Guidebook for Portland

Andrea
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

great Portland atmosphere, spacious, friendly, hipster without being pretentious. Stumptown coffee, vegan soup, pie, and free Wifi.
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Bipartisan Cafe
7901 SE Stark St
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great Portland atmosphere, spacious, friendly, hipster without being pretentious. Stumptown coffee, vegan soup, pie, and free Wifi.
Favorite juice bar in Portland. Fresh-pressed custom veggie and fruit juices, smoothies, and light fare (acai bowls, etc.)
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Kure Juice Bar
4380 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Favorite juice bar in Portland. Fresh-pressed custom veggie and fruit juices, smoothies, and light fare (acai bowls, etc.)
One of my favorite vegan restaurants in PDX. Great for dinner and weekend brunch. And the only place in the Northwest to get vegan tiramisu!!
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Portobello Vegan Trattoria
1125 Southeast Division Street
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One of my favorite vegan restaurants in PDX. Great for dinner and weekend brunch. And the only place in the Northwest to get vegan tiramisu!!
Super-friendly establishment with a German-Italian fusion menu. Interesting vegan versions of some German favorites. Homemade kraut, pickles, and Bavarian pretzels.
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The Slide Inn
2348 Southeast Ankeny Street
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Super-friendly establishment with a German-Italian fusion menu. Interesting vegan versions of some German favorites. Homemade kraut, pickles, and Bavarian pretzels.
Extremely popular Mexican cuisine with lines out the door every night. Not vegan, but has some tasty vegan options.
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Bete-Lukas | Ethiopian Restaurant
2504 SE 50th Ave
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Extremely popular Mexican cuisine with lines out the door every night. Not vegan, but has some tasty vegan options.
Favorite restaurant in the city. Vegetarian/vegan with raw options. This place reeks of health and wellness. Your body will thank you. Try the Gaucho Wrap, the Dragon Bowl, or a custom smoothie.
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Prasad
925 NW Davis St
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Favorite restaurant in the city. Vegetarian/vegan with raw options. This place reeks of health and wellness. Your body will thank you. Try the Gaucho Wrap, the Dragon Bowl, or a custom smoothie.
Everything nom, vegan, and gluten-free. Super cute little cafe/bakery, next to Townsend's Tea. Did someone say vegan soft serve? Kale-Tomato Cashew Quiche? Yup. A must-stop in summer.
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Back To Eden Bakery
2215-2217 NE Alberta St
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Everything nom, vegan, and gluten-free. Super cute little cafe/bakery, next to Townsend's Tea. Did someone say vegan soft serve? Kale-Tomato Cashew Quiche? Yup. A must-stop in summer.
The original Stumptown. If you're a serious coffee aficionado, this requires no further explanation.
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Stumptown Coffee Roasters
4525 SE Division St
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The original Stumptown. If you're a serious coffee aficionado, this requires no further explanation.
The world's best Spring/Garden rolls ever at Dolicious. Call Milay &Thanh to order ahead: 503.927.6060. Ask for vegan garden rolls w/ xtra lime. $4 for two HUGE rolls w/ peanut sauce. Other carts too.
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a la Carts Food Pavilion
4926 Southeast Division Street
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The world's best Spring/Garden rolls ever at Dolicious. Call Milay &Thanh to order ahead: 503.927.6060. Ask for vegan garden rolls w/ xtra lime. $4 for two HUGE rolls w/ peanut sauce. Other carts too.
Sister restaurant of Prasad. Just as good, but closer. Mostly-vegan healthy and raw options. Juices, smoothies, salads, bowls, wraps. Casual, kid-friendly, not too pricey, and super NOM.
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Harlow
3632 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Sister restaurant of Prasad. Just as good, but closer. Mostly-vegan healthy and raw options. Juices, smoothies, salads, bowls, wraps. Casual, kid-friendly, not too pricey, and super NOM.
Great juice/smoothie place with indoor seating. Get your health on.
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Canteen
2816 SE Stark St
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Great juice/smoothie place with indoor seating. Get your health on.
Great breakfast or lunch spot in the vegan mini mall. Super-good sandwiches, vegan pastries (including chocolate croissants in you're lucky), and Stumptown coffee. Also the best vegan bday cakes ever.
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Sweetpea Baking Co.
1205 SE Stark St
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Great breakfast or lunch spot in the vegan mini mall. Super-good sandwiches, vegan pastries (including chocolate croissants in you're lucky), and Stumptown coffee. Also the best vegan bday cakes ever.

