Guidebook for Portland

Erin
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Tasty mexican food with great margaritas. Walking distance.
59 locals recommend
Cha Cha Cha Taqueria
3433 SE Hawthorne Blvd
59 locals recommend
Tasty mexican food with great margaritas. Walking distance.
Seafood restaurant that gets great reviews. Walking distance.
36 locals recommend
Fishwife | Seafood Restaurant
5328 N Lombard St
36 locals recommend
Seafood restaurant that gets great reviews. Walking distance.
Great breakfast spot with amazing scones and home-made jam. Located in the historic Kenton area.
34 locals recommend
Cup & Saucer Cafe
8237 North Denver Avenue
34 locals recommend
Great breakfast spot with amazing scones and home-made jam. Located in the historic Kenton area.
Pub and theater. Beer + movie.
98 locals recommend
McMenamins St. Johns Theater & Pub
8203 N Ivanhoe St
98 locals recommend
Pub 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...
201 locals recommend
Pok Pok Wing
1469 NE Prescott St
201 locals recommend
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...
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.
23 locals recommend
Drunken Noodle
5907 N Lombard St
23 locals recommend
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.

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!)
109 locals recommend
Green Zebra Grocery
3011 N Lombard St
109 locals recommend
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!)
Nearby grocery store. Walking distance.
204 locals recommend
Fred Meyer
6850 N Lombard St
204 locals recommend
Nearby 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!
186 locals recommend
Cathedral Park
186 locals recommend
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.
30 locals recommend
Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area
5300 N Marine Dr
30 locals recommend
Awesome place for a Stand Up Paddle (SUP), or canoeing adventure. No motors allowed on these 2 lakes. Some walking paths nestled in there.
TONS of hiking trails.
940 locals recommend
Forest Park
940 locals recommend
TONS of hiking trails.
Berry/pumpkin patches, lavendar farms and house boat community.
181 locals recommend
Sauvies Island
38799 NW Reeder Rd
181 locals recommend
Berry/pumpkin patches, lavendar farms and house boat community.

Everything Else

Big spacious park with playground, outdoor pool, skate park and frisbee golf course.
23 locals recommend
Pier Park
Pier Park
23 locals recommend
Big spacious park with playground, outdoor pool, skate park and frisbee golf course.
Gym!
6 locals recommend
West Coast Fitness
7522 N Lombard St
6 locals recommend
Gym!
Large, wooded park with indoor swimming pool. Great place to go for a run.
7 locals recommend
Columbia Swimming Pool
7701 N Chautauqua Blvd
7 locals recommend
Large, wooded park with indoor swimming pool. Great place to go for a run.
Beautiful campus...add it to your "jog" route along the bluff.
39 locals recommend
University of Portland
5000 N Willamette Blvd
39 locals recommend
Beautiful 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
42 locals recommend
Tienda Santa Cruz
8630 N Lombard St
42 locals recommend
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

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

Cute bar with tasty drinks.
61 locals recommend
Leisure Public House
8002 N Lombard St
61 locals recommend
Cute bar with tasty drinks.
Dive (ish) bar super duper close to home. Great drinks, big tv with sports, pool tables, etc. Friendly people.
10 locals recommend
Sundown Pub
5903 N Lombard St
10 locals recommend
Dive (ish) bar super duper close to home. Great drinks, big tv with sports, pool tables, etc. Friendly people.