Guidebook for Portland

Vail
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

The best bagels in Portland. Excellent. Get the caraway seed bagel with cream cheese to have your socks blown off. Open from 7:30am-1:30pm. Tell them Vail sent you!
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Bernstein's Bagels
8408 N Lombard St
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The best bagels in Portland. Excellent. Get the caraway seed bagel with cream cheese to have your socks blown off. Open from 7:30am-1:30pm. Tell them Vail sent you!
Great dinner restaurant. SO good. Spanish Tapas, but with a modern twist. You will love everything on the menu, I promise. Get your name on the list, and then go upstairs to the Secret Society cocktail bar while you wait. I cannot say enough how good their cocktails are...and how cozy and dark and romantic it all feels. This is my perfect dinner/date night out.
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Toro Bravo
120 NE Russell St
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Great dinner restaurant. SO good. Spanish Tapas, but with a modern twist. You will love everything on the menu, I promise. Get your name on the list, and then go upstairs to the Secret Society cocktail bar while you wait. I cannot say enough how good their cocktails are...and how cozy and dark and romantic it all feels. This is my perfect dinner/date night out.
Yep, a wonderful french bakery and sandwich shop. I get a bag of chouquettes with every coffee...to-die-for. But something for everyone. No wifi. But a great place to sit outside on a sunny morning or read the paper inside on a rainy day. Crowded on weekends. Fresh bread to go.
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St. Honoré Bakery
2335 NW Thurman St
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Yep, a wonderful french bakery and sandwich shop. I get a bag of chouquettes with every coffee...to-die-for. But something for everyone. No wifi. But a great place to sit outside on a sunny morning or read the paper inside on a rainy day. Crowded on weekends. Fresh bread to go.
Ethical and local sushi. Really spot on. Great options for fish eaters and vegetarian friendly. Salt and Straw ice cream - a cult classic - is next door. Great walkable neighborhood with lots of boutiques.
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Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th Ave
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Ethical and local sushi. Really spot on. Great options for fish eaters and vegetarian friendly. Salt and Straw ice cream - a cult classic - is next door. Great walkable neighborhood with lots of boutiques.
A locally owned salami and cheese and wine spot. Dinner for meat eaters! A real treat. Casual and very good.
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Olympia Provisions
107 SE Washington St
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A locally owned salami and cheese and wine spot. Dinner for meat eaters! A real treat. Casual and very good.
Take bus 16 from the island, and a quick 12-minutes later you are at a small, cute farmer's market. We have left a mustard colored mercado bag for your use inside the suite. Saturdays, May through October.
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St. Johns Farmers Market
North Central Street
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Take bus 16 from the island, and a quick 12-minutes later you are at a small, cute farmer's market. We have left a mustard colored mercado bag for your use inside the suite. Saturdays, May through October.
The best farmer's market in America. Open year-round on Saturdays. Check their website for most up-to-date information. You can take Bus 16 from the island and transfer to Max Orange. Takes about 45 minutes, but a fun ride.
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Portland Farmers Market at PSU
1803 Southwest Park Avenue
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The best farmer's market in America. Open year-round on Saturdays. Check their website for most up-to-date information. You can take Bus 16 from the island and transfer to Max Orange. Takes about 45 minutes, but a fun ride.
Best brunch in Portland! Long lines await, try arriving 10 minutes before it opens. And get a chocolate doughnut.
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Tasty n Daughters
4537 SE Division St
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Best brunch in Portland! Long lines await, try arriving 10 minutes before it opens. And get a chocolate doughnut.
A little taste of the world. Amazing food! No place to seat at most carts, so best to pick up and eat someplace else.
5th Avenue Food Cart Pod
324 SW 5th Ave
A little taste of the world. Amazing food! No place to seat at most carts, so best to pick up and eat someplace else.

Parks & Nature

Lots and lots of hikes. And excellent trail running. Ask us for specific tips or google "best forest park hikes/trail runs, etc" Old growth forest, and largest park inside city limits in the United States. 10 minutes away from us.
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Skogsparken
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Lots and lots of hikes. And excellent trail running. Ask us for specific tips or google "best forest park hikes/trail runs, etc" Old growth forest, and largest park inside city limits in the United States. 10 minutes away from us.
Head to Timberline Lodge (The Hotel from the Shining) and get a hot cocoa or beer and check out Mt. Hood...lots of snow in the winter, so you will need 4-wheel drive. In summer, a few great hikes right from the hotel.
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Mount Hood
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Head to Timberline Lodge (The Hotel from the Shining) and get a hot cocoa or beer and check out Mt. Hood...lots of snow in the winter, so you will need 4-wheel drive. In summer, a few great hikes right from the hotel.
A huge, beautiful waterfall. You can hike to the top - it is all uphill and really pretty! On weekends it can be very busy.
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Multnomah Falls station
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A huge, beautiful waterfall. You can hike to the top - it is all uphill and really pretty! On weekends it can be very busy.
An island beach on the Columbia River. Sandy and pretty. The perfect spot to walk alone on the riverfront in Fall, Winter, and Spring and watch the big ships, tankers and barges coming from across the sea to the port of Portland. Or sunbathe with the crowds in summers. Get a parking pass from the Cracker Barrel before going.
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Collin's Beach (clothing optional)
Northwest Reeder Road
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An island beach on the Columbia River. Sandy and pretty. The perfect spot to walk alone on the riverfront in Fall, Winter, and Spring and watch the big ships, tankers and barges coming from across the sea to the port of Portland. Or sunbathe with the crowds in summers. Get a parking pass from the Cracker Barrel before going.
Lots of roses and beautiful views of the city. A huge park, hiking trails, zoo, archery, etc, all in one area.
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International Rose Test Garden
400 SW Kingston Ave
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Lots of roses and beautiful views of the city. A huge park, hiking trails, zoo, archery, etc, all in one area.