Essentials

This upscale market has everything you could possibly need in terms of groceries and toiletries, plus a deli and bakery. Easy parking on the roof.
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New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
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This upscale market has everything you could possibly need in terms of groceries and toiletries, plus a deli and bakery. Easy parking on the roof.
Best grocery co-op in PDX. Go here instead of New Seasons if you're looking for a more earthy, community, local experience.
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People's Food Co-op
3029 SE 21st Ave
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Best grocery co-op in PDX. Go here instead of New Seasons if you're looking for a more earthy, community, local experience.
Best Trader Joe's in town.
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Trader Joe's
2122 NW Glisan St
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Best Trader Joe's in town.
Best Whole Foods in town.
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Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch St
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Best Whole Foods in town.

Shopping

Closest everything-store (similar to Target) and closest Pharmacy.
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Fred Meyer
3805 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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Closest everything-store (similar to Target) and closest Pharmacy.
The Hawthorne branch of the famous Portland bookstore. (Original Powell's is downtown on Burnside St.) Contains a cafe and an awesome home/novelty store, as well.
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Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd
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The Hawthorne branch of the famous Portland bookstore. (Original Powell's is downtown on Burnside St.) Contains a cafe and an awesome home/novelty store, as well.
Best metaphysical bookstore I've ever seen. Need a book on mindfulness meditation? Some sage for clearing old energy? A birthday gift for your hippie aunt? This is the place, and it's fun to explore.
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New Renaissance Book Shop
1338 NW 23rd Ave
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Best metaphysical bookstore I've ever seen. Need a book on mindfulness meditation? Some sage for clearing old energy? A birthday gift for your hippie aunt? This is the place, and it's fun to explore.
This is part of the Vegan Mini-Mall, which includes Food Fight Grocery, Herbivore Clothing Company, and Sweet Pea Baking Company. A must-visit if you're a vegan (or with a vegan)!
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Food Fight! Grocery
1217 SE Stark St
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This is part of the Vegan Mini-Mall, which includes Food Fight Grocery, Herbivore Clothing Company, and Sweet Pea Baking Company. A must-visit if you're a vegan (or with a vegan)!
Most exhaustive source of vegan cookbooks. Cute vegan shirts, sweatshirts, wallets, belts, and other neat stuff. In the vegan mini mall.
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The Herbivore Clothing Company
81 SE Stark St
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Most exhaustive source of vegan cookbooks. Cute vegan shirts, sweatshirts, wallets, belts, and other neat stuff. In the vegan mini mall.
Closest place for extensive or color printing, scanning, faxing, etc.
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FedEx Office Print & Ship Center
1605 NE 7th Ave
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Closest place for extensive or color printing, scanning, faxing, etc.

Arts & Culture

Great little neighborhood theater with second-run movies, food, and babysitting.
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Academy Theater
7818 SE Stark St
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Great little neighborhood theater with second-run movies, food, and babysitting.

