in the running for best beer in the world. Also, Hood River.

Everybody's Brewing

Everybody's Brewing

177 East Jewett Boulevard, White Salmon, WA 98672
, (509) 637-2774

In White Salmon. Really good beer and rad place.

Wayfinder Beer

Wayfinder Beer

304 Southeast 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
, (503) 718-2337

Right in the middle of the Industrial SE. Really good area. Really good beer. Best sunny patio that I’ve been to.

Occidental Brewing Company

Occidental Brewing Company

6635 North Baltimore Avenue, Portland, OR 97203
, (503) 719-7102

German styled beers. Amazing location.

Reverend Nat's Hard Cider

Reverend Nat's Hard Cider

1813 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97212
, (503) 567-2221

The best cider in Portland! Great for gluten free folks :)

Baerlic Brewing Beer Hall

Baerlic Brewing Beer Hall

6035 Northeast Halsey Street, Portland, OR 97213

Maybe my favorite combo of location, food and quality of beer. Also tons of food carts surrounding the place.

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)

1945 Southeast Water Avenue, Portland, OR 97214

A great place to have fun ALL day! Very kid friendly. Fun for all ages.

Sauvie Island

Sauvie Island

97231

This is one of our favorite places in Portland. Its artisan farms and long stretching landscapes are very special. On clear days you can see both Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens. The fruit and farm stands will be bustling during the fall. Get out there and enjoy all the pumpkins!

Portland Japanese Garden

Portland Japanese Garden

611 Southwest Kingston Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
, (503) 223-1321

You guys are so lucky to be in Portland in the Fall! The Japanese Garden is amazing this time of year!

Forest Park

Forest Park

Portland, OR 97231
, (503) 823-4492

Mid-city rain forest. No other city I've been to has a place quite like this.

Hood River

Hood River

Hood River, OR 97031

Hood River is gorgeous and perhaps our favorite place to show people. This town will make you want to move to Oregon. I highly encourage you all to drive to Hood River on the Oregon side, and then return on the Washington side. Make it a point to stop at all of the waterfalls along the way and hit up the Hood River Fruit Loop.

Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls

OR 97014

Oregons primary tourist destination. Its a massive waterfall. You should probably Google it. Gets insanely busy!

Hood River Fruit Loop

Hood River Fruit Loop

Hood River, OR 97031

This is one of my favorite things to do in Oregon. The most gorgeous scenic byway leads you to a tour of all of the artisan fruit farms in the Hood River area. AND you have to drive the Columbia Gorge to get there. There is no better way to experience Oregon, in my opinion. Take I84 to Hood River, experience the Fruit Loop, then cut over into White Salmon for some food and beer at Everybody's Brewing or Pfriem. Then travel back to Portland via the Washington side of the Columbia

Hood River Fruit Loop

Hood River Fruit Loop

Hood River, OR

Watch this video for a visual tour of the Fruit Loop!

Astoria

Astoria

Astoria, OR 97103

The oldest city in Oregon and the final stop on Lewis and Clark's journey! Astoria is one of our most favorite places in Oregon! It has beautiful scenery, great breweries, and the Goonie house! It's a great day trip only about 2 hours from Portland. Highly recommended!

The Oregon Coast

The Oregon Coast

Oregon 97103

All you Californians should do yourself favor and take a day to drive down the Oregon Coast. It's vastly different from California's coastline. Rugged and beautiful with fun beach towns a long the way, driving down the Coast is a must in Oregon.

Bend

Bend

Bend, OR

Bend is one of the most popular places to visit in Oregon! It has it all; yummy food, great breweries, fun outdoor activities, and the charming small town vibe.

Silver Falls State Park

Silver Falls State Park

20024 Silver Falls Hwy SE, Sublimity, OR 97385
, (503) 873-8681

Want to see a bunch of waterfalls! Head about an hour south of Portland and check Silver Falls out!

Painted Hills

Painted Hills

OR 97750

A true Oregon gem! located in east Oregon in the high desert.

Crater Lake National Park

Crater Lake National Park

OR
(541) 594-3000

One of the most beautiful places. A must see in Oregon!

Mount Saint Helens

Mount Saint Helens

WA 98616

This volcano exploded in 1980! You can see it from most places in the city (look North for the mountain with the top blown off), or you can drive right up to it. About 1-1.5 hours away from Portland, you wont be disappointed.

Mount Hood

Mount Hood

OR 97041

Oregon's prized piece of the Cascade Volcano range. Dormant, but still intimidating, this spot is beautiful and full of activities! Hiking, camping, mountain biking, skiing and snowboarding (into summer), and anything else you can do on a mountain. 1 - 1.5 hours away.

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