Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
Feastworks Delicatessen & Catering
Love their breakfast salad! Locally owned and yummy.
Delicious, gourmet Italian. This place is spendy but well worth it when you want to splurge.
43 locals recommend
a Cena Ristorante
7742 SE 13th AveDelicious, gourmet Italian. This place is spendy but well worth it when you want to splurge.
Healthy and satisfying Vietnamese dishes with French pastries. An interesting mix of offerings.
112 locals recommend
Jade Teahouse
7912 SE 13th AveHealthy and satisfying Vietnamese dishes with French pastries. An interesting mix of offerings.
Small, Italian, locally owned restaurant. Delicious! If they are serving Chicken Piccata, get it!
14 locals recommend
Portofino Cafe Italiano
8075 SE 13th AveSmall, Italian, locally owned restaurant. Delicious! If they are serving Chicken Piccata, get it!
They have a late night happy hour - 9pm I believe. Quite a few dishes are $5. Well worth it!
68 locals recommend
Gino's
8051 SE 13th AveThey have a late night happy hour - 9pm I believe. Quite a few dishes are $5. Well worth it!
Kiko's Taquería Uruapan
1228 SE Lexington StSeveral options in this pod - Vietnamese, Russian, Mexican and ice cream.
Thai Lahnna LLC
7937 SE 13th AveGood Thai. Not great but good. Nice accommodations.
Lots of baked goods and sandwich options. Everything is freshly baked and the coffee options are good!
59 locals recommend
Grand Central Bakery - Sellwood cafe
7987 SE 13th AveLots of baked goods and sandwich options. Everything is freshly baked and the coffee options are good!
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar with pizza, sandwiches and salads. They have music quite a lot. Sunday afternoons is usually an Irish instrumental group. Good fun! Happy hour has nice prices also.
53 locals recommend
The Muddy Rudder Public House
8105 SE 7th AveBar with pizza, sandwiches and salads. They have music quite a lot. Sunday afternoons is usually an Irish instrumental group. Good fun! Happy hour has nice prices also.
Do you enjoy soccer and a cocktail? How about some shuffle board or darts? This is a fun neighborhood bar with lots of games and TVs playing sports, often soccer.
14 locals recommend
Sellwood Public House
8132 SE 13th AveDo you enjoy soccer and a cocktail? How about some shuffle board or darts? This is a fun neighborhood bar with lots of games and TVs playing sports, often soccer.
Shopping
All kinds of puzzles and games. They have a community game playing area too.
11 locals recommend
Cloud Cap Games
1226 SE Lexington StAll kinds of puzzles and games. They have a community game playing area too.
Fun little book store that inhabits an old house where each room has a book theme.
8 locals recommend
Wallace Books
7241 SE Milwaukie AveFun little book store that inhabits an old house where each room has a book theme.
The motherlode bookstore. I used to spend hours here when I first moved to the city. So, so many books, so little time.
976 locals recommend
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside StThe motherlode bookstore. I used to spend hours here when I first moved to the city. So, so many books, so little time.
Parks & Nature
The Blue Herons love the lake in this refuge. The Springwater Corridor runs along the West side of the park, a hiking trail along it's East side. Ducks and egrets hang out here too. I saw a Barred Owl here once!
111 locals recommend
Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge
10830 Southeast Oaks Park WayThe Blue Herons love the lake in this refuge. The Springwater Corridor runs along the West side of the park, a hiking trail along it's East side. Ducks and egrets hang out here too. I saw a Barred Owl here once!
A great little park where many people launch kayaks and other non-motorized watercraft. Lots of folks walk their dogs along the beach. You can also follow a wooded trail out along the river.
59 locals recommend
Sellwood Riverfront Park
1221 SE Oaks Park WayA great little park where many people launch kayaks and other non-motorized watercraft. Lots of folks walk their dogs along the beach. You can also follow a wooded trail out along the river.
Lots of big trees, tennis courts, a baseball diamond and a short trail that will take you to a trail down to the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge or you can exit the park to follow the road along the top of the bluff. Nice city views!
44 locals recommend
Sellwood Park
Southeast Miller StreetLots of big trees, tennis courts, a baseball diamond and a short trail that will take you to a trail down to the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge or you can exit the park to follow the road along the top of the bluff. Nice city views!
Walking trail with preserved marshland, baseball diamonds, playground with a creek running through it.
51 locals recommend
Westmoreland Park Nature Playground
7530 SE 22nd AveWalking trail with preserved marshland, baseball diamonds, playground with a creek running through it.
Miles and miles and miles of trails through forests, along creeks...very beautiful. The park also hosts the Audubon Society Center with some birds in recovery like owls and hawks. You can also walk from the Lower Macleay Park all the way up to Pittock Mansion.
940 locals recommend
Forest Park
Miles and miles and miles of trails through forests, along creeks...very beautiful. The park also hosts the Audubon Society Center with some birds in recovery like owls and hawks. You can also walk from the Lower Macleay Park all the way up to Pittock Mansion.
Sightseeing
All the major festivals are held in this park. Has a view of the East side and Willamette River. And Mount Hood on a clear day.
25 locals recommend
South Waterfront
All the major festivals are held in this park. Has a view of the East side and Willamette River. And Mount Hood on a clear day.
This is where the Portland Tram runs up to OHSU Campus on the hill. Tram ride is fun and the views are amazing!
OHSU Center for Health & Healing
3303 S Bond AveThis is where the Portland Tram runs up to OHSU Campus on the hill. Tram ride is fun and the views are amazing!
Arts & Culture
Very close by. If you like understanding your world, this is a good place to check out.
646 locals recommend
OMSI
1945 SE Water AveVery close by. If you like understanding your world, this is a good place to check out.
Essentials
Fresh, local produce. Vegan menu items. Organic everything. Many prepared food options.
974 locals recommend
New Seasons Market
1954 SE Division StFresh, local produce. Vegan menu items. Organic everything. Many prepared food options.