Everything Else

Peaceful and beautiful little neighborhood yoga studio. Great little cafe next door with sidewalk seating. Might I suggest yoga, brunch, and a walk through Mt. Tabor park? Bliss.
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Mandala Yoga
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Peaceful and beautiful little neighborhood yoga studio. Great little cafe next door with sidewalk seating. Might I suggest yoga, brunch, and a walk through Mt. Tabor park? Bliss.
Closest larger yoga studio with a full menu of classes all day, every day. Friendly studio, good teachers.
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Yoga Union Community Wellness Center
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Closest larger yoga studio with a full menu of classes all day, every day. Friendly studio, good teachers.
Favorite yoga studio in PDX. Instructors are awesome, especially Jessica Garay. Show up on time because they lock the door after class begins. :)
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The Bhaktishop
2500 SE 26th Ave
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Favorite yoga studio in PDX. Instructors are awesome, especially Jessica Garay. Show up on time because they lock the door after class begins. :)
Best place to go nearby for an inexpensive workout Less than $5 for a drop-in visit. Ample cardio equipment and lap lanes in the pool. Pretty setting in Mt. Scott park. Family feel. Good times.
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Mt Scott Community Center & Indoor Pool
5530 SE 72nd Ave
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Best place to go nearby for an inexpensive workout Less than $5 for a drop-in visit. Ample cardio equipment and lap lanes in the pool. Pretty setting in Mt. Scott park. Family feel. Good times.
If you're in town on a Sunday and enjoy meditation (or want to try it), go to PIMC from 10 am-noon for an inspiring sit and dharma talk. Newbies welcome. You'll leave feeling better about everything.
Portland Insight Meditation Community
6536 SE Duke St
If you're in town on a Sunday and enjoy meditation (or want to try it), go to PIMC from 10 am-noon for an inspiring sit and dharma talk. Newbies welcome. You'll leave feeling better about everything.
Amazing forest in the NW section of town for running, hiking, reflecting. Great fire road from running and mountain biking off of Thurman St.
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Forest Park
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Amazing forest in the NW section of town for running, hiking, reflecting. Great fire road from running and mountain biking off of Thurman St.
A beautiful park for a picnic or a walk.
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Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark St
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A beautiful park for a picnic or a walk.
Bike rentals @ $40/day. (If on a budget, you can rent bikes from us @ $10/day.)
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Veloce Bicycles
14925 SW Barrows Rd
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Bike rentals @ $40/day. (If on a budget, you can rent bikes from us @ $10/day.)
Closest post office.
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United States Postal Service
630 NE Killingsworth St
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Closest post office.

Sightseeing

Gorgeous wooded park two blocks from home. Great views (city and Mt. Hood) and hiking paths. Borrow the red-and-white checked picnic blanket and pack yourself some lunch for a relaxing afternoon.
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Mt Tabor Dog Park
2219 SE Lincoln St
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Gorgeous wooded park two blocks from home. Great views (city and Mt. Hood) and hiking paths. Borrow the red-and-white checked picnic blanket and pack yourself some lunch for a relaxing afternoon.
Get out of the city, take a gorgeous drive, see the exterior where they filmed the Shining, have a romantic drink or dinner. Even for a few hours, the Timberline Lodge is a must-see. 50-minute drive.
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Timberline Lodge Ski Area
27500 E Timberline Road
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Get out of the city, take a gorgeous drive, see the exterior where they filmed the Shining, have a romantic drink or dinner. Even for a few hours, the Timberline Lodge is a must-see. 50-minute drive.
If you can only pick one hike to do while in the Portland area, Multnomah Falls is it. Gorgeous. Easy. Choose to go for an hour, or extend your hike, do the Wakeenah Falls loop and make a day of it.
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Multnomah Falls Lodge
53000 Historic Columbia River Hwy
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If you can only pick one hike to do while in the Portland area, Multnomah Falls is it. Gorgeous. Easy. Choose to go for an hour, or extend your hike, do the Wakeenah Falls loop and make a day of it.
A beautiful garden, even in the rain. Double-feature it by taking a walk through the Rose Garden, just outside of the Japanese Garden.
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Portlandski japanski vrt
611 SW Kingston Ave
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A beautiful garden, even in the rain. Double-feature it by taking a walk through the Rose Garden, just outside of the Japanese Garden.
A beautiful garden in the middle of Portland's Chinatown. Make reservations in advance to have lunch at the tea house; you won't regret it.
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Kineski vrt Lan Su
239 NW Everett St
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A beautiful garden in the middle of Portland's Chinatown. Make reservations in advance to have lunch at the tea house; you won't regret it.

Drinks & Nightlife

vegan bar, good food!
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The Sweet Hereafter
3326 SE Belmont St
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vegan bar, good food!
Best vegan grilled cheese in the world. Open super-duper late. It's a bar, so drinks too.
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Bye and Bye
1011 NE Alberta St
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Best vegan grilled cheese in the world. Open super-duper late. It's a bar, so drinks too.