Sightseeing

A gorgeous beach at the Coast. A great place to spend a sunny afternoon...and stop at Bread and Ocean for the best cinnamon roll in Oregon. Check days and hours before going. The beach is, of course, always open.
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Manzanita
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A gorgeous beach at the Coast. A great place to spend a sunny afternoon...and stop at Bread and Ocean for the best cinnamon roll in Oregon. Check days and hours before going. The beach is, of course, always open.
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Cannon Beach
Center Street
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Shopping

A gorgeous store chalked full of local items - most handcrafted, dyed, chiseled, etc. Such wonderful and special items.
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Beam & Anchor
2710 N Interstate Ave
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A gorgeous store chalked full of local items - most handcrafted, dyed, chiseled, etc. Such wonderful and special items.
Awesome shop! A record label, local arts, cards, textiles, jewelry, and everything else. A perfect spot for a Portland/PNW souvenir. And reasonably priced.
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Tender Loving Empire
525 NW 23rd Ave
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Awesome shop! A record label, local arts, cards, textiles, jewelry, and everything else. A perfect spot for a Portland/PNW souvenir. And reasonably priced.
A local jewelry artist's quaint shop - cool, hip jewelry at great prices.
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Betsy & Iya
1777 NW 24th Ave
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A local jewelry artist's quaint shop - cool, hip jewelry at great prices.
Vintage delights. A little pricey, but so unique and BIG.
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Urbanite
1005 SE Grand Ave
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Vintage delights. A little pricey, but so unique and BIG.
Beautiful, local jewelry and other one-of-a-kind bits and bobs.
Demimonde Studio and Shop
2136 NE Alberta St
Beautiful, local jewelry and other one-of-a-kind bits and bobs.
LOVE! Last Sunday of every month, about 50+ vendors pop-up. Focused on vintage clothing and homewares, great deals can be found.
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Portland Flea + Food
240 SE Clay St
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LOVE! Last Sunday of every month, about 50+ vendors pop-up. Focused on vintage clothing and homewares, great deals can be found.
Plan on a half day trip here! The best the world has to offer humanity. Cafe attached.
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Powell's City of Books
1005 West Burnside Street
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Plan on a half day trip here! The best the world has to offer humanity. Cafe attached.

Essentials

A laundry mat and BAR. 'Nuff said. The best spot.
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Spin Laundry Lounge
750 N Fremont St
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A laundry mat and BAR. 'Nuff said. The best spot.
A nearby small food coop. Everything you would need, mostly organic and/or local. Bring your bags, if you can!
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Food Front Cooperative Grocery
2375 NW Thurman St
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A nearby small food coop. Everything you would need, mostly organic and/or local. Bring your bags, if you can!
A rad, homegrown grocery store. It has everything you could want. Great beer and wine and cheese selection, plus all of the essentials. They support a lot of local farmers.
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New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
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A rad, homegrown grocery store. It has everything you could want. Great beer and wine and cheese selection, plus all of the essentials. They support a lot of local farmers.
Beer, wine, chips, and snacks. A real hole in the wall, but carries most of the basic necessities. A 10-minute walk from our farm, so not a bad quick go-to if you are in pinch.
Cracker Barrel Grocery
15005 NW Sauvie Island Rd
Beer, wine, chips, and snacks. A real hole in the wall, but carries most of the basic necessities. A 10-minute walk from our farm, so not a bad quick go-to if you are in pinch.

Drinks & Nightlife

Our favorite place for a local beer and whiskey back. And french fries and bar food. We usually go for lunch, but dinner i rad, too. Check out the cozy booths, and outside eating (heated in the winter).
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Produce Row Cafe
204 SE Oak St
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Our favorite place for a local beer and whiskey back. And french fries and bar food. We usually go for lunch, but dinner i rad, too. Check out the cozy booths, and outside eating (heated in the winter).

Arts & Culture

A wonderful place to spend a rainy day. IMAX theater, science exhibits, toddler play area, etc. On the waterfront bike path. Check out the Tillikum bridge while there - walk across!
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OMSI
1945 SE Water Ave
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A wonderful place to spend a rainy day. IMAX theater, science exhibits, toddler play area, etc. On the waterfront bike path. Check out the Tillikum bridge while there - walk across!